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Growing Guatemala’s future – on contour!
Guatemala is a country of rich geographic, climatic, cultural and biological diversity. The landscape is characterized by mountains, forests, and ancient Mayan sites, and its position between the...
View ArticleMarine Biologist volunteer, Habiba Community (Egypt)
About Habiba Community Aspiring to green the Sinai desert, Habiba has created an oasis of community & ecological cultivation. At Habiba, you will eat from the fruits of labor from people who came...
View ArticleCommunications volunteer, Koromi River (Kenya)
About Koromi River Koromi Farm is a project with the goal of combining ecosystem conservation, restoration and the production of sustainable timber and non-timber forest products (e.g., honey, tree...
View ArticleEcologist volunteer, Koromi River (Kenya)
About Koromi River Koromi Farm is a project with the goal of combining ecosystem conservation, restoration and the production of sustainable timber and non-timber forest products (e.g., honey, tree...
View ArticleEcosystem restoration volunteer, Pachakuti (Peru)
About Pachakuti ERC Pachakuti is located in the Peruvian Amazon mountains, 920 meters above sea level, near the city of Lamas and Tarapoto. The ongoing goal is to restore the ecosystem around Chirapa...
View ArticleFundraising volunteer, Sitatunga-Kitale (Kenya)
About Sitatunga-Kitale Sitatunga-Kitale is an initiative of Community Alliance for Change (CAC), a Community Based Organization (CBO) that is based in Trans-Nzoia County of Western Kenya. The...
View ArticleSoil regeneration volunteer, Pachaland (Belgium)
About ERC Pachaland Pachaland is at the forefront of fostering soil regeneration among landowners through entrepreneurial ventures. One of their flagship initiatives is the inauguration of Pachalab,...
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Earth restoration in your back yard: Can we really combat climate change by...
What are our biggest issues with climate change? We have all heard the continuous onslaught of devastating news that world average surface temperatures have almost surpassed the point of no return...
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Earth restoration in your back yard: Harnessing the hydrological cycle in dry...
In the intricate tapestry of backyard ecosystems, an often underestimated yet crucial factor is water retention. From arid deserts to lush rainforests, understanding and enhancing water retention can...
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Creating a calm, regenerative oasis outside the metropolis of Sao Paulo
Indigenous Knowledge by a new name Desperto – Centro de Culturas Regenerativas is a regenerative agriculture initiative situated in Vale do Paraiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Co-founders Michel Bottan and...
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Elk Run Farm: from an inspired pilot project to a beacon of regeneration and...
In 2015, Nick DiDomenico and his family acquired Elk Run Farm – a degraded 14 acre farm near Boulder, Colorado – so that he could follow his dream of living on the land and start using some of the...
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We need to stop thinking just in terms of trees, and more about whole systems!
Hey, we LOVE planting trees, BUT restoring our planet requires so much more than that! Now, more than ever, is the time to embrace the concept of WHOLE systems, ecosystems to be precise. Let’s take a...
View ArticleIntroducing Earthed
Earthed is a Nature Skills platform for a global community learning from and for Nature. Through access to practical nature skill courses led by inspiring practitioners from around the world, Earthed...
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Restoring ecological balance and building community: Rocciaviva’s network in...
Association Rocciaviva (Living Rock in Italian) was born out of Pietro Franco’s desire to help his community and restore the region of Basilicata, Italy. Located in the southern tip of Italy, between...
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Reviving hope: wild horses and ecosystem restoration in Appalachia, USA
Deep within the hills of Eastern Kentucky, amidst reclaimed mine lands near the town of Lovely, Kentucky, ten remarkable horses now graze peacefully across a sprawling 1,000-acre expanse. Unbeknownst...
View ArticleBaseline data volunteer, Sitatunga-Kitale (Kenya)
About Sitatunga-Kitale Sitatunga-Kitale is an initiative of Community Alliance for Change (CAC), a Community Based Organization (CBO) that is based in Trans-Nzoia County of Western Kenya. The...
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Short and longterm volunteering, Sinal do Vale (Brazil)
About Sinal do Vale Sinal do Vale is a center of the Regeneration of individuals, Communities, and Ecosystems. We seek to develop a bioregional regenerative economy through: Local solutions for the...
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The story of a regenerative African farm*
Reedsdale Regeneration is a 3,850 hectare farm located in the largely rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The region was declared a disaster area in 2019 because of a six year drought that...
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Reflections of a first-time tree festival goer
Heading out of Cape Town on a three-hour road trip with a friend to attend my first eco festival, I realised I had no real, preconceived ideas about Reforest Fest. While I’d been following the event...
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Standing up and saying NO to erasing our environmental heritage. Stopping...
Imagine you’ve been working tirelessly, and passionately for decades with indigenous communities in the face of a changing climate that’s been rearing its ugly head on your land. This land has already...
View ArticleShort and longterm volunteering, Koromi River (Kenya)
About Koromi River Koromi Farm is a project with the goal of combining ecosystem conservation, restoration and the production of sustainable timber and non-timber forest products (e.g., honey, tree...
View ArticleThe UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Advisory Board meets in Egypt
With experts from all continents, the UN Decade Advisory Board is the main external body of the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration’s governance structure. The Advisory Board offers relevant...
