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 the “technosphere” and “biosphere.” This was why we set our goal to develop systems where technology is designed to work in harmony with the ecology.
The ship has it’s biggest voyage yet. The EcoTechnic team has vowed to dedicate the ship for critical ocean research in an effort to mitigate and report on the climate crisis.
In order for us to continue our research we need to raise $175,000 in funds to complete the last phase of our rebuild; sealing the ship to get it sea-ready once more!
Retreat & Conference Center
Publishing
Farm & Orchards
Transvangarde gallery in London
Built in 1975, sailed over 270,000 nautical miles
Eye on the Rainforest, Puerto Rico
Wastewater Garden Project
Biospheric Studies and Transdisciplinary Practices Around the Globe
After a number of years of rebuilding the ship in its cocoon in Rosés, Spain, the Heraclitus has at last a new hull! The R/V Heraclitus is one of a handful of larger sailing vessels in the world with a ferrocement hull. 84 feet in length, the new hull of the ship...
Ecological Wastewater Treatment System in Mesopotamian Marshes of Southern Iraq receives Funding from the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources and First Phase Nears Completion The Institute of Ecotechnics and Nature Iraq, NGO, are pleased to announce that...
With the support of the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources, work began early February 2023 to implement the first phase of the Eden in Iraq WWG project, 10,000 sq. meters (2.5 acres) of our 29,500 sq. meter (7.3 acres) site. This accomplishment is largely due to...
Dream No Small Dream - Deep Roots This is an excerpt from October Gallery's 40th anniversary book entitled Dream No Small Dream. By Dr. Mark Nelson Co-founder and Chairman, Institute of Ecotechnics, Biosphere 2 crew member (1991 – 1993). PhD, Environmental...
The Institute of Ecotechnics is a registered USA non-profit 501(c)(3) Corporation Nº 74-3177755, as well as a registered charity in United Kingdom Nº 1081259.
