Ecology
Banana Fibre, The Innovative Way To Prevent Farming Waste
Fibre From Familiar Fruit Bananas are the most common fruit consumed worldwide. In 2019, the banana export market produced 21 million tonnes of fruit. This
01/04/2021
Farming
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Ecology
Curitiba City, A Model In Sustainable Urban Planning
Curitiba City, Brazil Curitiba City is the capital city of Paraná state, in south-east Brazil. The city has a population of approximately 1.95 million. Around
18/02/2021
Construction
Versatile, Sustainable And Strong Grass.
Sustainable Grass Bamboo are the fastest growing plants on earth. They utilise unique rhizome (underground stems) to self-multiply. This allows some species of bamboo to
11/02/2021
Ecology
Farming On An Acre of Land
The Decline In Biodiversity The loss of biodiversity in the food and agriculture sector threatens global food security. Furthermore, the decline in bees and pollinators
14/01/2021
Energy
Biogas, Untapped Transportation Fuel from Waste?
In 2018, “What a Waste 2.0” the Urban Development Series produced by the World Bank gave a snapshot of global solid waste management until 2050.
14/12/2020
Ecology
Aquaponics Farming in Water Scarce Regions
Aquaponics symbiotically combines hydroponics and aquaculture. Hydroponics is the cultivation of plants in nutrient-rich water without soil. Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic animals such
13/08/2020
Ecology
Medical and Disaster Relief Drones
How are drones used for emergency medical response and disaster relief? Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or Electric Autonomous Aircraft (EAA) are commonly known as drones.
18/06/2020
Ecology
Edible Cutlery
Edible Cutlery Made From 100% Natural Flours. In 2010, Narayana Peesapathy and Pradnya Keskar founded the company Bakeys in Hyderabad, India. Bakeys was the first company
11/06/2020
Ecology
Reduce Food Waste – Mimica Touch Labels
Food waste is a global problem. 1.3 billion tonnes or one-third of food produced globally for human consumption is wasted or lost every year. Whether
21/05/2020
Ecology
Rice Straw – Waste to Packaging
Rice straw is a by-product of rice production. Globally, over 800 million tons of this straw is produced per year. With intensive rice farming models,
20/02/2020
Ecology
Water Scarcity and the Namib Beetle
Water scarcity is a global problem. From Flint Michigan and California in the United States of America to Chennai, India and Cape Town, South Africa, 12 out of 17 countries with the highest water
13/02/2020
Ecology
Chewing Gum – Sustainable Alternatives
Chewing gum is consumed by millions of people every year. Over £14 billions spent on chewing gums globally. Like Marmite, you may love it or
06/02/2020
Construction
Cubo Modular Bamboo Housing
Cubo modular bamboo housing is the brainchild of Earl Patrick Forlales. Manila, Philippines has a housing problem similar to many other cities around the world.
30/01/2020
Ecology
Sustainable Alternatives to Leather
There are now several plants-based sustainable alternatives to leather. We categorise many of these as vegan leather. However, vegan leather was first known as pleather.
14/11/2019
Ecology
The Power of Compost Worms
Compost worms primarily consist of red wiggler / tiger, African nightcrawler, Indian blue and Brandling. These worms are powerful allies to organic farmers. They assist
07/11/2019
Ecology
Algal Bloom to Algae as Fuel
Algae is a term used to describe a wide variety of aquatic photosynthetic organisms. This includes both macroscopic, multicellular organisms (seaweed) and microscopic, unicellular organisms
17/10/2019
Ecology
Growing Furniture – The Art of Full Grown
Growing furniture? How do they do that? Using age old techniques of grafting, Full Grown nurtures modern sculptures into living furniture. Growing unique lamps,
10/10/2019
Ecology
Arsenic in Groundwater
Groundwater and soil contaminated with arsenic affects millions of people worldwide. When arsenic makes its way into drinking water, crops and meats. The bioaccumulation of
19/09/2019
Ecology
Nemo’s Garden – Noli Italy
Nemo’s Underwater Garden is an eco-friendly and self-sustainable biosphere. It harnesses renewable energy from the sun and freshwater gained by the desalination of seawater. Temperature
20/06/2019
Ecology
Songhai Centre – Port Novo, Benin
Songhai Centre in Port Novo, Benin is the pinnacle of a zero waste agricultural site. Here they integrate vegetable production, aquaculture and animal husbandry to
23/05/2019
Ecology
Zai Pit System
Zai Pits are a longstanding and well-documented tradition in the Sahel region, specifically in the north of Burkina Faso. Zai Pit System are “planting pockets”
02/05/2019
Ecology
Rice and Duck Farming
A symbiotic and sustainable method to combine farming and animal husbandry. The ducks eat insects that are destroying the rice and then fertilize the crop
28/02/2019
Farming
Banana Fibre, The Innovative Way To Prevent Farming Waste
Fibre From Familiar Fruit Bananas are the most common fruit consumed worldwide. In 2019, the banana export market produced 21 million tonnes of fruit. This
01/04/2021
Curitiba City, A Model In Sustainable Urban Planning
Curitiba City, Brazil Curitiba City is the capital city of Paraná state, in south-east Brazil. The city has a population of approximately 1.95 million. Around
18/02/2021
Versatile, Sustainable And Strong Grass.
