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guide:implementation:conditions [2018/10/10 22:24]
Camille [Act to compensate the ecological impact of travelling]
guide:implementation:conditions [2018/11/13 14:45]
Zoi [Introduce the group to the concept of Ecological Footprint & link it to the Tour]
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 The Tour will be the opportunity to better understand the concept by **demonstrating** what reducing one's ecological footprint means in practice. ​ The Tour will be the opportunity to better understand the concept by **demonstrating** what reducing one's ecological footprint means in practice. ​
  
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 Both the participants and the facilitators will **experience an eco-friendly lifestyle** thanks to the **eco-camp** you will set up together on the ground of the hosting organisation. ​ Both the participants and the facilitators will **experience an eco-friendly lifestyle** thanks to the **eco-camp** you will set up together on the ground of the hosting organisation. ​
  
-The **simplicity** of the living conditions (cf. Chapter 5. > Subchapter //"​Logistics and practical arrangements"​ //) will most probably **contrast** with the participants usual confort ​and give them food for though.  +The **simplicity** of the living conditions (cf. Chapter 5. > Subchapter //"[[guide:​implementation:​logistics|Logistics and practical arrangements"​]]//) will most probably **contrast** with the participants usual comfort ​and give them food for thought.  
-You might have already described the living conditions you will offer and explained the choices you made to the participants during the preparation phase (cf. Chapter 4,//How to select and prepare the participants?​ //) but we recommend to talk about it again at the very beginning of the journey, when arriving at the venue. ​+You might have already described the living conditions you will offer and explained the choices you made to the participants during the preparation phase (cf. Chapter 4//[[guide:​participants|How to select and prepare the participants?​]] //) but we recommend to talk about it again at the very beginning of the journey, when arriving at the venue. ​
  
 In addition to explaining how you designed the eco-camp and how each equipment of the camp works, we advice you to take time to **collectively set up a common board of values** in the first days of the Tour. It will strongly help the participants to acknowledge the rules and adopt some practices regarding accommodation,​ food, transport, energy consumption,​ etc. that meet both their needs and the **local constraints and context**. In addition to explaining how you designed the eco-camp and how each equipment of the camp works, we advice you to take time to **collectively set up a common board of values** in the first days of the Tour. It will strongly help the participants to acknowledge the rules and adopt some practices regarding accommodation,​ food, transport, energy consumption,​ etc. that meet both their needs and the **local constraints and context**.
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   * ** A few other tips to save water **   * ** A few other tips to save water **
  
-Adopting a vegetarian diet and buying **locally produced and seasonal food** are good ways to reduce the virtual water you will consume. For tips and advice, refer to the Chapter 5.1: "//​Logistics and practical arrangements//"​. ​+Adopting a vegetarian diet and buying **locally produced and seasonal food** are good ways to reduce the virtual water you will consume. For tips and advice, refer to the Chapter 5.1: "//[[guide:​implementation:​logistics|Logistics and practical arrangements]]//"​. ​
    
-Another way of reducing directly your personal water consumption could be having cold water showers only (-; ! But maybe you should discuss it with the group: they might find a less extreme solution to reduce their water consumption at this station ^_^ +Another way of reducing directly your personal water consumption could be having cold water showers only! But maybe you should discuss it with the group: they might find a less extreme solution to take shorter showers...
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-{{ :​guide:​implementation:​saving_water.png?400 |Greywater usage to grow bananas and sugar cane.}}+
  
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 ===== Adopt an energy saving lifestyle ===== ===== Adopt an energy saving lifestyle =====
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 Whatever you decide to do, **take time to inform the participants** about it and to **open a discussion on the matter**. At a time when most people (and especially the youngest) are used to have an almost permanent access to their (smart)phone,​ to a computer with an internet connection, to an outlet to charge any of their electronic devices, and to a wide range of electronic appliances for cleaning or cooking, limiting your consumption of electricity might become a challenge. But it is definitively worth it if we want to enjoy the Earth longer! ​ Whatever you decide to do, **take time to inform the participants** about it and to **open a discussion on the matter**. At a time when most people (and especially the youngest) are used to have an almost permanent access to their (smart)phone,​ to a computer with an internet connection, to an outlet to charge any of their electronic devices, and to a wide range of electronic appliances for cleaning or cooking, limiting your consumption of electricity might become a challenge. But it is definitively worth it if we want to enjoy the Earth longer! ​
  
