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About ZERI Case Studies
There are more and more ZERI systems being
developed around the world; these systems are
complex and non-linear, which is the answer
behind their creativity and success. We are
working on featuring more and more of the 60+
existing projects on this website...stay tuned
for more to come! Some are just an idea, some
have a clear vision, others have moved towards
pilot stage and some are fully developed and
ready for turning into megaprojects. And
some...have failed. It is from these that we
learn most.
Click on one of the following case studies to
learn more:
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Pigs:
See how the Montfort Boys' Town from
Fiji converted its vocational training
school into a center for sustainable
living, assisting all the students to
know, before graduation, how to secure
food and energy.
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Beer: See how breweries in Namibia, Sweden,
Canada and Japan are converting the
waste protein and fiber from the brewing
process into valuable products,
generating additional income and jobs.
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Bamboo:
The construction of the ZERI Pavilion at
the World Expo in Germany in the year
2000 provided a starting place for
designing sustainable farmhouses in the
tropical Andean highlands. Learn how
ZERI is giving the image of bamboo an
important facelift.
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Reforestation: A self-sustaining community in Colombia
creates a new form of sustainability
that regenerates biodiversity, produces
drinking water and sustainably-farmed
biodiesel, reduces national foreign debt
and much more. It is the renaissance of
the tropical and could change the face
of sustainable development for decades
to come.
- Ricardo Sanchez, Director General
of the United Nations Environment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Rt
Hon Anders Wijkman, Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Royal Academy of
Sciences of Sweden joined a group of 30 for a first hand inspection of Las Gaviotas and the
expansion in Marandua.
Here
is the report of their findings.
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Abalone: This ZERI project is in the formative
stages...it links shellfish farming with
the cosmetics industry, celebrating the
abundance of the local ecosystem and
creating added value. Stay tuned and
watch it co-evolve!
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Asphalt: See the ZERI concept in action in the
industrial sector... how Italian and
Japanese companies are crossing
boundaries between previously unrelated
industries, opening up a whole new world
of creativity, innovation and
leadership.
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