This extract looks into sustainable management in an arid environment (suitable to section 4 of the course). It looks at an eco-village sized at 99 acres which is situated near Hura in Israel in the arid plains, northeast of the Negev desert.
The project aims to establish an ecological farm that can become "a model for sustainable, community-based agricultural enterprise" in an arid environment, introducing both fauna and flora to the area as well as renewable energy.
Not only is the eco-village showing a sustainable way of farming in an arid environment it is also offering education and jobs for the 10,000 Bedouin lives from the surrounding towns in the area. The scheme intends on keeping cultural existence through the development; with the beauty of the project being its ability to bring prosperity, be it for sheep herders or for women developing indigenous cosmetics (sourced from the link below).
All this information links into sustainable management giving a clear example of what is being done in an arid environment.
Link: http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=301757
J.Skirrow
The project aims to establish an ecological farm that can become "a model for sustainable, community-based agricultural enterprise" in an arid environment, introducing both fauna and flora to the area as well as renewable energy.
Not only is the eco-village showing a sustainable way of farming in an arid environment it is also offering education and jobs for the 10,000 Bedouin lives from the surrounding towns in the area. The scheme intends on keeping cultural existence through the development; with the beauty of the project being its ability to bring prosperity, be it for sheep herders or for women developing indigenous cosmetics (sourced from the link below).
All this information links into sustainable management giving a clear example of what is being done in an arid environment.
Link: http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=301757
J.Skirrow
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