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 ===== Produce no waste ===== ===== Produce no waste =====
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 It is also possible to **refuse some products** because of their negative impact. In that case, we recommend to share this information with the participants so that they can understand your choices and learn from it to tend towards a more sustainable lifestyle back home too. It is also possible to **refuse some products** because of their negative impact. In that case, we recommend to share this information with the participants so that they can understand your choices and learn from it to tend towards a more sustainable lifestyle back home too.
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 Composting will significantly help you to reduce your daily waste production. It will apply to feces, thanks to the use of dry toilets (also called **composting toilets**) and to kitchen waste, which we believe should all be **composted** in a Heterotopia Tour, including paper and cardboard without plastic films. In case the venue has none yet, building a composting system will be a great workshop to include in the program. ​ Composting will significantly help you to reduce your daily waste production. It will apply to feces, thanks to the use of dry toilets (also called **composting toilets**) and to kitchen waste, which we believe should all be **composted** in a Heterotopia Tour, including paper and cardboard without plastic films. In case the venue has none yet, building a composting system will be a great workshop to include in the program. ​
  
-After refusing, reducing and composting, try to **reuse** or **up-cycle** waste as much as possible, either during the Tour or during later workshops led by the organizing team or some of your local partners. At last, **recycle meticulously** your waste, so that in the end **no waste from a Tour ends up in a landfill**. ​ +After refusing, reducing and composting, try to **reuse** or **up-cycle** waste as much as possible, either during the Tour or during later workshops led by the organizing team or some of your local partners. ​ 
- +At last, **recycle meticulously** your waste, so that in the end **no waste from a Tour ends up in a landfill**. ​
-{{ :​guide:​implementation:​collecting_water.jpg?​400 |Collecting water from a fountain in the next town.}} +
 ===== Promote ecological and natural hygiene products ===== ===== Promote ecological and natural hygiene products =====
  
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   - water from washing the dishes and from the showers can be re-used for **watering shrubs and trees** in the venue. ​   - water from washing the dishes and from the showers can be re-used for **watering shrubs and trees** in the venue. ​
  
-To put it into practice, you should at first ask the participants not to bring their own hygiene products for the Tour, such as shampoo, soap, tooth paste and deodorant. Of course not because you don't want them to use any, but because you will provide them natural alternatives ​when the Tour begins. ​+To put it into practice, you should at first ask the participants not to bring their own hygiene products for the Tour, such as shampoo, soap, tooth paste and deodorant. Of course not because you don't want them to use any, but because you will provide them natural alternatives ​as soon as the Tour begins. ​
  
-To **make** some of these products **together with the participants** ​is actually recommended as they will get to learn how easy it is to do. The more dynamic and playful the workshop will be, the more it will motivate them to make some more back home. +Even if you have already provided to the participants the hygiene products they need for their daily care since the first day, it is actually recommended to **make** ​again some of these products **together with the participants** ​during the Tour. That way, they will get to learn how easy it is to do. The more dynamic and playful the workshop will be, the more it will motivate them to make some more back home. 
  
 Likewise, other products such as **detergents to wash dishes**, to **disinfect the kitchen** or **clean the toilets** should be eco-friendly. Likewise, other products such as **detergents to wash dishes**, to **disinfect the kitchen** or **clean the toilets** should be eco-friendly.
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 If you don't have in your team a person that has experience in doing all these eco-friendly products yet, you can **look for someone in your area who can make them for you or teach you how to**. Don't be afraid to try! You might be surprised to discover how easy it is to do, and there are already various books available with instructions to guide you. You can also **download HERE** the **recipes** we have used in our previous Tours. ​ If you don't have in your team a person that has experience in doing all these eco-friendly products yet, you can **look for someone in your area who can make them for you or teach you how to**. Don't be afraid to try! You might be surprised to discover how easy it is to do, and there are already various books available with instructions to guide you. You can also **download HERE** the **recipes** we have used in our previous Tours. ​
  
-{{ :​guide:​implementation:​image_naturalhygiene.jpg?​600 |Photos of an ecological and natural hygiene workshop at Heterotopia Portugal 2018}}+{{ :​guide:​implementation:​image_naturalhygiene.jpg?​direct&600 |Photos of an ecological and natural hygiene workshop at Heterotopia Portugal 2018}}
 ===== Measure your ecological foot print during the Tour ===== ===== Measure your ecological foot print during the Tour =====
    
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 Then you should define together **how the consumption of resources and the production of waste during the Tour can be measured** on a daily basis by the participants. Help them **define smart indicators and ways to collect the data** they need, depending on the venue and the available equipment. ​ Then you should define together **how the consumption of resources and the production of waste during the Tour can be measured** on a daily basis by the participants. Help them **define smart indicators and ways to collect the data** they need, depending on the venue and the available equipment. ​
-For example, water consumption can be measured by using a water meter or by calculating the volume of water consumed by the group in a cistern (or other type of water storage). Electricity can be measured with a electricity meter. For cooking, the volume of gas or the weight of fire wood can be recorded, while another group of participants can **weight the waste** (plastic, paper, glass, not-recyclable trash) produced by the community. ​+For example, water consumption can be measured by using a water meter or by calculating the volume of water consumed by the group in a cistern (or other type of water storage). Electricity can be measured with a electricity meter. For cooking, the volume of gas or the weight of fire wood can be recorded, while another group of participants can weight the waste (plastic, paper, glass, not-recyclable trash) produced by the community. ​
  
