The 'Eden Foundation' is an Non-governmental organization founded in Sweden in the 1980s that has been pioneering desertification control through a low-tech and natural solution. The foundation believes that in arid lands, one should cultivate naturally drought tolerant plants rather than irrigated plants, in order to preserve the scarce water supply and build a sustainable environment. They also believe that such drought tolerant plants hold a promising potential for food production.
The foundation started its work in the Tanout region of Niger, which lies on the border of the Sahara desert, where it has done research on different plant species, and has been helping farmers establish trees and bushes through their methods.
The field station of the foundations can be viewed from Google Maps, or using Google Earth.
External link
- eden-foundation.org The foundation's official website
- Extern link, view of Eden Foundations field station trough Google Earth
- Extern link, view of Eden Foundations field station trough Google Maps
Category:Non-governmental organizations Category:Organizations based in Sweden
Aaron was the abbot of St. Martin in Cologne, Germany since the year 1042. He was of Scottish origin, but pilgrimaged in his youth to Colonia to the Scottish convent of St. Martin. He became abbot of the same in 1042. Later, he became abbot of St. Pantaleon. It is believed that he first introduced the Gregorian evening service (nocturns) into Germany. He authored two historically important treaties: De utilitate cantus vocalis et de modo cantandi atque psallendi and De regulis tonorum et symphoniarum. Aaron died on December 14, 1052.
The library of St. Martin conserves his work Tractatum de utilitate cantus vocalis et de modo cantandi atque psallendi.
Sources
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version
- Slonimsky, Nicolas - Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 7th ed. 1984. Schirmer Books, New York, N.Y. ISBN:0-02-870270-0.
Saint Abel (died 5 August 764) was abbot of Lobbes and archbishop of Rheims.
Of Scottish origins, Abel travelled with other Christian teachers like Boniface and Willibrord to Franconia. He appears to have first operated in the abbey of Lobbes. On 3 March 744 he became archbishop of Rheims in the synod of Soissons.
Despite support from king Carloman, Abel was not in the favour of Pope Zachary. The pope refused to hand the pallium to abel and gave it to archbishop Hartbert von Sens instead. Thus Abel could not stand his ground and retired (probably in 745) to the abbey af Lobbes, where he continued to spread the word until his death in 764.
Sources
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version