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Welcome to eekos

The premise of this site is to supply information, goods and services that will assist in building and maintaining healthy, sustainable lifestyles and repair and conserve natural ecosystems.

This site is no longer a portal, although we have retained a selection of links - see links page.

Recent highlights and lowlights

added 06.05.2007

Greening the Desert

This has to be seen; Permaculture guru Geoff Lawton brings life to an arid and heavily salted plot of land in Jordan - A wonderful demonstration of the effectiveness of permaculture.

added 28.01.2007

Made in Britain, dumped in China

Britain dumps around two million tonnes of waste in China every year...
It seems that we (UK) simply don't have the processing capacity to reach our recycling quotas.

added 13.12.2006

Life Coaching

George Monbiot snubs Sir Rod Eddington’s tranport report and proposes a sensible, workable option for the road travel.

added 01.12.2006

Disposing of mobile phones

Although small, the ubiquitous mobile phone will reach and estimated 1 billion in handset sales next year. Disposal of old handsets is proving to be a problem.

added 17.11.2006

Nairobi climate talks end in deal

It's the end of a Kyoto Protocol review, taking place in Nairobi. The outcome is modest progression.

added 14.11.2006

Paddies offer answer to greenhouse gas splurge

China produces huge quantites of carbon, but a new study suggests that some of it is being offset by the extensive paddyfields.

Latest news - Jan 2008

Gambia map

Building starts! The members in Gambia have started building the first of a number of huts for a Yoga camp on the road to the beautiful Sanyang beach in Gambia. Pictures below.

They have also drilled a bore for water to ensure secure water for the camp.

The huts are similar to the original ones at Footsteps ecolodge with inside composting toilet and shower area and single bedroom area. The roof will be light aluminium with a thatch covering.

The hut slab
The blocks are hand made on site