Camp Altiplano has re-opened its doors this January, with changes in its organizational structure, and ready to keep up with the good work that has been done until now. I am Silvia, the new coordinator here, since December. Glad to share with you a little update about what’s going on down here in Murcia. Restoration …
By Anna Herber When you become interested in ecosystems, wildlife, and everything natural around you – mushroom foraging is a very exciting way to eat from the ground for free. If you proceed with respect and caution, and take time to research advice from the experts – mushroom foraging rapidly helps you develop your knowledge …
By Ronnie Cummins “Unsustainable land use and greenhouse gas emissions are delivering a one-two punch to natural ecosystems that are key to the fight against global climate change. And without sweeping emissions cuts and transformations to food production and land management, the world stands no chance of staving off catastrophic planetary warming.” (HuffPost, based on …
By Ben Stromback Christmas is one of the few holidays we have that still manages to fuel the flame of shared love and community values, in the otherwise overly materialist West void of meaningful ceremony outside of organised religion. Most of us here don’t have “fiestas” with our neighborhoods as in some places in …
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By Ben Stromback The documentary The Biggest Little Farm is an accessible, beautiful and emotive documentary, demonstrating farming’s ability to completely regenerate abused and depleted farmland. It shows that when used correctly, agriculture can and will completely transform damaged landscapes, help fight climate change, and rebuild lost ecosystems and biodiversity. The Biggest Little Farm displays …
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Translated from the original Dutch article by Maarten van der Schaaf, which appeared in the February 2019 edition of Down to Earth magazine Camping for a Fertile Earth Had enough of the depressing talk about biodiversity loss and climate change? At Ecosystem Restoration Camps everyone who wants to do something about it is …
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John Liu’s documentation of the Loess Plateau restoration has opened people’s eyes across the world to regenerative land management. Restoration can bring back water, wildlife, agriculture and the local economy. It can also return to us our appreciation of beauty and feelings of connection. At our recent ecosystem restoration camp with Vía Orgánica, we saw …
From the 3rd to the 15th of March 2019, 30 people gathered from across the world at the Via Organica ranch on the outskirts of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. They all shared a common purpose: to support the restoration of the degraded ecosystems surrounding the ranch through practical hands on learning. Via Organica is …
With a second winter now behind us, Camp Altiplano is approaching its second birthday this Spring and there is a lot of exciting change and growth on its way for the project. Restoration planting completed with funding from DEME Group The winter 2018-19 planting season has finished at Camp Altiplano and we are very pleased …