View ArticleOngoing volunteer opportunity, Corcovado Foundation (Costa Rica)
About Corcovado Foundation Ecosystem Restoration Community For 20 years, the Corcovado Foundation has nurtured a generation of children who look at their natural surroundings and see nature’s...
View Article6 month research volunteers, Habiba Community (Egypt)
About Habiba Community Climate change is threatening the Sinai Peninsula’s fragile ecosystem. Overgrazing, conventional agriculture, soil salinity, and soil biodiversity loss are exacerbating the...
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Digging in and digging deep: My experience at Ecosystem Restoration Camp...
It was the height of summer, almost too hot to be travelling through the hot, semi arid landscape of Murcia in southern Spain. I had been hiking for a week through the Altiplano territory – at times a...
View ArticleBy reconnecting with nature we restore ourselves
Virsoleil is a place to restore soils, souls and society. The Centre for Regenerative Living is located in the Dordogne, a wonderful region of South-West France. As soon as you arrive here, you can...
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A love letter to a regenerative community
I’ve been fortunate to be able to travel to many wonderful places, interact with and learn from many cultures and ways of life, but my visit to Habiba Community was a game changer. When you travel to...
View ArticleHealing the World through Rewilding
Header photograph: Harrison Wood Media Embercombe is an oasis. It’s a haven for all life. Many people arrive feeling parched, personally, emotionally and spiritually, and the land here, so buzzing and...
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ERCs in Brazil
Around 200 million human beings live in Brazil, the world’s 5th largest nation. The warm and charismatic culture of Brazil is known for amazing Carnaval celebrations, contagious sambas and soothing...
View ArticleHow can I save the planet?
Without trying to be a bit of a know-it-all here, the planet really does not need us to be saved. The planet is the molten rock with a thin peel around. This planet will be around until the sun...
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Ecosystem Restoration after Disaster: Hotlum Eco-Regeneration Camp and its...
As the climate crisis deepens, Ecosystem Restoration Camps sites are responding to increasing natural disasters in different ways. Today, we are highlighting Eco-Regeneration Camp Hotlum, California,...
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Regenerative Agriculture in the Amazon
EcoAraguaia Farm of the Future is a former cattle ranch in the Amazon rainforest with a big mission: to show the world how producing food, restoring nature, and creating livelihoods can go hand in...
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Remarkable, resilient jackfruit
Controversial species or clever catalyst for regeneration in the Atlantic Rainforest? ERC Sinal do Vale is developing a social enterprise that processes and commercializes green jackfruit as a model...
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Refugees & Restoration
What if we transform refugee camps into regenerative camps? The first weekend of June was special for many reasons. Not only was it World Environment Day, but also the official launch of the UN Decade...
View ArticleCall for a holistic fundable metric for ecosystem restoration
Picture a tree, picture it full of leaves and green. Remember the last time you sat beneath a tree, looked up at its crown, felt the wood… What did you feel? What if you are as nerdy as I am, and...
View ArticleThe 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 the future, I stumbled across...
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Global wildfires vs ecosystem restoration
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View ArticleOur friendly suggestions to the United Nations
The United Nations are about to start on a decade of Ecosystem Restoration. We have of course welcomed this decision, and we have offered the partnership of Ecosystem Restoration Camps worldwide to...
View ArticleEcosystem health and preventing future pandemics
In mid-December last year, in Wuhan, China, a new strain of coronavirus was contracted by a human for the first time. The virus was most likely transmitted from another animal species at one of the...
View ArticleAgave power: how a revolutionary agroforestry and grazing system in Mexico...
“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...
View ArticleJoin the Ecosystem Restoration movement
Dear Friends, I’m writing to update all those who have pledged to join as founding members on the latest developments of the Ecosystem Restoration Camps initiative. We are now able to collect the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Science volunteer, Reedsdale Regeneration (South Africa)
About Reedsdale Regeneration Located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, we are regenerating spekboom thicket, as well as dry grassland, and aiming to capture carbon. We are also...
View ArticleGabion Construction Expert (Mexico)
About Rancho Cacachilas Rancho Cacachilas is a solar-powered, self-sustaining adventure guest ranch located near La Paz in Southern Baja, Mexico, at the foot of the Sierra Cacachilas mountain range....
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Growing passion for the power of ecosystem restoration in Matera, Italy
Ecosystem Restoration Communities are committed to monitoring and improving ecosystems by measuring the effects that restoration approaches and interventions have on soil quality, biodiversity, and...
View ArticleCarbon Market Guide/Expert, Sitatunga-Kitale (Kenya)
About Sitatunga-Kitale Sitatunga-Kitale is an initiative of Community Alliance for Change (CAC), a Community Based Organization (CBO) that is based in Trans-Nzoia County of Western Kenya. The...
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Monitoring Renewal: Breathing life into the Appalachians
ERC Foundation M&E Coordinator Mick van Eck reflects on his time at Renew Appalachia in Kentucky, USA in June 2024 My brief visit to Renew Appalachia was unforgettable, filled with the kind of...
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From scarcity to abundance: The inspiring, regenerative journey of Habiba...
A large part of our planet is undergoing desertification, primarily because of increasing temperatures and prolonged droughts driven by climate change. And with land degradation intensified by harmful...
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