News From Camp Altiplano July + August
It’s been a busy couple of months at Ecosystem Restoration Camp Altiplano. More than twenty volunteers have helped out over the course of July and August so we’ve been able …
Altiplano Camp
Learn about our pilot ecosystem restoration camp in the Altiplano of Spain.
Join the Re-Generation Festival! 28 , 29 and 30 September 2018 in La Junquera, Spain
Re-Generation Festival: plant, dance, regenerate, restore! From 28 – 30 September Ecosystem Restoration Camp Altiplano and La Junquera village will set the scene for the sparkling new Re-Generation festival. This …
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Composting at Camp Altiplano
The glowing rays of the dawn steal through the window. Between our beds, a roommate is quietly doing her yoga, saluting the rising of the sun. I lie there for …
#LetsRestore: Funding Report
Ecosystem Restoration Camp’s first ever crowdfunding campaign, #LetsRestore, galvanised momentum across the world to crowdsource funding for ecosystem restoration. Our aim was to raise 55,000 euros to undertake the initial …
Construction at Camp Altiplano: An Account
It’s six in the morning. I woke up to the sound of the wind slamming the bathroom door. The window doesn’t close, so with heavy wind the door becomes its …
Camp Altiplano Volunteer Experience
A week has passed since my adventure in La Muela, an impressive mountain in the south of Spain, near Veléz-Blanco. For three weeks I participated in a reforestation project that …
Experiencing a Healthy Ecosystem in the Spanish Altiplano
I have been in the remote area of the Murcian Altiplano for two months. It has been a life changing experience, living in an area so degraded. Every day the …
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Arriving at Camp: First Impressions
During my first day at the first Ecosystem Restoration Camp in the Altiplano of Murcia, Spain, I spent a lot of it open-mouthed. I am in awe of the beauty …
If you want to change the land, the place to start is a map
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When I was young, I could spend hours looking in my school atlas. Looking at the maps, I got more and more curious about the land behind them. The Himalaya …
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The Joy of Weeding
I like weeding. It gives you a chance to get up close and personal with your plants, see how they’re doing, which ones are growing well and which aren’t, and …