ENNEREG Regions: paving the way for a Sustainable Energy Europe. The SEP activities in the region of Blekinge were so far focused on four topics, i.e. “energy efficient buildings”, “sustainable transport”, “renewable energies” and “energy services and financing”. In total, six SEPs were promoted. The focus of
Read more →A model of sustainable hotel in Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan. Feynan Ecolodge, situated in the pristine Dana Biosphere Reserve, is a first for ecotourism in Jordan. Owned by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) and operated by EcoHotels. Feynan Ecolodge integrates conservation and socio-economic
Read more →ERGAL Project, Renewable Energies for Galapagos islands. Protected as a national park and recognised as a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage site by UNESCO, the Galapagos Islands are an ecosystem with worldwide significance. Each year, some 160,000 tourists visit the islands. A major threat to the archipelago
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 →EcoAndina project in Laguna de Pozuelos biosphere reserve. In the north and northwest of Jujuy province (Argentina), people are finding that solar energy, a clean and inexhaustible source, can replace firewood, which is increasingly scarce. The EcoAndina Foundation is showing the way through a series of projects.
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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