A compilation of stand-out eco practices from the world over shared by Wiproites

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THE BISHNOIS

A communitythat took on anempire for their

trees and animals.

Illustration-LiannaDias

TheBishnois area natureworshipingcommunityfrom theMarwarregionof Rajasthan,India. }

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DEV VANSA cultural device to conservethe ecology in Uttaranchal.

Illustration-SylvesterPradeep

Uttaranchal orUttarakhandis the27th stateof theRepublic of India,carvedout of thestate of UttarPradesh.}

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SAHYADRINISARGA MITRAProtecting endangeredspecies.

Illustration-VarshaDeshikar

Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra isanNGO workingon theconservationof manyendangeredspecies inthe

WesternGhatsand alongthe coastlinesof Maharashtra,India.}

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WATER IS THE REAL WEALTHThe DHAN community action.

Illustration-TusharBarman

DHAN isa New Delhi basedNGOworkingwith thefarmersi nTamil Nadu,India tocreate water-usersassociations.}

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tanks

farm


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HIVRE BAZAARA role model in self sustainability.

Illustration-ShibenMoitra

HivreBazaar, isa small villageof about217householdsinthe AhmednagarDistrictof Maharashtra,India. }

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SHABDOA merger ofland and heartsspreads light.


Shabdois a small villageontheBihar-Jharkhandborder,India.}

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FUROSHIKIThe art of wrappinga world of goodness.


Furoshiki derivesthename from theEdo periodpracticeof usingwrappingclothto bundleclothes whileat thesent or public baths.}

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value

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Illustration-KunalVijayendra

Anaccidental stumble byMohammed Dilawaron thedecliningnumbersof housesparrowsin Britainled

tooneof themostdoggedstrugglesto savethehousesparrowsin India.

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Johadsare ingenioustraditional methodsof collectingand storingwater andreplenishingground waterlevels inthe Aravalli regionof Rajasthan.}

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Illustration-KunalVijayendra

Foundinmostpartsof SoutheastAsia,thebanana isanintegral part of manyculturesandmanycuisines.}

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THESILENT VALLEYConservation versusdevelopment?


TheSilentValleyinKerala is oneof thefew placesin Indiadevoidof humanhabitation.}

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VEDANTANGALA great example of symbiosis with nature.

Illustration-SripadKulkarniTheVedantangal BirdSanctuary inthe Kanchipuram districtof Tamil Nadu,India

isa thrivingbird sanctuarysituated just90 km from Chennai.}

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RAJASTHANBuilding the worlds biggest solar kitchen.


Accordingto a BBC WorldServiceTV program,duringthe intensesummermonthsthe outputof thesolar cookerin Rajasthan,India hasbeen sufficientto cook 38,500 mealsper day.

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THE EDEN PROJECTGreen agriculture & farming.


TheEdenProject isthe worldslargestgreenhouse,housingplantsfrom all aroundtheworld andan extremelypopularvisitorattraction inthe UnitedKingdom.

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Camanchacasorfogsoccurinthearid coastal areasof Peru andChile,SouthAmerica.

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Seawatergreenhouseshavebeen successfullyusedto producefreshwater andcultivate cropsonCanaryIsland of Tenerifeand onAl-Aryam IslandinAbu Dhabi inthe UnitedArab Emirates.}

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BAKERS ARCHITECTURELaurie Bakers sustainable,organic architecture.


Themost influential of modernarchitects,Laurie Bakerhas leftanindelible impressiononyoung architectsand theKerala Tourism industry,India. }

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Thefarmersof Sarstunin Guatemala andOlanchitoin Honduras,Brazil havegivenup theirtraditional waysof cultivationto

follow themore environmentfriendlyInga alleycroppingmethod.

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INGA ALLEYCULTIVATIONThe Americans learnto save the rainforests.


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MADIREPALLI FARMERSShare more than water with their neighbors.

Illustration-SendilC

Madirepalli,a small villagein theAnantapurdistrictof Andhra Pradesh,India isalso knownfori tsgroundnuts. }

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FUKUOKA FARMINGReturning to nature.


Masanobu Fukuoka,a Japanesemicrobiologistwas oneof thepioneersof no-till graincultivationand hissystem isreferredto asFukuoka Farming.}

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unique

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ENABAVIThe blueprintfor an ideal world.


Enabavi,a small villagein theWarangal districtof Andhra Pradeshhascreatedhistoryof sortsbybecomingthefirstvillageinIndia togofullyorganic.}

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Terra preta isa mixtureof charcoal,boneand manure,a dark,fertileanthropogenic soil foundonlyintheAmazonianBasin.

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CURITIBAA runaway success ineco-friendly transport system.

Illustration-ShibenMoitra

Curitiba isthe capital cityof theBrazilianstateof Paran andaccording tosome,

thebestplacetoliveinBrazil.

