La fougara est un systeme d'irrigation de l'eau invente pour permettre de quantifier l'eau necessaire pour les differentes plantations dans le desert. C'est un systeme complexe et tres ingenieux qui remonte quelques centaines d'annees. C'est un systeme unique dans le Sahara que l'on trouve dans les Oasis du Gourara pres de Timumoun. Ce systeme d'irrigation est inspire des Qanats en Iran. … Read more
Time Banking Practicing Cooperative Economics Through Non-Cash Systems
An hour of help earns one credit. Unlike standard money, there is no price placed on different kinds of service. Regardless of the type of help given, an hour is an hour. The purpose of time banking is to reweave communities by valuing the contributions of all, joining unused resources to unmet needs. … Read more
Making charcoal briquettes for fuel Recycle waste charcoal into new fire-starter
Charcoal biquettes or 'earth orbs' are balls of compressed flamable matter for starting and maintaining a fire. How to make them: Collect the remains from charcoal cooking fires. Mix the charcoal remains with corn cobs or other such material and Pyrethrum Plant (Dalmatian insect flower, Big Daisy). This plant improves the combustion (fire power) of the orb and its smoke chases away mosquitoes. If no pyrethrum is available, you can replace it with a local plant with similar properties. Mold the … Read more
Drying mechanism for rice Building drying box from local materials
This link features instructions on how to build a fixed batch heated air drying bin from local materials. The goal of this design was to create a dryer that could maintain rice quality at a low capital and operating cost yielding a reasonably high dry time while remaining accessible to small-scale processing. … Read more
Mushroom Permaculture Mushroom cultivation
Mushroom growing can be done very low-cost and low-input. Additionally, it needs relatively little space. As the process does not happen on fields but in bags or jars, it does not require much or high soil quality, nor nearly any external input apart from the initial compost. It can therefore create economic opportunities in areas where other agricultural activity is hard. The only important thing regarding mushroom cultivation is that it is done properly. Which means that the sterilisation … Read more
How to grow biological cashew quickly Method of fast cashew growing
Training and information for farmers on techniques for vegetative propagation (cuttings, grafting, layering ...) on the management of a nursery on the group dynamics and chain approach ... A modern nursery with rooting propagators and rehabilitation for vegetative propagation of fruit trees, forest trees, NWFP (bee plants, trees caterpillar, medicinal plants, Gnetum africanum, structure propagating mushrooms ... … Read more
Eco-Tourism Eco-Tourism Examples
This link shows you different examples of eco-tourism in lots of different countries. It is a good way to understand what eco-tourism really is and what it looks like in practice. You will find : - Costa Rica Ecotourism - Rain Forest, Wildlife, Volcanos - The Beauty of Sustainable Costa Rica | Sustainable Tourism - Costa Rica: Certified Sustainable Tourism at Selva Bananito - The Whole Picture - Sustainable Tourism in … Read more
The International Ecotourism Society Eco-tourism Network
This is the site of the international ecotourism society. You will find a lot of information about ecotourism in the world. You will see how you could get involved and/or also learn about the intership opportunities. There is also the possibility to sign up for the newsletter … Read more
The Credito The currency used in and around the ecovillage of Damanhur, Italy
The Credito is an alternative monetary system that is used in Damanhur, Italy. It is used by around 100 businesses and about 2000 people. Damanhurians see it as a way to give nobility to the concept of money, by not considering it an end in itself, but only as a functional tool for exchange between people who share ideal values. … Read more
Co-operative Partnerships with Tourism Operators Partnerships with hotels to sell Argan products to tourism customers
The South West of Morocco attracts many tourists. Through partnering with hotels and guest houses, the Argan producing co-operatives can be sure of having their merchandise sold under fair trade practices. The hotels collect a percentage of the profits but this loss is offset by the co-ops receiving the full marketable value for their products. … Read more
