Inle: biodiversity and sustainable tourism
In Myanmar, we are carrying forward many activities aimed to... Read more →
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ECO-ILHAS: introducing Syntrophic Agriculture in Mozambique
In Mozambique, ICEI is implementing for the second year the project ECO-ILHAS for the safeguard of the environment and the maintenance of biodiversity in a protected costal area. The project, financed by the Italian Agency for Development Aid (AICS) is aimed at increasing and ensuring the future availability of food for the inhabitants of the protected area of the Ilhas Primeiras and Segundas.
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ECO-ILHAS: Rural Resources Management Committies have been created
In the Puzugu, Pele Pele and Cutale communities, 540 inhabitants (417 men an 123 women) have been involved in activities to raise their awarness about the importance of Committies for the preservation, control and correct management of Natural Resources, also comparing similar successful case studies implemented in other areas of Mozambique or in other African countries. During this initial phase local population realized that Committies creation could have a positive impact on the problems they’re facing in their district, as fishing shortage and low soil productivity.
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SRI-BIZ & SRI-ECO: In Sri Lanka for the production and trade of spices
In Sri Lanka, thanks to the positive experience gained from joint work between ICEI and OVERSEAS organizations, Ecowave is a social enterprise that operates in the remote areas of the central and eastern province of the country, which mainly deals with sustainable agriculture and the promotion of Responsible tourism, with particular attention to sustainable production and consumption and awareness on these issues. On 21 June, the inauguration ceremony of the spice plant was held at the industrial district of Buttala. It was an important date for the economic development of the area and for the whole community.
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Europe, from Cold War to Brexit
Monday September 4th 2017, h 21, at Auditorium – Radio Popolare. Fifth conference of round meeting “From Cold War to Globalisation: 40 years of international politics narrated by ICEI and Radio Popolare”.
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Eco-Ilhas: environmental protection and sustainable breeding even through goat farming
In the framework of Eco-Ilhas project, that aims to preserve natural resources and biodiversity to safeguard food availability for inhabitants of Ilhas Primeras and Segundas (Pebane – Zambezia, in Mozambique), we are implementing also goat farming activities to support local communities.
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ECO-ILHAS: a plant nursery and an agroforest bank to increase the future availability of food
In the District of Pebane (Province of Zambesia), in Mozambique, ICEI has promoted the creation of a plant nursery and an agroforest seed bank, as support units for projects of Syntrophic Agriculture (SA) to ensure and increase the future availability of food resources while protecting the ecosystem.
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Getting the skills to start a business – let’s YEP!
YEP is a program funded by the European Union (Erasmus+ Programme) and two Italian Foundations (Cariplo and Giulini). It is promoted by ICEI Istituto Cooperazione Economica Internazionale together with a series of public and private organisations working in the field of youth coming from Italy, Spain and Portugal.
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ECO-ILHAS: Innovation and sustainability for fish farming activities in Mozambique
In the Pebane district (province of Zambezia, Mozambique), synthropic agriculture and fish farming go hand in hand, helping preserve natural resources. Here, in the protected area of the Ilhas Primeiras and Segundas, ICEI is carrying out for the second year the project Eco-Ilhas, Financed by the Italian Agency for Development Aid (AICS).
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The project EPIC just started in Myanmar
ICEI has started the mapping of local communities in the context of the project EPIC (Economic Promotion of Inle Communities through cultural and natural heritage valorization) .
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ECO-ILHAS: introducing Synthropic Agriculture in Mozambique
In Mozambique, ICEI is implementing for the second year the project ECO-ILHAS for the safeguard of the environment and the maintenance of biodiversity in a protected costal area. The project, financed by the Italian Agency for Development Aid (AICS) is aimed at increasing and ensuring the future availability of food for the inhabitants of the protected area of the Ilhas Primeiras and Segundas.
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20th June: World Refugee Day
Today is the World Refugee Day. Globally, there are 25.4 millions of people who are refugees. Half of them are women or young girls. Read more →
Research, development and innovation in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka our work aims at contributing to the socio-economic develpment of people living in rural areas and at promote sustainable production of two main traditional products: rice and spices. We are working on the development of a bio-fertiliser to be used by farmers in order to improve the quality of their products, thus introducing a valid alternative to chemical products. Read more →
Inle Lake: many Western tourists are abandoning the lake’s attractions. Which impacts on local people?
Our PC and country representative, Mr Giuseppe Pogliari, has brought... Read more →
Project MILE has started!
The first study visit of the project MILE took place... Read more →
INCAmmino –Community-based tourism on the banks of Titicaca lake
Santiago de Okola is a small rural community composed of... Read more →