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Building Community through Composting
Neighbors in the Cascade Community are working together to create a composting system that will collect and process food waste through community participation. This will be a carbon-neutral program composed of community volunteers, large composters, solar panels and bicycles to generate healthy, nutrient-rich soil.This project allows the Cascade community t ...learn more
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Created: Nov 16, 2007
Updated: Nov 01, 2009
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Land Stewardship
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Keywords
steward, land ethic, ecological responsibility, sustainable land management, caretaker of the land, ecosystems, resource management, landscape, restoration, conservation of the commons, easement, landowners, ranchers, farmers, foresters, infrastructure, historic, rural, traditional, natural heritage, land trust, buffer zone, nature reserve, low-impact recreation, sustainable agriculture, managed access, viable farms, rural economy, earth respect
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Land stewardship is the practice of using and managing land to ensure that natural systems are maintained or enhanced for future generations. Land stewardship incorporates the principles of caring for natural systems as a whole, conserving resources, enhancing the stability of ecosystems, and instilling the cultural ethic of taking care of the land for long-term use and ecosystem stability. | |
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Featured Resources
The Centre for Development and Environment's mission is to contribute to sustainable development, and they have developed various resources, such as
"Tackling Gender Issues in Sustainable Land Management" to achieve this
UNEP Champions of the Earth is an international environment award established in 2004. It is presented each year by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to seven outstanding environmental leaders.
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