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An Earth Food Inc project in Nationwide, New Zealand 
Updated in May
In June this year Earth Food Inc will be hosting a two week visit from the world renowned soils ecologist, Dr Christine Jones. In 2001 Christine received a Community Fellowship Award from Land and Water Australia. The LWA Program was designed to ‘provide recognition to individuals with an outstanding track ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, ETS, Food, Water
A FISCHE° project in Hanoi, Vietnam 
Updated in May
Bert Aldridge from FISCHE° recently returned from a NextPlays workshop in Hanoi. Organized and hosted by the World Bank Institute, the intent of the workshop was to introduce a tool for building understanding and engagement about sustainable development in Vietnam - you guessed it, NextPlays. It was an amazing experience, not ...
Premium project about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Green energy, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty & Development, Smart Growth, Transport, Water
A Methane Reduction Ltd, INULINZ Ltd and more project in Christchurch, New Zealand
Updated in April
To grow a highly productive, low input crop on marginal land to yield new, healthy food products with a low GI, and to produce GF flour. To do this we are developing new agricultural machinery and a new processing (extraction) technology. This technology can be used to process waste vegetables ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Food, Health, Permaculture
A Methane Reduction Ltd, INULINZ Ltd and more project in Christchurch, New Zealand
Updated in April
Using dietary modification, to lessen the rate of production of methane from the rumen in cows.
Project about Agriculture & Food
A Sustainable Living Education Trust project in 25+ areas across New Zealand - Clutha to Far North, New Zealand
Updated in March
Here in New Zealand we are gathering, publishing and discussing information that will help households to reduce their carbon impact - our target is 10% in 2010 compared to 2009. It's possible to make a different through travel, shopping and food choices, home insulation and heating, also waste reduction. Sustainable ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Consumerism, Emissions, Energy Saving, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Solar, Transition Towns, Transport, Travel, Water
Wairarapa, New Zealand
Updated last month
Director-domegrown.This is kiwi ingenuity our design and we manufacture.We are looking for any offers of help, even a business mentor we know we have an awesome product and that it will eventually create a huge difference on the environment and the way protect our climate.We just need ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Organic, Poverty & Development
New Zealand
Updated in May
Good magazine started a Kiwi shopping guide for everyone seeking green, ethical or sustainable products - from grocery and fashion products to travel and footwear.
Project about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Finance & Money, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, marketing, Media, Organic, Water
Nationwide, New Zealand
Updated in April
September 1st 2010 is National Permaculture Day! Nationwide actions on the day, all for free! Please send us your local events, ideas and suggestions.... Hold a street party, plant a tree, hold a tour of your home/property highlighting how you have integrated Permaculture ethics and principles into your lifestyles ...
Project about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Art & Culture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Carbon Sequestration, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Food, Green energy, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Organic, Permaculture, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Recycling, Smart Growth, Solar, Transition Towns, Transport, Travel, Water, Weather
Auckland, New Zealand
Updated in April
Urban Pantry is looking for buildings in central Auckland that would like to have a garden on their rooftop. We're also looking for sponsors to provide materials to help groups of central city apartment-dwellers get started on urban gardening.
Project about Agriculture & Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Organic, Permaculture
New Zealand
Updated in February
In 2006 the Grove Mill winery in Marlborough became the first certified carbon neutral winery in the world. Its owners, the New Zealand Wine Company (NZWC), achieved Landcare Research’s carboNZeroCert TM certification for their vineyards and production of wines at Grove Mill, and for freight of the wine to ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Art & Culture, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior
Opotiki, New Zealand
Updated in January
The green benefits of forming fish growing reefs close to boat launching areas are many: Fishermen use significantly less petrol getting to where fish are. Simpler near shore fishing boats can be used. The fishing is action packed, fun and produces a greater diversity of species. Smaller catches can be ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Carbon Sequestration, Environment & Wildlife, Health, Water
Global, New Zealand
Updated in November 2009
Causing global change one meal at a time. What we eat locally makes a difference globally. Our mouth is about as local as it gets, so that seems like a good place to start climate changing. Maybe leadership begins with what goes into our mouths, not with what comes out ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Economics, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Genetic Modification, Green energy, Health, Industry & Business, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Recycling, Transport, Water
(a good idea here, is a good idea anywhere), New Zealand
Updated in November 2009
We have been trying to drum up support for the concept of carbon neutral supermarket sections. This would then give organisations a market imperative to measure, offset and reduce their carbon emissions. It is part of a bigger picture of in regards to a concept of carbon accounting that we ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Consumerism, Emissions, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior
Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Updated in October 2009
I am an organic grower and am keen to find an industrial designer to help finalise the design of a solar powered dehydrator. I am taken by Cradle-to-Cradle design concept and would like to talk to someone of like mind. I foresee 3 sizes - commercial orchard, lifestyler, household. Last season ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Clean Technologies, Design, Food, Organic, Permaculture, Solar
Wellington, New Zealand
Updated in November 2008
Biomimicry produces solutions for daily life that mimic what goes on in Nature. Janine Benyus has an amazing presentation about this which she gave at the TED convention in the US. We have a copy of this presentation on "The Science" section of our website. In New Zealand, the worlds ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Environment & Wildlife, Organic
Christchurch, New Zealand
Updated in August 2008
Eco-my-flat is a four-week competition and workshop programme aimed at helping university students save money and become more eco-friendly. The competition aims to promote sustainable student lifestyles, with a workshop each week covering the themes of energy, waste, transport and consumption. The workshops, run by a professional facilitator, addressed specific ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Education, Energy Saving, Food, Recycling, Transport
New Zealand
Updated in July 2008
Transition Towns are starting in over 50 towns in NZ. Groups are addressing the twin challenges of peak oil and climate change and are finding they have collective genius beyond their imagination. Food and energy resilience are often the focus but actually when oil peaks and is no longer cheap ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Energy Saving, Recycling, Water, Weather
Marlborough, New Zealand
Updated in June 2008
The Wairau, one of the world's few remaining braided rivers,is threatened by an out-dated hydro generation scheme. STWR Inc. is appealing this decision. Of all possible alternative generation projects this is the most environmentally damaging.
Project about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Water
New Zealand
Updated in June 2008
Appalachian Offsets is a voluntary Carbon Offset program to combat global climate change through local renewable energy and efficiency projects in Western North Carolina. We encourage people to first reduce the amount of greenhouse gas they produce but this is an opportunity to reduce their impact by supporting projects that ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Education
Marlborough, New Zealand
Updated in April 2008
Queen Charlotte Wilderness Park is an isolated peninsula in the Marlborough Sounds. Originally a large sheep station the property is now dedicated to “the business of saving our environment”. Ron Marriott of Queen Charlotte Wilderness Park says, “We have two goals – the first is to work with landowners to encourage ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Carbon Sequestration, Consumerism, Environment & Wildlife
Christchurch, New Zealand
Updated in August 2007
Orana Wildlife Trust is a registered charitable trust operating both Orana Wildlife Park and Southern Encounter Aquarium & Kiwi House in Christchurch, NZ. The trust achieves over 90% of its income through gate takings - the rest is from grants, donations and sponsorships.
Project about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Deforestation, Environment & Wildlife
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Wellington, New Zealand
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