• Intro
• The Center
• The Program
• The Team
• Application Info
• The EcoCampus Neighborhood
• Kibbutz Lotan
• Video

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The Center for Creative Ecology

The Center for Creative Ecology (CfCE) is rooted in “Tikkun Olam” -- the Jewish concept for repairing and transforming the world – and started as a dream and vision.

It began with a small desert organic garden, and once we realized how much knowledge we had accumulated, expanded to become a unique ecological center that combines hands-on, experiential environmental education within the framework of a living community.

Each project helps us evaluate new directions we wish to pursue. Utilizing creative recycling and alternative/natural building techniques, the center now includes an ecological theme park, migratory bird reserve, nature trails, recycling center, and constructed wetlands for treating the waste water of the entire kibbutz.

In early 2009, the CfCE was awarded a Green Beanie by JTA.org, chosen from over 100 entries to be featured in their special section Eco Jews: Trends and Triumphs in Jewish Environmentalism.

Lotan is a member of the European branch of the Global Ecovillage Network and in 2006 received the organization’s award for Ecovillage Excellence in recognition of its work in promoting ecological building, waste management and environmental education, and also for promoting sustainability through the building of bridges between different ethnic groups in Israel.

Contact Lotan Center for Creative Ecology

Leah Zigmond
lotan-ecocenter@lotan.ardom.co.il
Tel: +972 8 6356811; +972 8 6356935; +972 54 9799024
Toll free (while in Israel): 1800 2000 75