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We began with a promise to remember that humans are a deserving and integral part of nature.

Our Approach

We approach conservation holistically, addressing the biggest threats to life on earth. We focus on providing simple solutions to the leading causes of wildlife extinctions and human deaths.

WE BUILD STOVES

Building fuel-efficient stoves saves human lives and butterfly habitat.

We grow sustainable food

Growing food with aquaponics makes food accessible to all and uses 90% fewer resources than conventional agriculture.

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Founder, William Toone

Bill is a renowned conservation biologist and a spokesperson for endangered species. He has worked around the globe, experiencing the world’s natural wonders as well as its misunderstood cultures.

Quality of life should not come at a cost to our environment: it is the byproduct of a healthy environment.
– Bill Toone

History of ECOLIFE Conservation

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ECOLIFE begins

2003

Eric Hallstein and William Toone founded “ECOLIFE Foundation”

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First Stove

2004

We began building stoves in Mexico

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1st Trip to Mexico for The Roar of the Monarchs

2005

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Built Aquaponics System

2014 

Constructed 2,200 square feet of greenhouse space for a full-size aquaponics system for education and training.

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The ECO-Cycle

2015

ECOLIFE Conservation patents the ECO-Cycle Aquaponics kit

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ECOLIFE, MX

2017

ECOLIFE incorporates and opens an office in Michoacán, Mexico

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Aquaponics Redesign

2018

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New Executive Director Appointed, Anne Middleton

2019

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5,000 Stoves

August 2019

5,000th stove built around Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Reserve

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Second Aquaponics System and Breeding Facility

2020 

Second Aquaponic System West Greenhouse
ECOLIFE builds second aquaponic system and breeding facility at AIC to focus on aquaculture production.

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Carbon Credit Certification

2021

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10,000 stoves built around Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Reserve

2022

A variety of green plants grown by ECOLIFE's aquaponics system
Modular Aquaponics Response Kit

2022

ECOLIFE builds the first M.A.R.K. prototype – and our third aquaponic system – at the AIC.

We chose the monarch butterfly as our logo because, to us, it is so much more than just beautiful. The monarch symbolizes nature’s perfection, the fragility of all life on earth, and the idea that, though our actions can destroy something delicate, they also have the power to save it.