Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand

Description

Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand, known as ECO, is a non-profit umbrella network of environmental and conservation groups in New Zealand.

ECO brings together around 50 member organisations that share a concern for conservation and the environment. It also has several hundred individual supporters called Friends. The network speaks out on environmental policy and legislation, including conservation law, resource management and biodiversity protection.

ECO was formed in 1971 under the name CoEnCo, to meet the needs of the conservation community, and took the name ECO in 1976. It operates in New Zealand and relies on funding from membership, grants and donations.