Promoting renewable energy through Bio-gas units in tribal villages of Nilgiri biosphere reserve. Nilgiris is one of the largest tribal areas in the state of Tamilnadu, India. The most common tribes are Paniya, Kurumbas & Kattunayaka. The quality of life for these tribal communities still remains to
Read more →One of the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) systems in “Oasis du Sud Marocain” biosphere reserve. The Ouarzazate Solar Power Station Project It is part of the Moroccan Solar Plan designed under Morocco’s energy strategy and, on a larger scale, it forms part of the Concentrated
Read more →Multi-user Solar hybrid Microgrid (MSG) in Intercontinental BR of the Mediterranean (Morocco). Akane is a rural community in Chefchaouen province which, according to the Office Nationale d’Electricité’s (ONE) rural electrification plans, was at the time not due to be electrified in the next ten years. This project
Read more →Towards 100% RES. The Lakshadweep island group in the Arabian Sea is one of the two major groups of islands in India. It consists of an archipelago of 36 small sized coral islands and reefs scattered about 200-400 kilometers from the western coast of south India. Of
Read more →Cleaner Production and Energy Monitoring System in Uluru (BR and WHS). Ayers Rock Resort lies at the gateway to Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park, in Australia’s Northern Territory (BR & WHS). Environmental design features incorporated in the original development, included key tags in the rooms to
Read more →Action Plan for the region of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve (Australia). The Energy Transition Plan details how council and the region (biosphere reserve included) can achieve the goal of a low carbon, low oil, resilient future for the Sunshine Coast and is supported by the Sunshine Coast
Read more →Nicaragua Joint Programme - Empowering communities. The Nicaragua Joint Programme implemented its project in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve in close collaboration with indigenous communities dispersed along rivers, in remote, difficult to access mountainous terrain, covered by tropical rainforest. Vulnerabilities related to extreme weather events, such as torrential rains,
Read more →Energy from coffee waste (husk). Annual Coffee production in Ethiopia is about 240,000 green coffee. This generates equal amount of waste (husk). In Yayu alone, over 20,000 tonnes of coffee waste is produced annually, and all not used. Alternative uses for coffee husks include employing this solid
Read more →Forest preservation through wood-saving stoves. NABU, in cooperation with the Ethiopian Government and other partners, started a project to protect the last natural forests in the birthplace of Coffea arabica. In the last 10 years, almost 43% of these forests have disappeared, as they have been transformed
Read more →Roush Marine Protected Area Community, Socotra -World Heritage site and Biosphere Reserve. Roush Marine Protected Area Community is located one kilometer north of Socotra, an island off the coast of Yemen. The marine protected area belongs to the communities of Sacra and Diherhom villages, and was developed
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