Renewable energies and Smart Grid Test-Bed Jeju was designated a Biosphere Reserve in 2002, World Natural Heritage Site in 2007 and a Global Geopark in 2010. Jeju has now become a ‘treasure island of environmental assets’ that the world has to preserve. The sunny and windy climate
Leer más →Zero fossil fuels on the Galapagos Islands Situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 km from the South American continent, these 19 islands and the surrounding marine reserve have been called a unique ‘living museum and showcase of evolution’. The Galapagos Islands, officially called Archipiélago de Colón,
Leer más →An island powered by the Sun Low Isles is a coral cay located 15 km off Port Douglas on the northern Queensland coast and is within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The Low Isles is surrounded by Marine National Park Zone (guidelines). Low
Leer más →The first 100% Renewable Energy Island The island of El Hierro, nicknamed the “Meridian Island”, has a population of 11,030 inhabitants and an area of 269 km2. It was declared a biosphere reserve in 2000. It is the smallest island of the Canary archipelago and a sustainability
Leer más →Hacia 100% power from renewable energy sources and Energy Region Six villages within a single alpine valley form the Grosses Walsertal Biosphere Reserve, situated in the western part of Austria. The valley is a prime example of a living cultural landscape, where, since its occupation by the
Leer más →Improving the sustainable operation of a World Heritage Site The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Aldabra Atoll is an important conservation and research area. The atoll comprises four large coral islands which enclose a shallow lagoon; the group of islands itself is surrounded by a coral reef.
Leer más →Forest preservation through wood-saving stoves Kafa is the birthplace of wild coffee, Coffea arabica, where it has been consumed for more than 1,000 años. There are now close to 5,000 wild varieties of coffee in this biodiversity hotspot. the Abertis Foundation
Leer más →and the Spanish Network, y extiende a ambos lados de la frontera entre la República Democrática del Congo, Ruanda y Uganda. El hogar de algunos de los últimos gorilas de montaña que quedan en el mundo,es el primer parque nacional de África, UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge
Leer más →Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity 1995, Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and. For 2,000 años, News Archives. The fruit of knowledge handed down from one generation
Leer más →Bio-fuelled district heating A former Viking site on the island of Gotland, Visby was the main centre of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic from the 12th to the 14th century. Its 13th-century ramparts and more than 200 warehouses and wealthy merchants’ dwellings from the same period
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