Jan 4, 2021 | News
In October 2020, the Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Project, under Meridel Rubenstein’s direction, was chosen as one of 100 projects for UNESCO’s Green Citizens Initiative....
Sep 3, 2019 | News
We received huge support for our IFAM/Nature iraq NGO project: Embroidered Wedding Blankets from the Garden of Eden. Nature Iraq’s larger work and the Eden in Iraq Project were broadcast far and wide, in newspapers and magazines and interviews. We showed videos ,had...
Sep 3, 2019 | News
Please Read the attached PDF for an update on our Nature Iraq partnership at The International Folk Art Market and the ongoing project with Women Weavers. Also in document are one of kind Historic Rugs that were not on view during IFAM. Please Read...
Aug 20, 2019 | News
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May 28, 2019 | News
Dear Friends, I’m back from Iraq with really good news. The Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden in the Mesopotamian Marshes at El Chibaish has been partially funding by Iraq’s Ministry for Water Resources! Plans are underway to break ground as soon as possible, by this...
Dec 29, 2017 | News
Our collaborative wastewater garden project Eden in Iraq opened at the National Design Centre on October 6th in Singapore. The exhibiton documented thus far our 4-6 year research and design process short of building the wastewater garden. Selections from my...
Feb 9, 2017 | News
Below is the video of the talk I gave last week at the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University about the Eden in Iraq Project. https://vimeo.com/204209227 A link to watch the Q&A session: https://vimeo.com/204211258 Our team member Sander Van Der...
Nov 10, 2015 | News
After 5 month of 125 F temperatures and withholding of the water by Isis and Turkey to keep the Euphrates and Tigris rivers flowing, people were angry. The marshes are dried out for a 2nd time. We were invited October 5th and 6th to make a presentation at the...
Apr 9, 2015 | News
An environmental remediation and cultural project such as ours risks setbacks in a country decimated by war. When our project first began, Iraq appeared to be undergoing a process of restoration after decades of war. Our Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Project...
