Who we are
One Conservation Sustainability (OCS) is a non-profit association (ASBL) of young scientists and sustainability professionals in the DR Congo. We make biodiversity conservation measurable, fair and lasting across the Congo Basin.
Vision
A Congo Basin where thriving nature and thriving communities sustain each other for generations.
Mission
Advance biodiversity conservation and social well-being through research, ESG-grade standards, community partnership and youth leadership.
What we stand for
Evidence
We follow the data and publish our methods.
Equity
Benefits and decisions shared with those who live with the forest.
Future duty
Every action judged by what it leaves after us.
Integrity
No greenwashing: we report what worked and what did not.
Courage
We challenge norms, including our own.
Local roots, global standards
Congolese leadership, benchmarked to the best practice.
Conservation is the keystone of ESG
In an arch, the keystone locks every other stone in place. ESG works the same way: nature is the base on which Environmental, Social and Governance performance all depend.
Lose biodiversity and risks multiply across all three. OCS puts conservation at the centre so the whole structure holds.
Science
Research drives every decision: surveys, remote sensing, modelling, monitoring.
Standards
IFC, World Bank, ISO and GBF applied with discipline, focused on biodiversity and people.
Communities
Co-design, free prior informed consent, benefit-sharing, grievance mechanisms.
Future generations
Youth hold seats and votes; every project passes our test.
The Future Generations Test
Three questions every project must pass.
- Still delivering in 2050?Robust to climate, funding and politics.
- Did someone under 30 decide?With a vote and a budget.
- Would the community continue if funding stopped?
See the standards behind the approach
IFC Performance Standards, World Bank ESF, ISO and the Kunming-Montreal GBF.