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Ecological Wastewater Treatment System in Mesopotamian Marshes of Southern Iraq receives Funding and First Phase Nears Completion

Eden in Iraq, Wastewater GardensApril 30, 2023979Views 0Likes 0Comments

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…

First Phase of Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Project Construction Begins!

Eden in Iraq, Wastewater GardensMarch 9, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

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 Jassim al-Asadi’s strong advocacy as the Managing Director of…

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…

Eden in Iraq Honored by UNESCO Global Citizens as One of 100 Outstanding Projects Worldwide

Wastewater GardensOctober 20, 20201KViews 0Likes 0Comments

We are proud to announce that our affiliated project, Eden in Iraq, has been featured on the UNESCO Global Citizens webpage as one of their top 100 projects across the globe. Meridel Rubenstein and the Eden in Iraq team, which includes Nature Iraq, the country’s premier environmental NGO, and Dr. Mark Nelson, Chairman of the Institute…

Eden Turned on its Side: Meridel Rubenstein Looks at Human Processes Across Time, Santa Fe

Uncategorized, Wastewater GardensSeptember 6, 2018947Views 0Likes 0Comments

Meridel Rubenstein, above left, latest exhibition Eden Turned on Its Side opens next week at Gerald Peters Projects in Santa Fe, Thursday, September 13th, 5-7pm. Over the course of her career, internationally renowned artist and University of New Mexico alumna Meridel Rubenstein creates photographic artworks that engage the natural world and investigate humanity’s place within nature. Eden Turned on Its Side looks…