Here are the real life, 'learning by doing' Inspire stories relating to projects engaged in protecting or enriching the natural or built Environment around the world. Click on the links on the left of the page for more stories. Do you have a story about how Environmental conservation or enrichment is helping to make people's lives better or do you know of a project working in this area of expertise? Then why not help to inspire and encourage others by sending the story by email to Libby Brayshaw. |
Doornkop Community Environmental Organisation - Khethekile Mbatha - Founder Director - Vision - To encourage communities to create and share the vision that balances environmental, economic and social needs, to be vibrant organisation aiming to ensure sustainable community development programmes
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The Eden Project in Cornwall UK must be one of the most audacious and inspiring realizations of a dream in recent times. In his book 'eden', Tim Smit describes in detail the birth pains of this dream, the almost blind faith that kept the project afloat against all the odds and the energy and commitment of a multi-disciplinary team of visionaries, botanists, architects, engineers, artists and financiers.
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'We are running this as a corporation, so it is not charity. In order to run a successful business, you need to have commitment, or it won't go well. However, we don't feel the need to make a big profit, so by giving the locals back the profit made from their resources, we are aiming for community regeneration.' Noah Susami is a model of social entrepreneurship.