Better Strategy
Lasting Impact
400+
Organizations supported
30+
Years of combined experience
20+
Countries Served
YOUR STRATEGIC PARTNER IN ACHIEVING IMPACT
Whether you’re delivering on your mission, fulfilling a mandate, or managing nature-related impacts and dependencies, GCS brings the technical rigor and pragmatic approach to get it done on time, to budget, and with results that last.
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Businesses
& Investors
Trusted by Conservation Leaders Worldwide
“We had a very positive experience working with GCS on setting up the DCNA’s Key Habitats Program. They are excellent facilitators, asking the right questions, guiding us toward decisions, allowing space for input while maintaining structure and progress, and communicating clearly with strong expertise.”
“GCS facilitated a diverse group of government, academia, First Nations and conservation organizations for a species at risk of high public interest (and a complex life history) with confidence and ease. The large task with a tight timeframe finished with a superior product, and I welcome the opportunity to work with GCS again in the future.”
“We hired GCS to help us with our team’s strategic plan. They showed great professionalism and knowledge about the strategic planning process and were a lot of fun to work with. I would confidently recommend GCS to conduct any strategic planning process in collaboration with teams.“
“Our team really enjoyed working with GCS to develop our strategic plan. The facilitators’ knowledge of conservation was a real value add, and they did a great job of keeping us focused on our long-term goal and identifying how our proposed activities would achieve it.“
“GCS embodies the tenets of transformational leadership with attendees empowered to sit at the table as equals, allowing their knowledge and values to be reflected. They do not shy away from the challenges that accompany the work in which we devote so much of ourselves and the histories that come along with that“
“GCS’s adept facilitation enabled our Board of Directors, staff and consultants to improve our communication, collective problem-solving skills, and overall effectiveness. We are extremely pleased with our new 10-year strategic plan that will solidify our future success in watershed conservation.”
“We hired GCS to do a complex piece of work for us at WWF within a short period of time. They were able to tackle the challenge head on and complete the project on time and on budget, while keeping us informed regularly on the project’s progress. I highly recommend GCS to help tackle complex conservation challenges.”
CASE STUDIES
Facilitating the 2030 Strategic Plan for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
CASE STUDY A Strategic Plan for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Rwanda & the Democratic Republic of Congo A 2025–2030...
Supporting the Design of a Regional Conservation Program across the Six Dutch Caribbean Islands
CASE STUDY A Regional Conservation Plan for the Dutch Caribbean’s Key Habitats Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St....
A Multi-partner Conservation Plan for Species at Risk across Canada’s Agriculture Sector
CASE STUDY Working with the Canadian Agriculture Sector to Recover Species at Risk Canada's eight agricultural regions A...
INSIGHTS
What a “Whole-of-Society” Approach to Conservation Actually Requires
What a “Whole-of-Society” Approach to Conservation Actually Requires At COP16 in Cali, Colombia, "whole-of-society" was...
Nature: Lost in the Alphabet Soup of Frameworks
Nature Assessment Frameworks — A Complete Practitioner's Guide Nature: Lost in the Alphabet Soup of Frameworks Over 200...
Why the Conservation Sector Is Failing… and What Must be Done to Change That.
Why the Conservation Sector Is Failing... ...and what must be done to change that. It's easy to point the finger to...





