Water Conservation
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The Miracle Water Village – Water Harvesting in India (video)
As the world reels under the threat of unrelenting climate change, erratic monsoons and fast depleting groundwater reserves, The Miracle…
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India’s Foundation for Ecological Security Awarded Land for Life Award
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsBBT3OAMME India’s Foundation for Ecological Security is currently in the process of restoring over half a million acres of common…
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Surviving Global Warming – Localized Food & Energy Systems in Nature’s Circular Economy
Record-breaking heat waves destroying harvests and worse predicted, localized food and energy systems urgently needed if we are to survive.…
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Free Water (Video)
Watch "Free Water" — a 3-minute film on the potential of urban water harvesting featuring Brad Lancaster, author of Rainwater…
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OrBio – a Cover Crop Strategy for Market Gardens
A bug’s eye view of the sky, from a stand of cover crop Photo © Craig Mackintosh A recent post…
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Grey Water Grease Trap (PRI Maungaraeeda, Sunshine Coast, Australia)
Slightly downhill and about 20 metres away from the sink at our student space (which is now our main eating…
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Paradigm Shift Urgently Needed In Agriculture – UN Agencies Call for an End to Industrial Agriculture & Food System
A rising chorus from UN agencies on how food security, poverty, gender inequality and climate change can all be addressed…
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Purple Root Water Hyacinth – A Natural Remedy for Pollution
A weed that has spread from South America to many tropical and semi-tropical countries now developed by Chinese scientists into…
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UNCCD Land for Life Award Winner – TEMA (Turkey)
The UNCCD’s Land for Life Award winners were announced on the World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 2012, during…
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Overview of Brad Lancaster Homestead Water-Harvesting Strategies (Arizona)
A water-harvesting overview highlighting some of the strategies implemented at the Lancaster homestead to harvest street runoff, roof runoff (with…
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Water Retention Landscape Techniques for Farm and Garden
As the effects of climate change pursue, the necessity to build resilient communities and farms becomes ever more apparent. Often…
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Come On Out, The Water’s Fine: Rob Talks Rain Tanks!
by Rob Avis, Verge Permaculture //www.youtube.com/embed/gPJFa2KUoUc Hey everyone. I just shot a short video on setting up a low-tech rainwater…
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