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International Year of Biodiversity
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Every month we will challenge you to take a small step towards a more eco-friendly lifestyle
 
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To celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity, Sunbeams has written a series of articles. Join us to make small steps for biodiversity around us!
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plant a forest with sunbeams

 
  read the special edition of our newsletter on the TPE
14 March 2010: we did it! our tree planting event (TPE) was a runaway success which exceeded everybody's expectations. Over 2,200 trees were planted. A huge thank you to everybody who took part, contributed and made a forest appear in just 1 day.
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what is sunbeams?

Would you like to know how to make simple changes towards an eco-friendly lifestyle?

Have you wondered where to buy your organic food and goods locally? Or how to be more energy efficient? Do you know what is recyclable in Belgium?

We do - or we know someone who does! This site is intended to be an information rescource and focal point for ecologically minded people living in and around Brussels.

Please revisit the site often, because we update it on a regular basis.

Here's a sample of some of the information you can find around the site:

our articles Practical-oriented articles on eco-friendly lifestyle: organic cotton, re-cycled bicycles, eco-friendly gardening, household waste in Belgium, electronic waste get a green start in Belgium, your fooDprintgreen energy, eco-driving,...
   
sunbeams events We invite speakers to our homes to talk about eco-friendly topics and exchange experience among us. Our eco-events, our calendar and the notice board for events of other organizations
   
useful addresses Addresses in and around Brussels, e.g.food, transport, paper, energy, waste, garden, agencies, climate, holiday, sustainable fish guides, second hand, NL/EN/FR translations of food names
   

If you think you could help us realise our goals or would like to contribute or cooperate in some way please contact us