Community development in indigenous Guatemala by Mayan Families
Mayan Families is a non-profit organization that works with community development and poverty alleviation in indigenous communities in rural Guatemala.
Providing clean drinking water to the people of Lake Atitlan
Water Works is a project in Guatemala that is improving access to clean drinking water in impoverished rural areas with ceramic filters.
Rise and fall of ancient Maya water management
Elegant water management strategies made the rise of the ancient Maya possible, but did it also make them vulnerable to climate change and collapse?
Chinampas, the floating gardens of a sinking city
Chinampas are an efficient Mesoamerican method of agriculture and a reminder of Mexico City’s past as a city of canals and artificial islands.
Earthships and off-grid living on Taos mesa
Earthships have become the symbol of off-grid living, but the key to successful off-grid living lies in understanding design principles and the environment.
Development of Ancestral Puebloans and their architecture
Ruins of Southwest USA tell the story of Ancestral Puebloans and the development of their architecture, partly driven by environmental factors like drought.
Sustainable living and education at O.U.R. Ecovillage
O.U.R. Ecovillage is a permaculture based community that educates and brings people together to solve global problems.
Water management strategies of Singapore
Singapore’s water management system shows how diversifying water management can improve water security and self-sufficiency in a water scarce country.
The qanat, a man-made underground river in the desert
The ancient qanat technology of Iran can teach us a lot about the sustainable management of groundwater resources in dry regions.
Permaculture and knowledge sharing in Kenya
A Common Tomorrow is a student project I helped develop that shows how permaculture and knowledge sharing across cultures can improve lives in rural Kenya.