Articles Tagged with the word ‘project’
Africa / Economics & Innovation
31 Jan 2011
Illumination, a company selling solar LED lamps, are on a mission to replace the paraffin lanterns in Tanzania's 1.5 million homes
UK / Agriculture, Community, Innovation
14 Dec 2010
Plastic bottle greenhouses are inexpensive ways to protect winter crops, but they are also making use of resources that might otherwise go to landfill
Africa / Agriculture, Archive, Innovation
13 Dec 2010
Worldwatch senior researcher Danielle Nierenberg spent the last year touring over 25 countries in sub-Saharan Africa in search of agricultural innovations that are adaptive, sustainable and ecosystem-friendly
A Taste of Freedom
Grow Heathrow Takes Off!
21 Sep 2010
The Grow Heathrow initiative has been restoring an abandoned market garden to provide a source of locally produced, organic fruit and vegetables
Cards with Perspective
Britain's Largest Solar Roof
14 Sep 2010
Over 1,000 electricity-generating solar panels form the UK's largest solar roof, being installed at Worthy Farm, home of the Glastonbury Festival.
World's Biggest Page Turner
14 Sep 2010
Prestigious award given to school children creating 120 sq ft book about peace, featuring entries from the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela
Guerrilla Cinema
11 Aug 2010
Edinburgh Woodcraft Folk has teamed up with Alchemy Arts project to create a sustainable-bike-driven-mobile-cinema!
Medicine for Warmer, Cheaper Living
09 Aug 2010
The Green Doctors provide free advice on how to heat your house while reducing your environmental impact
Green City Builds Prosperity for Palestine
09 Jun 2010
A new sustainable development, 'Rawabi is designed to serve a generation of Palestinians coming of age and seeking welcoming surroundings to build families, careers and lives'
Grow, Cook, Share
09 Jun 2010
South Shropshire is helping local people to eat more fruit and vegetables, by integrating schools, communities and home-based gardeners with cookery training and a distribution scheme
Sharing Sciences
09 Jun 2010
Meteorologists and indigenous weather experts from the Nganyi people of western Kenya team up to protect crops
Eco Settlement Sets a Sustainable Standard
09 Jun 2010
Construction of a groundbreaking low-impact village in Pembrokeshire is now underway, following unprecedented success with planning permission
The Small Strokes of an Epic Adventure
07 Jun 2010
An interview with Roz Savage; the first woman to row solo across the Pacific, from the United States to Papua New Guinea
Forest to Reflourish
02 Mar 2010
Recognising the need for ecological restoration, a local group in Scotland have set about transforming a barren valley.
Working Wonders With Waste
22 Feb 2010
Indian company Thunk, is making fashionable products out of discarded rubbish while supporting underprivileged communities.
Find Your Talent
01 Feb 2010
Find Your Talent gives children and young people the chance to try out different cultural and creative activities.
Around the World on a Wind and a Prayer
26 Jan 2010
Swiss engineer Marc Muller has designed and built a solar and wind powered car that uses its photovoltaic panels during the day and a super lightweight wind generator called Icarus at night.
The Community Cooker
30 Nov 2009
A recycling project turns rubbish into energy and potentially transforms slums into resource-rich communities.