PV hybrid system at the Aldabra Atoll UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Seychelles Islands. Aldabra, the largest atoll in the Indian Ocean, is a refuge for many threatened species, both flora and fauna. The atoll belongs to the Seychelles Islands and was designated a natural UNESCO
Read more →India’s first solar city will protect Taj Mahal, World Heritage site. Agra is the city of the inimitable Taj Mahal. The story of Agra begins much earlier than the Taj Mahal, however it finds mention in the epic Mahabharata when it was called Agrabana or Paradise. Ptolemy,
Read more →Lighting the World Heritage site in India. The Rajbander village, on historic Elephanta Island, off the coast of Mumbai, has previously relied on expensive and potentially dangerous kerosene lamps, candles, and diesel. Now, thanks to solar panels the villagers are reducing their carbon footprint and ensuring their
Read more →Protect the landscape and environment of eco-tourism in Cu Lao Cham island biosphere reserve. Cu Lao Cham each year welcomes about 100,000 visitors from home and abroad. Today, more than 2,500 people living on the island daily use water from rainwater storage and spring water. People’s Committee
Read more →Natural Building & Alternative Energy in the Altaisky biosphere reserve. Since the organization’s inception, The Altai Project has focused significant resources on supporting and promoting the use of natural building techniques and alternative energy technologies in Altai Republic. Strawbale building has great promise in southern Siberia, as
Read more →A taste of development while preserving the forests in Gunung Leuser biosphere reserve. The thirteen villages in Puteri Betung Subdistrict did not have electricity. Some people and village institutions used generators to fulfill their daily needs of electricity. It was certainly costly and insufficient. Puteri Betung is
Read more →Solar, hydropower, green building and transport issues in Palawan Biosphere Reserve. Puerto Princesa is a multiawarded and pioneer city for environmental initiatives in the Philippines. It is the capital and chief seaport and airport of the province of Palawan biosphere reserve. Solar power In June 2010 the
Read more →Towards a CO2-Free Island. Yakushima Island, a World Natural Heritage Site and biosphere reserve located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, is almost completely powered by hydroelectricity. Focusing on this unique island, Kagoshima Prefecture is promoting the “Zero Carbon Emission Island” initiative, which aims to create a developed area
Read more →Reducing tourism’s carbon footprint in Palawan biosphere reserve. Funded by the European Union’s SWITCH – Asia Programme, the Zero Carbon Resorts project recognizes that tourism generates a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions and aims to reduce tourism’s carbon footprint through three steps known as the “3R
Read more →The case of Soneva Fushi Resort. Soneva Fushi Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power plant is the largest renewable energy system in operation in the Maldives. Soneva Fushi plan to expand on this and other clean energy technologies in the years to come. A combination of clean energy provision
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