🥇 Our project is the 1st Place in Regeneration Rounds 10, 11 and 12 of EKONAVI, a collaborative platform for ecological development, striving to connect agriculture, ecological activities and bioconstruction, in Brazil and beyond. Also follow there: https://ekonavi.com/regen?r=E_co.lab

E-co.lab is a project oriented towards multivalued projects (community, cultural, ecological and indicators), open to building partnerships and volunteering. It is located in Brazil, Goiás State, on Chapada dos Veadeiros, in the microregion of Goiás northeastern, approximately 270 km from Brasília, the federal capital, and 470 km from Goiânia, the state capital. It is part of the Natural World Heritage of Cerrado Protected Areas, part of the Pouso Alto Environmental Protection Area (APA de Pouso Alto) and is bordering the Kalunga Historical Site and Cultural Heritage (SHPCK).

Management and productive activities at E-co.lab are guided by permaculture, in the adoption of agroecology, bioconstruction, ecological tourism, recycle, and more, with the use of natural, organic and biodynamic bases, techniques and practices consistent with ecosystem respect on nature-based solutions (SBN). The projects are organized in e-co.lab's cores, which are:

E-co.lab Agroecology - In agroecology, the diagnosis returned, briefly, to the presence of two distinct zones: naturally preserved areas and degraded areas for recovery. It was decided, in the initial stages, for agroextractivism in naturally preserved areas that are not fully protected, for the collection of non-timber forest products in naturally preserved areas and that are for full protection, and for production in Agroforestry Systems in the areas to be recovered. An Agroecological Network with all interested parties will also be promoted.

E-co.lab Bioconstruction - When it comes to bioconstruction, the zoning and survey of available assets are in the process of diagnosis and geographic referencing. E-co.lab Bioconstruction proves to be a priority, since the other e-co.lab's need shared infrastructure to be bioconstructed.

E-co.lab Decentralized Science (Desci) - The community generates a lot of knowledge. In general, this knowledge is lost due to misdocumentation, and low recognition due to the lack of adoption of the appropriate scientific method. In this action we adopted a popular language to guide popular agents to document their practices and adopt the scientific method, generating Desci assets.

E-co.lab Ecological Tourism - In ecological tourism, the zoning and survey of available assets are in the process of diagnosis and geographic referencing. Unique and differentiated potentials in bathing and adventure tourism have already been identified, in addition to a potential link to the National Long-Distance Trails Network, in the Canoeiros Trail, north of the Goyazes Pathway.

E-co.lab Recycle - When it comes to recycling, E-co.lab acts and provides support to institutions, collectives and individuals working in the collection, sorting, processing and disposal of waste. Improving adopted practices and complementing them with SBN and other innovative solutions is the main focus of this action.

E-co.lab Regenerative Finance (ReFi) - Community agents involved in environmental regeneration actions, in general, lack digital inclusion and financial inclusion. ReFi supports the digital and financial inclusion of these agents, also providing possible income generation. In this action, we bring ReFi knowledge and practices to environmental regeneration agents, in simple, didactic and accessible language.