Technical factsheets Display factsheets about : Sustainable agriculture Sustainable fishing Biodiversity conservation Sustainable technologies Inactive sectors The Fairmined label: promoting social and environmental responsibility in artisanal and small-scale mining At the international level, artisanal and small-scale mining organizations (ASMOs) have a major social, environmental and economic impact. The way gold is extracted ... Display factsheet 2013 - Excellent Development Sand dams Sand dams are the most cost-effective method of rainwater harvesting in drylands. Display factsheet 2013 - Geres Passive Solar Architecture Bioclimatic architecture seeks to tailor housing to its setting (climate and environment) and the inhabitants’ way of life. It can be used both to build new ... Display factsheet 2013 - Geres The Artificial Glacier The artificial glacier is a technique that allows vulnerable populations to adapt to climate change, in particular to a decline in water resources. The artificial ... Display factsheet 2011 - Entrepreneurs du Monde Project ‘A Women, a Stove, a Forest’ Thanks to the introduction of savings and specific credit services Entrepreneurs of the World facilitates access to improved cooking stoves and gas stoves, allowing ... Display factsheet 2011 - IDE Adaptable micro-irrigation iDE is developing a technology of micro-irrigation capable of adapting itself to all types of farming, even on terrains where the slope does not allow for ... Display factsheet 2009 - SOS Sahel The improved cook stove The improved cook stove is a recognized techniques to combat desertification. It allows a reduction in the consumption of fuelwood of 70 to 80%. Display factsheet 2009 - La Voûte Nubienne An ancestral construction technique The Association Voûte Nubienne (“the Nubian Arch Organization”) promotes an ancestral African technique for the construction of timberless vaulted roofs. Materials ... Display factsheet 2007 - Initiative Developpement Biogas Biogaz reservoirs work with human and animal waste, particularly pig litter. These waste products are collected in a digestion tank and produce methane gas. After a ... Display factsheet 2007 - Bolivia Inti The solar cooker Operating principle: sunlight shines through the glass. It is absorbed by the black surface and the cooking recipient, and converted into heat (greenhouse effect). ... Display factsheet 2007 - Geres Solar greenhouses Combining local know- how and passive solar architecture technique, GERES has developed a greenhouse suited to local conditions, which can be built from materials ... Display factsheet
