Regenerative agriculture in the Amazon
EcoAraguaia Farm of the Future restores the Brazilian rainforest through regenerative agriculture business models, education, and community building.
Remarkable, resilient Jackfruit!
Camp Sinal do Vale is developing a social enterprise that processes and commercializes green jackfruit as a model for protecting the endangered Atlantic Forest of Brazil and promoting healthy, local food for the surrounding communities.
Refugees & Restoration
What happens if we combine the efforts of ecosystem restoration with humanitarian aid and development, empowering refugees with the tools and the knowledge to build a better life? What if we transform refugee camps into regenerative camps?
Call for a holistic fundable metric for ecosystem restoration
In this Blog, Pieter van der Gaag, director of ERC asks the world to think about a metric that can easily be funded to support ecosystem restoration. This metric could perhaps replace the tree.
The Evolution of the Camps Movement
My name is Ashleigh and I have been involved with Ecosystem Restoration Camps (ERC) since it was an idea in John D. Liu’s head in 2016. Depressed and terrified about …
First impressions of Camp Habiba in Egypt
By Ben Rivers Between the Gulf of Aqaba and the Sinai mountains, lies Habiba Organic Farm (HOF), a patch of green in a dry and arid plain. Yousef parks his …
Global wildfires vs ecosystem restoration
We are sure you have been following the news with growing dismay about the forest fires around the world. California has featured heavily in the news. We are receiving alarming reports from our camps. Last week camp Farm of the Future in Brazil reported that 70% of the campsite has been devastated by a wildfire. This week we learned that
the people at Camp Hotlum in California are being evacuated, including our own John Liu
who has been at this camp for the past few months. The camps in Australia are also preparing for another fire season. We feel certain that the entire ERC community is
ready to contribute towards stopping these fires.
Ecovillages as Hubs for Social and Ecological Regeneration
Ecovillages are regenerative human settlements that aim to redesign ecological, social and economic systems. These can be both new intentional communities, or traditional ones. Ecovillages, just like ecological restoration sites, are consciously designed with the help of holistic design processes such as permaculture, or regenerative design.
Our friendly suggestions to the United Nations
The United Nations are about to start on a decade of Ecosystem Restoration. We have ofcourse welcomed this decision, and we have offered the partnership of Ecosystem Restoration Camps worldwide …