Energy and sustainable mobility on a world heritage site. On the 18th December 2009 the city council of Vienna enacted the update of the climate protection programme of the city of Vienna (KLiP II), which will be valid until 2020. This programme is the update of the
Read more →Proposals for the landscape integration of renewable energy technologies. The drawing-up of a wind power plan and the launch of a call for proposals for the architectural integration of photovoltaic systems both demonstrate that renewable energy is a hot topic in the World Heritage listed Loire Valley.
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 →EcoAndina initiative in Las Yungas biosphere reserve. A Kiosco SOLAR, or solar kiosk, is one of several solar powered mobile food carts in operation in northern Argentina. The project to introduce the food carts is sponsored by Fundación EcoAndina. Each kiosk consists of a wheeled trolley, waterproof
Read more →Marine Energy Park project in the surroundings of the Braunton Burrows-North Devon biosphere reserve. The discussion document, “Bristol Channel Energy: A Balanced Technology Approach”, proposes a new strategy to harness the massive energy potential of the Bristol Channel in a way which balances the imperative to generate
Read more →Renewable energy cooperatives in Rhön biosphere reserve. “What’s impossible for the individual can be achieved by many.” This cooperative principle from the nineteenth century neatly sums up the approach taken by the people managing the Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen Energie eG (FWR). How can we combat climate change?
Read more →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
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