Sustainable Grass Bamboo are the fastest growing plants on earth. They utilise unique rhizome (underground stems) to self-multiply. This allows some species of bamboo to
11/02/2021
Farming On An Acre of Land
The Decline In Biodiversity The loss of biodiversity in the food and agriculture sector threatens global food security. Furthermore, the decline in bees and pollinators
14/01/2021
Biogas, Untapped Transportation Fuel from Waste?
In 2018, “What a Waste 2.0” the Urban Development Series produced by the World Bank gave a snapshot of global solid waste management until 2050.
14/12/2020
Aquaponics Farming in Water Scarce Regions
Aquaponics symbiotically combines hydroponics and aquaculture. Hydroponics is the cultivation of plants in nutrient-rich water without soil. Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic animals such
13/08/2020
Medical and Disaster Relief Drones
How are drones used for emergency medical response and disaster relief? Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or Electric Autonomous Aircraft (EAA) are commonly known as drones.
18/06/2020
Edible Cutlery
Edible Cutlery Made From 100% Natural Flours. In 2010, Narayana Peesapathy and Pradnya Keskar founded the company Bakeys in Hyderabad, India. Bakeys was the first company
11/06/2020
Reduce Food Waste – Mimica Touch Labels
Food waste is a global problem. 1.3 billion tonnes or one-third of food produced globally for human consumption is wasted or lost every year. Whether
21/05/2020
Rice Straw – Waste to Packaging
Rice straw is a by-product of rice production. Globally, over 800 million tons of this straw is produced per year. With intensive rice farming models,
20/02/2020
Water Scarcity and the Namib Beetle
Water scarcity is a global problem. From Flint Michigan and California in the United States of America to Chennai, India and Cape Town, South Africa, 12 out of 17 countries with the highest water
13/02/2020
Chewing Gum – Sustainable Alternatives
Chewing gum is consumed by millions of people every year. Over £14 billions spent on chewing gums globally. Like Marmite, you may love it or
06/02/2020
Cubo Modular Bamboo Housing
Cubo modular bamboo housing is the brainchild of Earl Patrick Forlales. Manila, Philippines has a housing problem similar to many other cities around the world.
30/01/2020
Sustainable Alternatives to Leather
There are now several plants-based sustainable alternatives to leather. We categorise many of these as vegan leather. However, vegan leather was first known as pleather.
14/11/2019
The Power of Compost Worms
Compost worms primarily consist of red wiggler / tiger, African nightcrawler, Indian blue and Brandling. These worms are powerful allies to organic farmers. They assist
07/11/2019
Algal Bloom to Algae as Fuel
Algae is a term used to describe a wide variety of aquatic photosynthetic organisms. This includes both macroscopic, multicellular organisms (seaweed) and microscopic, unicellular organisms
17/10/2019
Growing Furniture – The Art of Full Grown
Growing furniture? How do they do that? Using age old techniques of grafting, Full Grown nurtures modern sculptures into living furniture. Growing unique lamps,
10/10/2019
Arsenic in Groundwater
Groundwater and soil contaminated with arsenic affects millions of people worldwide. When arsenic makes its way into drinking water, crops and meats. The bioaccumulation of
19/09/2019
Nemo’s Garden – Noli Italy
Nemo’s Underwater Garden is an eco-friendly and self-sustainable biosphere. It harnesses renewable energy from the sun and freshwater gained by the desalination of seawater. Temperature
20/06/2019
Songhai Centre – Port Novo, Benin
Songhai Centre in Port Novo, Benin is the pinnacle of a zero waste agricultural site. Here they integrate vegetable production, aquaculture and animal husbandry to
23/05/2019
Zai Pit System
Zai Pits are a longstanding and well-documented tradition in the Sahel region, specifically in the north of Burkina Faso. Zai Pit System are “planting pockets”
02/05/2019
Rice and Duck Farming
A symbiotic and sustainable method to combine farming and animal husbandry. The ducks eat insects that are destroying the rice and then fertilize the crop
28/02/2019