Reforestation and community living at Sadhana Forest India
Sadhana Forest India is a reforestation project and a model for sustainable community living.
The living root bridges of India
In the jungles of Northeast India, a tradition of weaving together roots of living trees has created strong and regenerative root bridges that have served generations.
Ganvie, Africa’s largest lake village
Ganvie village is a 400-year-old settlement that is built in the middle of a lake in Benin.
Life inside the volcanic crater of Pico do Fogo
The residents of Chã das Caldeiras on the Cape Verdean island of Fogo choose to live inside the crater of an active volcano despite the constant threat of eruption.
Senegalese villages fight desertification and poverty by becoming ecovillages
Rural communities in Senegal are turning to permaculture and the global ecovillage movement in an effort to fight desertification while improving food security and quality of life.
Preserving Palestinian biocultural heritage at Mashjar Juthour arboretum
Mashjar Juthour is a reforestation and education project in the West Bank of Palestine that aims to reconnect Palestinians with the environment in order to help preserve heritage and biodiversity under occupation.
Nature conservation and community service at Al Numeira Environmental Association
Al Numeira Environmental Association is a non-profit organization in Jordan that promotes nature and water conservation in a way that benefits both the environment and the members of the local community.
Sadhana Forest and improving food security through reforestation in Haiti
Sadhana Forest is fighting malnutrition and deforestation in Haiti by planting food-bearing trees with the help of local community members.
How the Plastic Bottle Village is turning waste into a resource
The Plastic Bottle Village is a project in Panama that is trying to solve the global plastic problem by turning plastic bottles into construction material.
Costa Rica’s path to carbon neutrality
Costa Rica produces 98% of its electricity from renewable sources and the country aims to become the first carbon neutral country in the world.