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 weighs about 60…
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 construction has begun of its “Eden in Iraq” ecological water remediation project in the Mesopotamian marshes in…
August 10th 2021 was an historic day. We reached a significant milestone in our ten year effort to realize the Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden at El Chibaish in the southern Iraq marshes. We signed an agreement with the Center for Restoration of Iraqi Marshes and Wetlands (CRIMW) to implement the first stage of our…
Jack Burton acquires Birdwood Downs Station to develop and demonstrate new methods for sustainable pasture management
Derby, West Australia – Birdwood Downs Station (4500 acres) was developed in 1978 by the Institute of Ecotechnics as a pastoral enrichment demonstration project. Under the vision and leadership of Robyn Tredwell, John Allen and Mark Nelson, improved pasture was…
Since 1974, the Institute has organised annual international conferences to bring together creative thinkers on topics of basic and cutting‐edge interest to scientists, artists, and project initiators. Our new conference series focuses on exploration. This year’s conference will be a multi‐disciplinary meeting looking at the Mediterranean region from the geologic, biomic, cultural and technospheric…
