The Incubator Committed to Tomorrow’s Meeting (EARTH), dedicated to innovative projects in the western territory of Reunion, unveiled its second promotion in mid-April in response to the call for projects “Sustainable water management and preservation of biodiversity”.
Carried by France Active Réunion, in partnership with Eaux de la Possession, the Incubator committed to the Meeting of tomorrow (EARTH) is a social innovation incubator whose objective is to support and propel projects of social or environmental utility, while promoting collaboration between institutions, businesses, committed entrepreneurs and actors of innovation in the region. Through this incubator, France Active Réunion and Eaux de la Possession support projects that respond to the challenges of sustainable access to water and the preservation of natural environments and biodiversity on the west coast of Réunion.. For this second promotion, which started in April 2021, three projects were selected from 14 application files. Succeeding the two 2020 winners (The Lavoir Social Club and Les Jardins de Fond Imar), she will benefit from an intensive and personalized incubation program for eight months, from April to November 2021, including tailor-made support, meetings with experts, skills sponsorship and privileged access to a network of entrepreneurs and partners. Unsuccessful projects will also be able to participate in collective support sessions..
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France Active Réunion is an association under the 1901 law, acting for the development of the solidarity economy and finance in the territory of Reunion. Its actions allow each entrepreneur to invest in a project with a positive impact, by creating your activity and getting involved in your territory, by giving meaning to its project and transforming society. Company in charge of managing the water service in the town of La Possession, Eaux de La Possession wishes to contribute to the implementation of innovative solutions to meet the challenges of drinking water and sustainable development in its territory..
THE 2021 WINNERS
Bee Run Apiculture intends to create a cooperative for the installation and management of apiaries in business in order to participate in the preservation of the exceptional environment of the island.. The project aims to have an impact on three aspects : an environmental education component with hive rental, animations, etc. ; an epidemiological surveillance component to participate in regional monitoring of bee pests, a biomonitoring component for the diagnosis and monitoring of the quality of natural environments using bees. These three components “feed on each other”: the network of hives in companies provides indicators for monitoring and biomonitoring, the results of which feed awareness and educational actions.
Popowoo has the project to offer eco-designed and energy-independent dry toilets allowing the recovery of the materials collected (urines, feces) in natural fertilizers. In a 100% virtuous chain, the objectives are to preserve water resources, to replace part of imported chemical fertilizers with organic fertilizers manufactured locally, finally to reduce visual and olfactory pollution of isolated sites,and water and soil pollution. The project also includes a social and solidarity component (disabled or integrated employees) and educational (awareness / training / advice).
Waste trap nets : To fight against ocean pollution, this project consists of installing retention traps at the outlet of the main rainwater outlets in order to trap waste flows before they spread into the maritime environment. The device has been designed to be able to operate 24 hours a day , seven days on seven, and not generate any direct or indirect nuisance to the natural environment.
