curitiba
Brazil cities governmentThe city of Curitiba in Brazil has a population of over 2 million people and 500,000 cars. A highly efficient, reliable and well integrated transport system however, insures that 75% of commuters, some […]
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heritage seed library
United Kingdom agriculture communityThe Heritage Seed Library (HSL) sends out 40,000 plus packets of seeds containing rare and endangered varieties to its members and others every year. In this way vegetable varieties that are not widely […]
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composting toilets
Mexico sanitation communityLocal environmentalists and concerned citizens in the Mexican town of Puerto Morelos teamed up with the ReSource Institute for Low Entropy Systems in 1993 to find a way to protect coral reefs and […]
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warning to the people of earth
Canada ecological accounting communityNo, it’s not a 1950’s scifi film starring Michael Rennie, it’s all too serious science. If you’ve heard of the ecological footprint but don’t know much about it, listen to this film from […]
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cloud forest school
Costa Rica education & learning communityIt starts and it ends here, with education. Not tests, and tests, and tests, and exams, but the window to wisdom, to understanding. Here’s just one that represents all. The vision of the […]
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holy island centre for world peace
United Kingdom religion & spirituality communityHoly 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 […]
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forest schools
Sweden education & learning communityForest 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 […]
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panchtatva crazy green
India education & learning communityStarted 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 […]
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kalundborg municipality
Denmark cities governmentOne of the prime examples of industrial ecology is the story of spontaneous but slow evolution of industrial symbiosis at Kalundborg in Denmark.
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coral reef gardening
Solomon Islands oceans communityCoral 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 […]