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Bus flexibthrouimprelimi


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RAINWATER

HARVESTINGA simple andeffective methodof water conservationfor our cities.


Chennai isthecapital cityof Tamil Nadu andpossiblyoneof theearliestcitiesin thecountry tohave maderainwaterharvesting mandatory.}

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Fukuoka issituatedontheislandofKysh,Japanandisknownforitsgreenspacesina metropolitansetting.}

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FREIBURGA model for carfree living.


Freiburgim Breisgau isa cityinBaden-Wrttemberg,Germany.Locatedin theextreme South-Westof thecountry, Freiburgstraddles

theDreisam River,at thefoot of theSchlossberg.}

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HELSINKIThe energyefficient city.


Helsinki,thecapital of Finlandiskeenonbuildinganenergyefficient system thatmakes optimum useof theheatand energyproducedby theDistrict HeatingSystem.

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EAST KOLKATA WETLANDSA flourishing resource recycling system.

Illustration-VarshaDeshikarEastKolkata Wetlands,India isa

complexworldof naturalandman-madewetlands.

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Story Name:

Acommunity that took on an empire for theirtrees and animals.

Author/Location/Country: PS Narayan - Bengaluru, India

References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishnois

Illustrators: Lianna Dias - Bengaluru, India

Story Name: DEV VANSAcultural device to conserve the ecology inUttaranchal.

Author/Location/Country: Sudipta Ghosh - Kolkata, India

References: http://www.activeremedy.org.uk/pages/files/other/Dev_Vans_for_conserving_ecology.pdf

Illustrators: Sylvester Pradeep

Story Name: SAHAYADRI NISARGA MITRAProtecting endangered species.

Author/Location/Country: Kirti Azad - Greater Noida, India

References: http://www.ioseaturtles.org/UserFiles/Image/SeaTurtleConservation_India_chapter1.pdf

Illustrators: Varsha Deshikar

Story Name: WATER IS THE REALWEALTHThe DHAN community action.


References: www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/2201

Illustrators: Tushar Barman

Story Name: HIVRE BAZAARArole model in self sustainability.

Author/Location/Country: Veena Padmanabhan - Gurgaon, India

References: http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/Hirve.htm

Illustrators: Shiben Moitra

Story Name: SHABDOAmerger of land and hearts spreads light.


References: http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/34087/,http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1841778_1841782_1841791,00.html


BISHNOIS Story Name:The art of wrapping a world of goodness.

Author/Location/Country: Veena Padmanabhan - Gurgaon, India

References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furoshiki

Illustrators: Lianna Dias

Story Name: SAVING THE INDIAN SPARROWIts happening at Nasik, India.


References: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1841778_1841782_1841791,00.html

Illustrators: Kunal Vijayendra

Story Name: JOHAD REVIVES WITH WATERAn age old practice comes to the rescue.


References: http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Citation/CitationSinghRaj.htm


Story Name: THE BANANATREEThe marvel of South Asia.

Author/Location/Country: Bableen Johal - Bengaluru, India

References: http://www.indianetzone.com/4/banana_tree.htm


Story Name: THE SILENT VALLEYConservation versus development?

Author/Location/Country: Gopi Govinda Acharya - Kochi, India

References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Valley_National_Park


Story Name: VEDANTANGALAgreat example of symbiosis with nature.

Author/Location/Country: Narasimhan PLL - Chennai, India

References: http://www.auroville.org/journals&media/avtoday/jan_2002/nature_watch.htm

Illustrators: Sripad Kulkarni

FUROSHIKI

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Sustainable cities.

Story Name:

Arunaway success in eco-friendly transport system.


References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curitiba

Illustrators: Shiben Moitra

Story Name: RAINWATER HARVESTINGA simple and effective method of water conservation

for our cities.

Author/Location/Country: Narasimhan PLL - Chennai, India

References: http://www.chennaimetrowater.tn.nic.in/rwh/rainwaterwhy.htm


Story Name: FUKUOKAAwater conservation conscious city.


References: http://www.bestpractices.org/bpbriefs/watesan.htmlIllustrators: Sendil C

Story Name: FREIBURGAmodel for car free li ving.


References: http://bruteforcecollaborative.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/ freiburg-a-model-of-sustainability/

Illustrators: Sendil C

Story Name: HELSINKIThe energy efficient city.

Author/Location/Country: PS Narayan- Bengaluru, India

References: http://www.c40cities.org/bestpractices/energy/helsinki_heating.jsp


Story Name: EAST KOLKATAWETLA NDSAflourishing resource recycling system.

Author/Location/Country: Mehala Kumar - Bangalore, India

References: http://www.wwfindia.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/freshwater_wetlands/our_work/ramsar_sites/east_calcutta


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