Biosphere Archives - Institute of Ecotechnics

Wastewater Garden to be built in Southern Iraq

Biosphere, Projects, Wastewater GardensSeptember 4, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

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…

Celebrating Our Living Elders: John Allen, Pioneer in Biosphere Science, Shares His Vision and Dream for Planet Earth

BiosphereOctober 16, 2020973Views 0Likes 0Comments

Many astronauts when they first see the Earth from space are astounded by its beauty, falling in love with her and forever changing their lives; it is called the Overview Effect. Since April 2020, the OneHome NGO has been using unique Earth images taken from one million miles away by NASA to create a spectacular…

‘Biosphere 2: Lessons & Relevance to Global Ecological Challenges’ with Dr. Mark Nelson & Sir Ghillean Prance

Biosphere, Synergetic Press, UncategorizedSeptember 25, 20181KViews 0Likes 0Comments

September 11th, 12:30 pm, Seminar Talk @ The Linnean Society of London Biosphere 2 was the world’s first experimental laboratory for global ecology. Sir Ghillean Prance, working with NY Botanic Gardens and Kew Gardens, designed the rainforest area of the facility, testing strategies that will be important in preserving rainforest diversity. Dr Mark Nelson was a…

British documentary about the creation of Biosphere 2

BiosphereSeptember 11, 2014949Views 0Likes 0Comments

1 Documentary Film “Will Apples Grow on Mars?“ Made in 1991, this remarkable film depicts the creation of Biosphere 2, the world’s first (and so far, only) totally sealed miniature world designed for long term human habitation. In 1991, four men and four women were locked inside Biosphere 2 as an experiment to see if they could survive for two…

John Allen, The New Bioeconomics Colloquium

Biosphere, Synergetic PressOctober 17, 20131KViews 0Likes 0Comments

John Allen, The New Bioeconomics Colloquium John Allen, inventor of Biosphere 2 talks at The New Bioeconomics Colloquium at Synergia Ranch in Santa Fe, July 2013.

Mark Nelson on “Life Under Glass”

BiosphereOctober 17, 20131KViews 0Likes 0Comments

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.86" background_layout="light"] Mark Nelson, one of the eight biospherians who lived in Biosphere 2 for two years, talks about his experience and the lessons he learned while living under glass at a colloquium at Synergia Ranch, July 2013. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

Biosphere 2 an Apparatus for New Science by Bill Dempster

Biosphere, ResearchApril 26, 2013965Views 0Likes 0Comments

Biosphere 2 An Apparatus For New Science Here is a video of the presentation Bill Dempster gave on Biosphere 2 at The University of New Mexico Civil Engineering seminar on March 27, 2013. synergeticpress.com

The Biospheric Academy

Biosphere, ProjectsMay 17, 2012957Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introducing The Biospheric Academy The Academia Biospherica is an International Alliance between the Institute of Ecotechnics, UK/US, Fundación de Actividades Biosféricas, Argentina; Fundaçao Matutu, Brazil; and Institute of Holistic Research, Spain. The Biosphere Academy provides innovative ecological restoration projects and intercultural education programs. In addition, Academia Biospherica offers several training programs within projects in six different countries and the…

Main Results from Biosphere 2 presented by Allen, Dempster & Nelson at the Santa Fe Institute

BiosphereFebruary 8, 2012944Views 0Likes 0Comments

Here is a video of the presentation given by Global Ecotechnics directors at the Santa Fe Institute Colloquium on Thursday, July 15, 2010 on "Biosphere 2: Cutting-Edge Laboratory for Biospherics, Closed Ecological System and Sustainable / Recycling Technologies Research," by: John Allen, William Dempster and Mark Nelson, Introduction by: Doyne Farmer, SFI Abstract The talk presented the challenges…