„Eko Media” in collaboration with organizations and partners from 3 other countries has published a hadbook „Environment friendly citizen of the Europe”! More

Video from the black stork expedition in this July - black stork expert Māris Strazds tells about the population of this species in Latvia, and how DDT in Africa is connected with bird nesting in here. More

Take a look at how young people from Latvia, Austria, Bulgaria and Romania see the nature! More

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"Studio 53/10" was visiting our office couple of weeks ago to find out more about who we are and what we are doing. We had a good talk about waste managment, PET bottle deposit system and future plans of homo ecos:. As a result, a video was made, and you can see it here (available in Latvian... More

Four movies about nature, environment and climate change have been nominated for an 83rd Academy Awards. It’s worth to watch them! SUN CAME UP Sun Come Up follows the relocation of some of the world’s first environmental refugees, the Carteret Islanders – a community living on a remote... More

Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He thinks quality of life is measurable, and that true contentment comes not from the accumulation of material wealth but from our connections with... More

Take a look at one of the newest series from makers of "Story of Stuff" - this time it's called "Story of Cosmetics" and tells us what really is inside our shampoo bottles and what makes the decision about chemicals inside them... More

"Friends of Earth" have worked well and have made a material "GMO – Myths and Facts". The material asks various topical and important public issues – are GMOs really a solution for global crisis and hunger in developing countries? Is GMO food and fodder safe to our health? Is it more cost... More

In summer while driving around Latvia we found out many interesting facts. For example, Latvia would be much greener if we’d paint it green. Or if we’d sow it with green grass. Or also if we’d eat less meat or plant more flowers. See the videos on homo ecos: youtube channel and let us know what... More

If plastic bags were alive what could they tell us? Quite much considering that their lifespan in environment is nearly 500 years. It could be a long, long life… The authors of the film bid us to follow the race of a plastic bag (and this bag is a He), to listen to his thoughts and to dive in his... More

As we wrote before it is possible to make a bioplastic at home, that’s why we offered two recipes how to do it. But it is not the whole story! So we offer a third recipe - you will find it here... More

The Soros Foundation Latvia has given various researches with the information about energy policy in Latvia and the use of renewable energy resources for providing sustainable development. Research is available both Latvian and English, and you can find them here... More

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"One of the best things terrorists could do – to build more fast food restaurants, maybe add another company of pharmacy, show more drug commercials, encourage people to eat the way they have done it till now... and everybody will be dead already hundred years later. They will be able to occupy... More

If we look at the nature keenly enough it can inspire us and help to find solutions for many our problems. TED: 12 design ideas taken directly from the nature.
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Themovie "HOME" is a story of how the life and diversity came into being on the planet Earth and what men have done with it. There are dramatic sights and unexpected turns, breathtaking landscapes and shocking facts in this movie. It is worth watching for everybody who thinks that the way we live... More

The strategy of the European Union (EU) for the Baltic Sea region is one of those EU’s initiatives in which Latvia has been participating from the moment the idea appeared. The strategy was adopted on 29-30 October 2009 in the European Council. One of the basic tasks is to promote the... More

One of the most cheerful and useful ways how to become acquainted with the "green" plastic is to make it by yourself! Yes, indeed, it is possible to make a biologically degradable plastic at home – it is cheap and simple. There are instructions below for making a pellucid, glass similar plate... More

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