A fully restored hillside!
Remember that bare hillside? This is what it looks like a year after nets (embedded with grass seeds) were installed!
posted by Perla Manapol @ 10:24 PM
Coconuts Galore
This is primarily about how waste coconut husks are made into high-value products that are environment-friendly - and, more important, how this labor-intensive process provides employment for thousands of families in rural communities. It also describes our clean-burning stove that runs on waste rice hulls and other agricultural waste products.
About Me
- Name: Perla Manapol
- Location: Kalibo and Ibajay, Aklan, Philippines
Undergraduate studies at State Univ. of NY at Fredonia; graduate studies at Harvard University; U.S. Foreign Service in Peru, Jamaica, India, Indonesia; former exchange student under the American Field Service Int'l Scholarships program; tennis coach under Operation Crossroads Africa; fluent in Spanish, Bahasa Indonesia/Malay, Tagalog, Visayan; international consultant in renewable energy-related projects (biofuels, clean energy)and community development
Previous Posts
- Same hillside after 3 months
- The "before" picture of a hillside
- How coconut fiber twines are made into nets
- Nets ready for shipment
- SRE Receives Orders for Geotextiles
- Coco_Pete
- From waste to wealth
- Press Release
- My Profile
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