ECO PROJECT WANE (waːnə)

About us

EcoProject Wane is a holistic approach to implement sustainable agriculture, reforestation / nature conservation programs and ecological education within the local community in the region called WANE (Sumbawa, Indonesia).

Our aim is to inspire the local community to practice alternative cultivations methods that afford them a self-sufficient future where economical development and a healthy life are in harmony with nature.

As a result of the severe destruction and pollution of nature, the dramatic changes in climate and the impact that has on the survival of our eco-systems on this planet and our health, we have no choice but to face these problems together with solutions and action.

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Our vision

Our vision is to provide ecologically sustainable systems that allow self-sufficient communities to thrive while protecting natural resources, remaining areas of primary rainforest and similar precious ecosystems.

Our mission

The mission is to work with nature – not against it towards a self-governed eco-community that empowers collaborative community solutions. Our mission includes, but is not limited to, protecting primary rainforest and to reforest degraded areas. Eco Project Wane applies means of sustainable agriculture and permaculture to generate alternative income.

What we’re working on

MAIN TARGET

Our target is to create sustainable buffer zones consisting of secondary forests, food forests and permaculture farms bordering the still existing primary forests around the area of Wane. This should lead to a stable ecosystem which then provides sources of water, a great biodiversity and aims to create a sustainable income for the local population. In order to protect the last remains of primary forest and to reestablish forest ecosystems we are implementing a concept of sustainable agriculture methods related to permaculture and agroforestry as an alternative to the ongoing methods of destructive land exploitation.

CHALLENGES

EXPLOITATION

Educate & reduce destructive farming methods

MONOCULTURE

Promote diversity & generate sustainable income

POLLUTION

Raise awareness: reduce, reuse & recycle

EROSION

Prevent landslides & protect soil from floodings

SOLUTIONS

To counteract the challenges, we use multiple tools to create protective zones of reforested areas and to reduce the pollution of natural resources. In addition to reforestation, our goal is to integrate sustainable ecosystem based methods of agriculture to meet the existential needs of the people as well as to promote the benefit of nature conservation.