 (Note: As the organization team, you should **anticipate the needs** to enable the participants to collect data. If you don't manage to have the **proper tools and equipment**,​ the participants won't be able to measure anything). (Note: As the organization team, you should **anticipate the needs** to enable the participants to collect data. If you don't manage to have the **proper tools and equipment**,​ the participants won't be able to measure anything).
  
-You can also make an estimation of the sustainability of your diet during the Tour by asking the participants to collect data on **where the food comes from and if it is organic or not**. It would also help for the participants to understand why some food products are excluded from the dining ​the table during the Tour. +You can also make an estimation of the sustainability of your diet during the Tour by asking the participants to collect data on **where the food comes from and if it is organic or not**. It would also help for the participants to understand why some food products are excluded from the dining table during the Tour. 
  
 Finally, at the end of the journey or after the participants return, the **collected data should be compared to existing data for the EU**. For example during the Heterotopia Tour in Portugal in 2018, **3 times less water** was consumed and **4 times less plastic waste** produced than the average European person during the same amount of time (see table below). ​ Finally, at the end of the journey or after the participants return, the **collected data should be compared to existing data for the EU**. For example during the Heterotopia Tour in Portugal in 2018, **3 times less water** was consumed and **4 times less plastic waste** produced than the average European person during the same amount of time (see table below). ​
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-This will help the participants to connect the Tour experience with their REALITY. It might be decisive for the project to have an impact. For this reason, we suggest you to be as **practical and realistic** as possible during the cession. ​+This will help the participants to connect the Tour experience with **their reality**. It might be decisive for the project to have an impact. For this reason, we suggest you to be as **practical and realistic** as possible during the cession. ​
  
 ===== Act to compensate the ecological impact of travelling ===== ===== Act to compensate the ecological impact of travelling =====
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 To complete the circle, try your best to **offset the Tour's negative ecological impacts** because there will be some, no matter how good you were to reduce it, and it wouldn'​t be honest of you to neglect it.  To complete the circle, try your best to **offset the Tour's negative ecological impacts** because there will be some, no matter how good you were to reduce it, and it wouldn'​t be honest of you to neglect it. 
  
-Traveling to the venue will be the **largest part of your ecological impact**, because most of the participants will travel by plane (as it is more convenient and often also cheaper than by other means). To reduce this impact is actually difficult, as travel costs are restricted by most grants and so is travel time more often than not. As a solution we suggest you **compensate** for this negative impact by for example **planting trees** in the venue that over time will absorb and fix the amount of carbon dioxide that was emitted or by **supporting other carbon off-setting projects**. ​+Traveling to the venue will be the **largest part of your ecological impact**, because most of the participants will most probably ​travel by plane (as it is more convenient and often also cheaper than by other means). To reduce this impact is actually difficult, as travel costs are restricted by most grants and so is travel time more often than not. As a solution we suggest you **compensate** for this negative impact by for example **planting trees** in the venue that over time will absorb and fix the amount of carbon dioxide that was emitted or by **supporting other carbon off-setting projects**. ​
  
 In practice, try to **calculate** the distance traveled by all the participants for the Tour and the quantity of carbon dioxide that was emitted. Then **define what could be done** to compensate and **take action**. In practice, try to **calculate** the distance traveled by all the participants for the Tour and the quantity of carbon dioxide that was emitted. Then **define what could be done** to compensate and **take action**.
    
-For example, the participants from Greece, Italy, France and Portugal traveled to the Heterotopia Tour we organized in Portugal in June 2018 in total **115 041 km (roundtrip)**. By this **19.1 tones of carbon dioxide** were emitted. We calculated that we would need to plant 191 trees by using a conservative conversion of 1 tonne CO2 per 10 trees. Some have been planted on the venue during the Tour and the rest during a public tree planting event in November 2018. +For example, the participants from Greece, Italy, France and Portugal traveled to the Heterotopia Tour we organized in Portugal in June 2018 in total **115 041 km (roundtrip)**. By this **19.1 tones of carbon dioxide** were emitted. We calculated that we would need to plant 191 trees by using a conservative conversion of 1 tonne CO2 per 10 trees. Some have been planted on the venue during the Tour and the rest during a public tree planting event in November 2018.  
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