Biodiversity in South America: The Trésor Project
The Trésor Foundation was founded in 1995 by enthusiastic and committed individuals at the University of Utrecht, the Dutch, French and U.S. branches of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Dutch business community. The Foundation’s mission is: to conserve biodiversity and develop sustainable land use in a way that is equally beneficial to all the parties directly and indirectly [...]
The South Nyírség Bioenergy Project – with updates
The South Nyírség region in the North-Eastern part of Hungary was traditionally an agricultural area, renowned for its tobacco and apple production. Since the transition in 1990, local agriculture has gradually lost its importance. Apple export to the Soviet market has stopped, tobacco production has dropped and other agricultural activities are hindered by the relatively low quality of soil. Today [...]
Fuel Efficient Stoves for People in Darfur
In the fall of 2005, Berkeley scientist Ashok Gadgil was asked by the U.S. Government to try to find a solution to a grave problem facing Darfuri families in displacement camps: women had to walk as long as seven hours, three to five times per week to find firewood. In response, he and his colleagues and the women of Darfur [...]