Bhutan the country that prides itself on the development of 'Gross National Happiness' rather than GNP. This attitude pervades education, government, proclamations by royalty and politicians alike, and in the daily life of Bhutanese people. Strong adherence and respect for a royal family and Buddhism, mean the people generally follow what they are told and taught. There are of course contradictions between the modern and tradional world more often seen in urban rather than rural contexts. Phallic images of huge penises adorn the traditional homes, surrounded by animal spirits; Gross National Penis. Slow development, and fending off the modern world, television only introduced ten years ago, the lack of intrusive tourism, as tourists need to pay a daily minimum entry of $250, ecotourism for the rich, leaves a relatively unworldly populace, but with very high literacy, good health service and payments to peasants to not kill wild animals, or misuse forest, enables sustainable development and protects the country's natural heritage. Whilst various hydro-electric schemes, cash crops including apples, pull in import revenue, and Bhutan is helped with aid from the international community. Its population is only a meagre 700,000. Indian and Nepalese workers carry out the menial road and construction work.

The Green School (Bali) is one of a kind in Indonesia. It is a private, kindergarten to secondary International school located along the Ayung River near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The school buildings are of ecologically-sustainable design made primarily of bamboo, also using local grass and mud walls. There are over 600 students coming from over 40 countries with a percentage of scholarships for local Indonesian students. The impressive three-domed "Heart of School Building" is 60 metres long and uses 2500 bamboo poles. The school also utilizes renewable building materials for some of its other needs, and almost everything, even the desks, chairs, some of the clothes and football goal posts are made of bamboo. The educational focus is on ecological sustainability. Subjects taught include English, mathematics and science, including ecology, the environment and sustainability, as well as the creative arts, global perspectives and environmental management. This educational establishment is unlike other international schools in Indonesia. Renewable energy sources, including solar power and hydroelectric vortex, provide over 50% of the energy needs of the school. The school has an organic permaculture system and prepares students to become stewards of the environment. The school was founded by John and Cynthia Hardy in 2008.

Harvesting at Sky Greens Sky Greens is a pioneering adventure in vertyical farming, one of the first of its kind, founded by Daniel Chea. World’s first low carbon hydraulic water-driven, tropical vegetable urban vertical farm, using green urban solutions to achieve enhanced green sustainable production of safe, fresh and delicious vegetables, using minimal land, water and energy resource Locally grown vegetables in Singapore currently constitute only 7% of local consumption. Demand for local vegetables exceeds supply. Singaporeans trust the quality, freshness and safety of local vegetables, grown using good agricultural practice under the supervision of the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore. The A-Go-Gro vertical systems which are 9m in height (3 storeys), housed in protected-outdoor green houses, allow tropical leafy vegetables to be grown all year round at significantly higher yields (than traditional growing methods) that are safe, of high quality, fresh and delicious. Green urban technologies are used on the farm, which is easy and environmentally friendly to operate and maintain. Patented low carbon hydraulic water-driven green technology. Soil-mix, fertilizers and water are controlled. Modular A-frame structures for easy installation & maintenance. Outdoor green houses, which use abundant sunlight in the tropics throughout the year. Green technology is used to achieve the 3R ( reduce, reuse and recycle)

Exterior of the Pasona Building, showing plants and trees on the outside surface of the building, in Otemachi district central Tokyo The Pasona building in central Tokyo is nine storeys high structure incorprating an urban farm where all of the food grown inside is harvested, prepared and served on-site in the cafeterias. The employees are encouraged to look after the vegetables and plants, which are on every floor and in social and public areas. The Pasona company is headquartered in the Ōtemachi district of Tokyo, and is the second-largest staffing company in Japan Employees are taught to be actively engaged with the farming through both a visual intervention in their busy lifestyle and educational programs focusing on farming methods and practices that are common in Japan. There are also eduicational boards and publicity about sustainability and environmental issues on the ground floor.

Azuma Makoto in his flower workshop. Born in 1976. Flower Artist. Azuma Makoto has been in the flower business since 2002, and is an owner of the haute-couture floral shop, “JARDINS des FLEURS” in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo. He started his career as a flower artist from 2005. Also, for 2-year limited period from April 2007 to March 2009, he ran a private gallery “AMPG” in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Tokyo, to exhibit his private works. Later in 2009, he found an experimental laboratory “Azuma Makoto Kaju Kenkyusho” (abbr. AMKK; meaning Azuma Makoto Botanical Research Institute) and ever since then, he has been expanding art activities pursuing infinitive potential of plants. Every activity of Azuma Makoto focuses on elevating value of flowers and plants by finding unique and mysterious forms that they possess. Respecting the existence of nature and keeping its dignity, he converts and expresses these beautiful elements to aesthetic level of artwork.

