In 1998, communities in the Moneragala district in Sri Lanka’s dry zone initiated low-cost rainwater harvesting technology, using tanks to collect and store rain channelled by gutters and pipes as it runs off […]
The pioneers of Gaviotas have already created a legend – a flourishing community within some of the most desolate terrain in the Andes. Inspired by the original vision of Paolo Lugari, a group […]
“The CARIBSAVE Partnership: Protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, environments and economies of the Caribbean Basin.” The Caribbean, like the world as a whole, requires a collaborative and partnership approach to comprehensively address the […]
Responsible 100 is not another way of doing CSR or a new sustainability survey. It’s an exciting idea and a growing community to help business balance its pursuit of profit with the interests of […]
Inspired by Liverpool’s bid for European Capital of Culture for 2008, the Walking Talking Bus evolved as a way of tackling social issues through social means. A pilot project at Blueberry Park in […]
Located in Berkeley, California, the stated mission of the Center for Ecoliteracy is to support and advance education for sustainable living. It was founded in 1995 by philanthropist Peter Buckley, physicist/author Fritjof Capra, […]
The Biodiversity Information System for Europe (BISE) is a single entry point for data and information on biodiversity in the EU. Bringing together facts and figures on biodiversity and ecosystem services, it links […]
“Seeing and hearing Cletus Babu talk and work in building SCAD from nothing to helping over half a million people has taught me that one person can make a difference” It’s very difficult […]
In 1986, Tom Burns, from Milwaukee USA, recognising the need for an alternative cooking system, developed a device which utilises the original energy source of the planet – the sun. The resulting Sun […]
Their mission is “to bring zero pollution motoring at any speed, for any distance, to the largest number of motorists possible and, in doing so, significantly improve the quality of the air we breathe […]