


Our sustainable forestry project in Puerto Rico suffered damage during Hurricane Maria. Our team has responded by raising money for relief effort by selling valuable hardwoods felled by the storm.



After forty years of service, the RV Heraclitus is mid-way through a complete rebuild in Roses, Spain. Help us complete this vision!


The Institute of Ecotechnics thinks and acts on a planetary scale. What drives our work is the realization that our current ecological crisis is the growing imbalance between “technosphere” and “biosphere.” This was why we at Ecotechnics set our goal to develop systems that harmonize eco and techno.
Ecotechnics Projects
Since 1973, Institute of Ecotechnics (I.E.) develops and applies innovative approaches to harmonizing technology and the global biosphere. Ecotechnics integrates two complementary fields of study: the ‘ecology of technics’ and the ‘technics of ecology’. The Institute of Ecotechnics convenes international conferences and workshops that bring together leading thinkers, scientists, explorers, artists and managers.
For the Biosphere 2 project, I.E. developed ecosystem management approaches and organized a series of international conferences on biospherics and project workshops to develop the scientific/engineering teams for design of the closed ecological system facility.
IE also consults to a range of innovative projects including: A rainforest reforestation project in Puerto Rico, an ocean-going ecological research ship, restoration of an over-grazed cattle and horse ranch in the tropical savannah of northwest Australia, organic orchard’s and regionally-adapted architecture in the high desert country of New Mexico, and an art gallery in London’s Bloomsbury district exhibiting contemporary artists from around the world.
Featured Articles
Birdwood Downs Changes Ownership | Expands R&D in Improved Pastures
Jack Burton acquires Birdwood Downs Station to develop and demonstrate new methods for sustainable...
NEWS: Biosphere 2
Celebrating Our Living Elders: John Allen, Pioneer in Biosphere Science, Shares His Vision and Dream for Planet Earth
Many astronauts when they first see the Earth from space are astounded by its beauty, falling in...
Read More‘Biosphere 2: Lessons & Relevance to Global Ecological Challenges’ with Dr. Mark Nelson & Sir Ghillean Prance
September 11th, 12:30 pm, Seminar Talk @ The Linnean Society of London Biosphere 2 was the world’s...
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RV Heraclitus
Research Vessel Heraclitus Update
This is a short two minute video update on the Heraclitus rebuild and forthcoming...
Read MoreResearch Vessel Heraclitus: World Ocean
Proud to help support the Institute of Ecotechnics ship, the Heraclitus, which has sailed over 250,000 nautical miles studying oceans, coral reefs, rivers, lakes, estuaries and exploring the origins and futures of human cultures since it was built by the Institute of Ecotechnics in 1975.
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