Michelangelo Pistoletto portrait against his artistic work The artist (born 25 June 1933) is an Italian painter, action and object artist, and art theorist. Pistoletto is acknowledged as one of the main representatives of the Italian Arte Povera. His work mainly deals with the subject matter of reflection and the unification of art and everyday life in terms of a Gesamtkunstwerk In 1996, he founded the art city Cittadelarte – Fondazione Pistoletto in a discarded textile factory near Biella. Its objective, in brief, is “to inspire and produce a responsible change in society by means of creative ideas and projects.” Nowadays Pistoletto is particularly concerned with environmental issues, and to develop awareness about using only what we need and to create awareness about over consumption.

Affordable housing India. Apartments from 500 to 1000 square feet, for families earning around $200 to $300 USD dollars per month. The monthly mortgage payment starts at approximately 5000 rupees, approximately $100 dollars per month. Payment term is over 20 years. Apartment blocks built by Garg Group in Ghaziabad, a suburb outside Delhi.

Eric, Ikuko and Yulis Lenté pictured in their "passive home" with enough wood to comfortably heat their home for ± one month during winter. They only need to use wood when there is no sunlight for a period of several days. Even in winter cold of -10 degrees, the sun's rays are sufficient to heat the ultra-low-energy house. A "Maison Passive", Les Yvelines, near Paris, France. Home of Eric and Ikuko Lente and their children Anakin and Yulis. Only need ten small sacks of wood to help heat the house over a whole winter period, otherwise the house is heated by the sun's rays through the windows, and is virtually self-sufficient. Windows are triple glazed and doors triple stepped for optimum insulation. Hot water is made by natural convection roof panels through solar water heating. The house uses so little energy that the family sells electricity from solar panels€2000 to the grid. The house is entirely insulated and covered in wood inside and out. Flat roof is covered in Sedum plants for ecological, insulative and drainage. All solar, heat exchange and water controls are easily accessed inside the house. The term passive house (Passivhaus in German) refers to a rigorous, voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, reducing its ecological footprint. It results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling. Passive design is not an attachment or supplement to architectural design, but a design process that is integrated with architectural design. Une maison passive est un bâtiment économe en énergie. Les pertes de chaleur sont tellement limitées qu’un faible apport de chauffage est suffisant. La puissance d’un fer à repasser (+- 2000 W), permet de chauffer confortablement une maison pendant l’hiver ! Pendant l’été, les pare-soleils évitent la surchauffe de l’habitation. Une maison passive consomme en moyenne 4 fois moins d’énergie.

One of the successes of Barefoot is the installation of drinking water wells independent from State water systems..Barefoot College Tilonia, started by Bunker Roy in the 1970s. An organisation based upon creating economic self-empowerment and sustainable development initiatives, and self-sufficiency, for communities in the rural desert of Rajasthan, India. Energy autonomy with solar power capacitors, parabolic mirrors for cooking, solar powered water heating, and battery lanterns. Freshwater and irrigation through wells and desalination. A multitude of other economic initiatives run by grassroots Indian people, mainly women, where those who participate in, run the projects themselves. Many of them local lower castes, some physically handicapped, most with no paper qualifications, with support from others who gave up high flying money-making careers to be involved in working with poor rural communities. Mico-industries include solar lanterns, electric circuitry and lighting, crafts, textiles, children's toys, and sanitary towels. Also much emphasis on local and oral communications, radio, and puppetry. Now recognised internationally providing an educational resource most often directed towards communities of rural women worldwide.

Hinano Murphy, Directrice Station Gump Berkeley explaining to children about sea wildlife, Moorea, French Polynesia Un nouveau regard sur la Polynesie Francaise. Dynamisation, collaborations, innovation, developpment resources, economie, entreprises et organismes polyesiennes, endemisme terrestre et marin, biodiversite, biomolecules, biotechnologies, endemisme terrestre et marin, energies renouvelables, preservation durables, climat tropical, alternatives a l'utilisation de produits chimiques, transformation agroalimentaires, usages traditionnels des plantes, utilisation des plantes endemiques en cosmetique et en medecine, aquaculture performante et durable, valorisation des dechets, outre mer et la zone pacifique, technologies innovantes, synergies, culture, traditions, technologique et scientifique, collaborations, stimulation, production et realization, protection, transformation, diversite, pharmocopee, experimentation, autonomie, espace naturels et eco-tourisme,

Baby leatherback turtle, turtle clinic, Clinique Tortu, Te Mana o Te moanu, Hotel Intercontinental, Moorea, French Polynesia

