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Reforestation and community living at Sadhana Forest India
Communities, Environment, Volunteering October 11, 2020

Reforestation and community living at Sadhana Forest India

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Sadhana Forest India is a reforestation project and a model for sustainable community living.

The living root bridges of India
Engineering, Environment, Vernacular architecture August 9, 2020

The living root bridges of India

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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
Communities, Environment, Vernacular architecture September 2, 2019

Ganvie, Africa’s largest lake village

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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
Communities, Environment March 29, 2019

Life inside the volcanic crater of Pico do Fogo

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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
Agriculture, Communities, Environment, Social sustainability, Volunteering August 19, 2018

Senegalese villages fight desertification and poverty by becoming ecovillages

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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.

Nature conservation and community service at Al Numeira Environmental Association
Environment, Social sustainability, Volunteering, Water March 6, 2018

Nature conservation and community service at Al Numeira Environmental Association

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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
Agriculture, Environment, Social sustainability, Volunteering January 8, 2018

Sadhana Forest and improving food security through reforestation in Haiti

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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
Architecture, Environment, Waste December 11, 2017

How the Plastic Bottle Village is turning waste into a resource

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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
Energy, Engineering, Environment November 7, 2017

Costa Rica’s path to carbon neutrality

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Costa Rica produces 98% of its electricity from renewable sources and the country aims to become the first carbon neutral country in the world.

Reforestation, conservation and research at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve
Environment, Volunteering October 23, 2017

Reforestation, conservation and research at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve

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Cloudbridge Nature Reserve in Costa Rica is bringing back natural habitats and biodiversity through reforestation and conservation of native forests.

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