Recycled park is the proposal to retrieve plastic waste from the river the Nieuwe Maas just before it reaches the North Sea. The plastics are recycled to give new value to the river. From the plastics we will construct floating platforms for a new green...
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A Parallel Reality
At some point, we all ask ourselves who we are, where we come from and where we’re going. But many of us stop wondering about the meaning of life because solving the day-to-day dilemmas of everyday existence is challenge enough in it self.This is the...
Read more17 Organizations Promoting Regenerative Agriculture Around the Globe
Transitioning to more sustainable forms of agriculture remains critical, as many current agriculture practices have serious consequences including deforestation and soil degradation. But despite agriculture’s enormous potential to hurt the environment,...
Read moreTshering Tobgay: This Country Isn't Just Carbon Neutral -- It's Carbon Negative_TED Talk
Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to remain carbon neutral for all time. In this illuminating talk, Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay shares his country's mission to put happiness...
Read moreIntelligent Trees - The WEBSERIES - Episode One
“The Standing People” is what Native Americans call them. No different in consciousness from us. They have families, like to cuddle, communicate, they look after each other, they do not fight against others for light, they support one another, they warn...
Read moreMiracle moss removes arsenic from drinking water
The aquatic moss clears 80 percent of arsenic from a container of water in less than an hour. While it's not the responsibility of plants to clean up the mess we humans seem to make of the planet, it is certainly kind of them to show us how it's done....
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Architect Trupti Doshi speaking at IAD 2018
How Findhorn Eco-Village Serves Planet with Whole-Hearted Principles, Essence & Guidelines
In 2017’s newsletter with a Planet focus , I explored 2 prototypes for an Integral City – one was Durant, Oklahoma, and the other Findhorn Eco-Village, Scotland. A year later I find myself and Integral City endeavours relocated to Findhorn Eco-Village...
Read moreOrganic fertilizer alternatives: composted chicken litter promotes sustainable agro-ecosystems with minimal nutrient leeching
The idea of nutrient loss is a common but troublesome problem that plagues all kinds of soils. Efforts have been made by a number of institutions to combat this issue, to varying degrees of success. Yet, as a team of researchers has demonstrated, the...
Read moreWhy is Denmark so successful at reducing food waste?
CC BY 2.0 US Department of Agriculture It's all about the culture. Denmark is a superstar when it comes to cutting down on wasted food. In 2015 the Agriculture and Food Council announced that the country had reduced the amount of wasted food by 25 percent...
Read moreThe Netherlands unveiled plans for their first vertical forest and it looks awesome
It's going to be designed by the leading architect for vertical forests. After winning a bid to design the Netherlands’ first vertical forest, Italian architect Stefano Boeri has announced his plans for his contribution to the entire urban forestation...
Read moreBlockchain-based Microgrid in Brooklyn, New York
In an energy market that is becoming increasingly distributed – whether based on wind, sun, water or biomass – intelligent grids are becoming increasingly important. Siemens microgrid technology is helping communities pioneer the movement toward a self-sufficient...
Read moreNew Science Shows Nature’s Potential to Fight Climate Change
Nature is always cast as the victim in the climate change drama. But what if nature could be the superhero? Source Cool Green Science Blog by Justine E.Hausheer We have vastly underestimated the potential for nature to fight climate change, when combined...
Read more15,000 Scientists From 184 Countries Are Warning Humankind We Are Screwed
Human impacts on the environment are putting our future at risk, they say. More than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries warn the evidence is clear: Current and future human health and wellbeing are at serious risk from climate change, deforestation,...
Read moreThe cities of tomorrow
Thematic fields © www.deutschland.de The campaign “City of Tomorrow” focuses on four priority topics pivotal to urban development. Energy resources and infrastructure systems ⒸShutterstock Whether looking at a single building, a city block, a district,...
Read moreThe World’s First Negative Emissions Power Plant is a Reality Thanks to Geoengineering
In Brief A power plant in Hellisheiði, Iceland not only produces no emissions — it technically produces negative emissions. Moving forward, the development and adoption of such geoengineering methods will be essential as we continue to fight climate change....
Read moreExample 2 Paradigmshift in the buisness world:Grow Where You Are Project
It is time that we share and know about projects which live the new conscious business paradigm. It is one of the fastest growing movements with no leader. This series has only the purpose to inspire, to give courage and empower you. It is about buidling...
Read more11 Actions Which Indicate You’re Actually Waking Up
Residents of earth are becoming more conscious in two primary areas. Source: Phillip J. Watt, Contributor Waking Times The first relates to the way in which our planetary social system has been hijacked into a scam to predominately benefit a select few...
Read moreHow whales change the clima
From the makers of "How Wolves Change Rivers", a fascinating insight into Whales' role in our ecosystem. Many thanks to Sustainable Man for another brilliant video.
Read moreThe Iowa seed savers with 30,000 seeds starting from two seeds
Do seeds carry a story – can they connect us to our past? At Seed Savers Exchange in Iowa, it ALL started with two seeds. Now, they collect and exchanges 30,000 varieties! Hear how it all got started and be inspired to save seeds yourself. Note: Follow...
Read morePresentation on the relevance of Auroville.
On Saturday April 1st another event took place in Chennai : The Consul General of Germany, Chennai, Mr. Fabig hosted a delegation of the Auroville Foundation represented by the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation, Dr. Mohan Verghese Chunkath, I.A.S...
Read moreMobile 'CityTree' installations use moss to clean air in urban areas by GreenCity Solution Berlin
In Brief A German company has an innovative solution to the air pollution problem plaguing many of the world's cities today. Instead of planting trees, which take time to grow, they developed a mobile installation that can absorb air particles and CO2....
Read moreMoving the Giants – an urgent plan to save the planet
In 1991, arborist David Milarch had a near-death experience that inspired a personal quest to reforest our planet. He would harvest the genetics of the world’s oldest trees, initiate tree-planting efforts to combat climate change, and help restore the...
Read moreGOOD LORD, The World Is Using Almost 500 Billion Plastic Water Bottles A Year
We’ll hit 580 billion by 2021. via FastCompany Blog by Ben Schiller If there’s one thing that unites the world, it’s bottled water. From Kansas to Kowloon, sales of plastic water bottles are surging, despite all the disastrous effects on the environment...
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