Teahupoo extraordinary surf conditions, the best for 25 years on record, with heavy swell brought the world's best surfers from all over the planet, facing difficult conditions grievous injuries and even death, to surf the high waves off the coral reef. Surf hors Recife, Teahupo'o, Presque-ile, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Teahupoo extraordinary surf conditions, the best for 25 years on record, with heavy swell brought the world's best surfers from all over the planet, facing difficult conditions grievous injuries and even death, to surf the high waves off the coral reef. Surf hors Recife, Teahupo'o, Presque-ile, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Feb 2, 2013. Prais, France. Lutherie Urbaine Workshop atelier with volunteers who make instruments using recycled materials and objects recuperated from urban waste. They make all sorts of different classical and folk instruments with correct tonality which are used by professional musicians. Concerts and shows are presented worldwide to a range audiences and public. Lutherie Urbaine - créations musicales et fabrication d'instruments insolites, concerts, expositions, ateliers tout public. Volunteers Laurence Such and Amandine Huret making instruments for a steel band from recycled metal tins

Autonomous vehicle which drives itself; the driving does not need to steer the vehicle. War museum, Invalides, Paris, France Partnership between Valeo and Safran in automobiles and flying machines since 2013, developing various forms of new technology from autonomous cars which drive themself; 3D parking vision showing the car and its immediate surrounds in a live view. Various forms of surveillance from heat seeking visionary devices to 3D live-viewing in both drones and land based vehicles. Auto et défense: premiers aboutissements du partenariat entre Valeo et Safran. Voitures du futur, drones capables de davantage détecter des obstacles: l'équipementier automobile Valeo et le groupe d'aéronautique Safran. Technologie de Safran dans les voitures de Valeo et il y aura beaucoup de technologie de Valeo dans les produits à la fois aéronautiques, militaires et de sécurité de Safran

"JOSEPHINE POUR LA BEAUTÉ DES FEMMES". Lucia Iraci, fondatrice de l'association Joséphine pour la Beauté des Femmes. L'association est née en décembre 2006 d'un constat alarmant : 80 % des personnes pauvres sont des femmes, les plus vulnérables étant les moins de 25 ans et les plus de 45 ans, beaucoup d'entre elles, il est difficile de travailler, de se loger ou même d'élever ses enfants. Comme il est alors très compliqué pour ces femmes de dépenser leur argent et leur temps pour prendre soin d'elles. Au fur et à mesure, ces femmes perdent confiance en elles et s'isolent aussi bien professionnellement que socialement. Le Salon Social Joséphine est un lieu de partage qui, au-delà des soins de beauté pratiqués, leur offre un soutien moral permanent afin qu'elles se réintègrent dans les meilleures conditions: Lucia Iraci, fondatrice de l'association Joséphine pour la Beauté des Femmes en exterieur de Salon a Barbes, Paris

The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway. Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others. Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need

Blooming Green Flowers Kent. General views across the flower farm Jen is the owner at 'Blooming Green Flowers'. She runs the farm with her partner Bek. Blooming Green Flowers is a British flower farm is near Marden Kent, south of Maidstone, not far from London. Wedding parties come to collect their flowers, typically on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday morning. In the summer, on Friday afternoons families, everyone, from the very young to old come to pick flowers. Cost £10 a container. British local flowers, grown nearby, count for around 10% of the UK market, traveling less than a tenth of their foreign counterparts which are often flown in from abroad. Nearly 90% of the flowers sold in the UK are actually imported, and many travel over 3000 miles. Local flower farms help biodiversity, providing food and habitat to a huge variety of wildlife, insects including butterflies, bugs, and bees. Often local flower farmers prefer to grow organic rather than using pesticides. British flowers bloom all the year around, even in the depths of winter, and there are local flower farms throughout the country. Many people like the idea of the just picked from the garden look, and come to flower farms throughout Britain to pick their own for weddings, parties and garden fetes. Others come for the joy of a day out in the countryside with their family. Often a bride and her family will come to pick the flowers for her own wedding, some even plant the seeds earlier in the year.

Chief Almir Narayamogo, with his apple computer, the other holds a gps reciever, they are mapping in the Surui territory, primary rainforest interior. An Amazonian tribal chief Almir Narayamogo, leader of 1350 Surui Indians in Rondônia, near Cacaol, Brazil, with a $100,000 bounty on his head, is fighting for the survival of his people and their forest, and using the world’s modern hi-tech tools; computers, smartphones, Google Earth and digital forestry surveillance. So far their fight has been very effective, leading to a most promising and novel result. In 2013, Almir Narayamogo, led his people to be the first and unique indigenous tribe in the world to manage their own REDD+ carbon project and sell carbon credits to the industrial world. By marketing the CO2 capacity of 250 000 hectares of their virgin forest, the forty year old Surui, has ensured the preservation, as well as a future of his community. In 2009, the four clans and 25 Surui villages voted in favour of a total moratorium on logging and the carbon credits project. They still face deforestation problems, such as illegal logging, and gold mining which causes pollution of their river systems

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