Rice Fields for Sustainable Water Management?

From Crisis to Opportunity: Leveraging Constructed Wetlands & Rice Fields for Sustainable Water Management [at the University of Antananarivo] Coman, SVAJ 2024 / p.266-275 Fellows from the University of Antananarivo. Make Madagascar Green Again! Water, Phytoremediation (with Rice even), Berries, & Trees. This is the Garden of Eden Concept!

Case Study: Profile of African Reforestation

Case Study: Engaging International Fellows to Advance the Foundation’s Strategic Academic Goals As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering global collaboration and advancing our strategic initiatives, the Foundation launched a pilot Fellowship program in 2024 aimed at engaging young professionals from around the world in targeted research endeavors. This program, which we are actively …

Comparison of Synthetic Liners vs. Natural Liner (Clay) in Wetlands Construction

p 193-196 SVAJ 2024 (Preview – primarily for Fellows’ benefit) EDITORIAL NOTES: The sizing of the lagoons shown below may actually lead to more area being proposed than 20,000 square meters. An adequate case study area must be compared between the 3 options analyzed … and the per meter costs may then be extrapolated later …

Spotlight: Prototyping the JJSF Biological Filter for the University of Antananarivo

27 July 2024 – Niedersachsen, Germany Overview The Jacquelyn Sanders Foundation (JJSF) is committed to advancing sustainable solutions for water filtration. In support of this mission, we are actively engaged in the development of a biological filtration prototype at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Our objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of simple rainwater filtration …

Technical Spotlight: The Crucial Role of Planning in [Construction] Projects

Bridging the Gap Between Planners and Builders In the construction industry, there’s an often-turbulent relationship between planners and the construction team. The planners are sometimes viewed by the hands-on workers as mere “pencil pushers,” perceived as adding unnecessary costs and delays. However, this perception overlooks the substantial benefits that thorough planning brings to any construction …