Recent updates from our camps around the world.
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 4-wheel drive outside the gates of the farm and steps out into the cooling dusk. We follow him, welcoming the sea breeze and watching together …
From February 21 to March 1, 2020, about 20 people, mainly from Mexico and North America, gathered at the Via Organica Ranch near San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato, Mexico for an Ecosystem Restoration Camp. During the 10-day camp we learned about many of the regenerative agriculture systems in place on this 11-hectare ranch and …
Ecosystem Services and Planetary Health in Camp Via Organica Read More »
From January 27 to February 7, 2020, Camp Altiplano welcomed 10 diverse, enthusiastic people from six countries for a two-week ecosystem restoration experience at La Junquera farm in Murcia, Spain. The course was organised by Silvia Quarta, the new Altiplano camp coordinator, in partnership with La Junquera, Regeneration Academy, and Alvelal, a local regenerative farmers …
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 …
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 …
Our ambitions extend well beyond the restoration of our five hectares to support the regional restoration efforts taking place in Murcia and Andalusia. Part of Ecosystem Restoration Camps’ mission is to connect degraded land with people motivated to learn and practise ecosystem restoration. We know there are plenty of you out there as we receive …
Patagonia Collaboration with Camp Altiplano and AlVelAl Farms Read More »
After a couple of quiet weeks during the holiday season, the Camp Altiplano team are back with fresh energy, lots of news and plans for 2019. Restoration at Camp Altiplano At the camp itself we’ve been continuing the implementation of our restoration plan with three main planting projects underway; the almond trees are going in …
Celebration and interactive learning, a pioneering concept: This Re-Generation Festival is the first event of its kind that leaves the land its based on more rich, fertile and abundant than before. Unlike mainstream festivals where festival grounds remain trashed, or even Burning Man events that leave the land ‘without a trace’, Re-Generation Festival exists to …
As part of a global campaign, Ecosystem Restoration Camps is teaming up with Regeneration International’s Mexico project, Via Organica, to develop a model for how farmers in semi-arid regions can sequester carbon from the atmosphere, restore soil fertility, improve rainfall water retention, and restore tree cover. Together we are offering the world the chance to …
The weather may be turning cold and wet and the days getting shorter but Camp Altiplano is still a hive of activity. Here are a few highlights from the last couple of months and news about our plans for the winter. Release of Camp Altiplano Annual Report 2017-18 and Restoration Plan 2018-21 During our first …
