Holy Island, off the west coast of Scotland, near the Isle of Arran, was first bought by Tibetan Buddhists in 1992 and has since been officially recognised as a sacred site by the […]
Forest schools use the woods and forests as a means to build independence and self-esteem in school-age children. Topics are cross-curriculum (broad in subject) including the natural environment, for example the role of trees in […]
Founded by Dr. A T Ariyatne in the mid-1950s, the Sarvodaya (Awakening of All) Movement began as an ‘educational experience’ when a group of high school teachers decided to ‘translate their convictions into […]
After hearing about the water crisis in parts of Africa, six year old Ryan Hreljac, from a small town near Ottawa, decided to try and help. His teacher told him that $70 would […]
Started by seven people in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, who came together to try to help people, communities and the environment, Panchtatva is a platform for people to facilitate the creation of a better society. They realised that […]
Whether we like it or not, we’re all learners and teachers now. Learners and teachers? Really? Well, yes. We’ve got used to the idea that learning is something we don’t just do at school […]
The Centre for Sustainable Communities at the University of Hertfordshire is holding a practical workshop on behaviour change and sustainability on 23rd and 24th October 2012.
Coral reef gardening, managed by the local community, has managed to reverse the effects of dynamite fishing in parts of the Solomon Islands. Langalanga lagoon, on the central coast of Malaita, is dotted […]
Beekeeping was one of the many forms of husbandry used by monasteries in the medieval period. At Buckfast Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery in Devon, UK, this tradition is carried on under the stewardship of […]
Sustainapedia has taken many years to gestate and has been in development for over a year. If you are new to this site please read this article to find out more about it […]