Fundación Senderos is a local NGO based in La Mucuy, Mérida, Venezuela, working to develop resilient rural communities through nature-based solutions, including regenerative agriculture, bioconstruction, and biochar production. The organization promotes regenerative culture through agrifood-focused solutions rooted in the local community. Its work has benefited rural schools and farmers through biomass management strategies and a local bioeconomy approach. Its community headquarters, Casa La Lumbre, was inaugurated in 2022 as a center for applied learning and experimentation in sustainable rural habitat, low-carbon construction, permaculture, and environmental sanitation. In 2025, the NGO inaugurated the ‘Biofábrica,’ a community-scale facility designed to transform agricultural and forestry residues into Biochar-Based Fertilizers (BBF) for coffee farms, while also serving as an operational, educational, and demonstrative hub for regeneration and dMRV implementation
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The "Community Composting Project" is an initiative promoted by the organization Regenera Club Venezuela in the city of Mérida, Venezuela.
This project takes place weekly within the spaces of the Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences at the University of Los Andes (ULA) in Mérida, VE. The central objective is to reduce the generation of urban organic waste, diverting it from the municipal landfill through the implementation of soil regeneration practices.
Beyond the technical process, the initiative seeks to transform this space into a community meeting point integrating cultural, educational, and volunteer activities , promoting a culture of habitat care through taking responsibility for the organic waste we generate. The execution plan is divided into two phases: the first focuses on generating basic infrastructure and acquiring tools to guarantee the operability of the compost , while the second focuses on communication and digital strategies for community awareness and integration regarding urban organic waste management.
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Community composting hub in Mérida, Venezuela
Fundación Senderos is a local NGO based in La Mucuy, Mérida, Venezuela, working to develop resilient rural communities through nature-based solutions, including regenerative agriculture, bioconstruction, and biochar production. The organization promotes regenerative culture through agrifood-focused solutions rooted in the local community. Its work has benefited rural schools and farmers through biomass management strategies and a local bioeconomy approach. Its community headquarters, Casa La Lumbre, was inaugurated in 2022 as a center for applied learning and experimentation in sustainable rural habitat, low-carbon construction, permaculture, and environmental sanitation. In 2025, the NGO inaugurated the ‘Biofábrica,’ a community-scale facility designed to transform agricultural and forestry residues into Biochar-Based Fertilizers (BBF) for coffee farms, while also serving as an operational, educational, and demonstrative hub for regeneration and dMRV implementation
Project story
The "Community Composting Project" is an initiative promoted by the organization Regenera Club Venezuela in the city of Mérida, Venezuela.
This project takes place weekly within the spaces of the Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences at the University of Los Andes (ULA) in Mérida, VE. The central objective is to reduce the generation of urban organic waste, diverting it from the municipal landfill through the implementation of soil regeneration practices.
Beyond the technical process, the initiative seeks to transform this space into a community meeting point integrating cultural, educational, and volunteer activities , promoting a culture of habitat care through taking responsibility for the organic waste we generate. The execution plan is divided into two phases: the first focuses on generating basic infrastructure and acquiring tools to guarantee the operability of the compost , while the second focuses on communication and digital strategies for community awareness and integration regarding urban organic waste management.
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Venezuela