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'''Ekopedia''' is a free (Creative Commons), collaborative (wiki), and multilingual encyclopedia project dedicated in providing answers and spreading practical knowledge related to environmental sustainability. Their goal is to help everyone become more independent and establish the foundation necessary to build a better world.
'''[http://fr.ekopedia.org Ekopedia]''' is a collaborative and multilingual wiki project dedicated to providing answers and spreading practical knowledge related to environmental sustainability. Their goal is to help everyone become more independent and establish the foundation necessary to build a better world. All content on Ekopedia is under a Creative Commons license.


== History ==
== History ==
Created in Quebec in December 2002 under the name of ''Newlimits.org'', the project was initially in French and under Free Art License. It was using TWiki wiki application for collaborative edition and in 2004, community decided to migrate to MediaWiki.


The project got over 1000 articles December, 10 2006<ref>[http://fr.ekopedia.org/Ekopedia:Ekopedia_d%C3%A9passe_les_1000_articles Ekopedia dépasse les 1000 articles]</ref>. In February 2007, English<ref>[http://en.ekopedia.org/ Ekopedia in English]</ref> and Esperanto<ref> [http://eo.ekopedia.org/ Ekopedia in Esperanto]</ref> Projects were created. Italian<ref> [http://it.ekopedia.org Ekopedia in Italian]</ref>, German<ref>[http://de.ekopedia.org Ekopedia in German]</ref> and Polish<ref>[http://pl.ekopedia.org Ekopedia in Polish]</ref> were created in February and March 2008 and the Spanish<ref> [http://es.ekopedia.org Ekopedia in Spanish]</ref> in November 2008. Ekopedia has about 2500 articles (> 1 800 in French).
Created in Quebec in December 2002 under the name of ''Newlimits.org'', the project was initially in French and under Free Art License. It was using TWiki wiki application for collaborative edition and in 2004, community decided to migrate to MediaWiki.


The Ekopedia Foundation was created in September 19, 2007<ref>http://www.fondationekopedia.org/Image:Lettres-patentes-fondation-ekopedia.png</ref>
The project got over 1000 articles December, 10 2006.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140923025341/http://fr.ekopedia.org/Ekopedia:Ekopedia_d%C3%A9passe_les_1000_articles Ekopedia dépasse les 1000 articles]</ref> In 2008, Ekopedia had about 2500 articles (> 1 800 in French).


In april 2009, Ekopedia has migrate all its contents from Free Art License to Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA-3.0)<ref>http://en.ekopedia.org/Ekopedia:Licence-Migration-CC-BY-SA-3.0</ref> in order to facilitate content sharing with other projects like Wikipedia, and [[Appropedia]].
The Ekopedia Foundation was created in September 19, 2007<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160108111027/http://www.fondationekopedia.org/Image:Lettres-patentes-fondation-ekopedia.png</ref>
 
In april 2009, Ekopedia has migrate all its contents from Free Art License to Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA-3.0)<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20151106084733/http://en.ekopedia.org/Ekopedia:Licence-Migration-CC-BY-SA-3.0</ref> in order to facilitate content sharing with other projects like Wikipedia, and [[Appropedia]].
 
After Ekopedia went off-line around mid-2015, its [http://fr.ekopedia.org french version] is back online as of february 2017, with almost 2500 articles. Some info on Ekopedia's recovery can be found [[Talk:Ekopedia#Ekopedia recovery|here]].


== Project details ==
== Project details ==
'''Ekopedia''' gives people solutions and practical knowledge in order to act in a more environmentally sound way. Ekopedia is a wiki-based website (like Wikipedia) using MediaWiki. Ekopedia now licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY-SA-3.0 (after having been under Free Art Licence for more than 6 years)<ref>http://en.ekopedia.org/Ekopedia:Copyright</ref>.


Ekopedia is developed mainly in French, Polish, and Italian. In 2008, French Project received 2,3 millions uniques visitors and each day, an average of 11,000 people come to visit and participate in the project, which makes Ekopedia the most visited<ref>[http://www.fondationekopedia.org/Bilan_2008_du_projet_%C3%89kop%C3%A9dia#Pr.C3.A9sentation_du_projet Bilan 2008 du projet Ekopedia.org]</ref> French website focused on [[ecology]] and [[sustainability]] issues.
'''Ekopedia''' gives people solutions and practical knowledge in order to act in a more environmentally sound way. Ekopedia is a wiki-based website (like Wikipedia) using MediaWiki. Ekopedia now licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY-SA-3.0 (after having been under Free Art Licence for more than 6 years).<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20151106084733/http://en.ekopedia.org:80/Ekopedia:Copyright</ref>


Ekopedia articles are organized around 12 topics in order to meet the basics needs of people : Birth, Education, Food, Lodging, Clothing, Art and craft, Thinking, Living together, Health and care, Travel, Play and Communication. There are thus many articles on [[green building]], washable diapers, seasonal vegetables, [[electric vehicles]] or even [[tofu]] manufacturing.
Ekopedia is developed mainly in French, Polish, and Italian. In 2008, French Project received 2,3 millions uniques visitors and each day, an average of 11,000 people come to visit and participate in the project, which makes Ekopedia the most visited<ref>Bilan 2008 du projet Ekopedia.org</ref>French website focused on [[ecology]] and [[sustainability]] issues.


Ekopedia is different to Wikipedia as certain types of content and collaboration are not suitable for Wikipedia<ref>[http://fr.ekopedia.org/Ekopedia:Wikipedia Ekopedia is different from Wikipedia]</ref>. In contrast to Wikipedia, Ekopedia content requires a different approach in selecting and writing articles.
Ekopedia articles are organized around 12 topics in order to meet the basics needs of people: Birth, Education, Food, Lodging, Clothing, Art and craft, Thinking, Living together, Health and care, Travel, Play and Communication. There are thus many articles on [[green building]], washable diapers, seasonal vegetables, [[electric vehicles]] or even [[tofu]] manufacturing.


Since the end of 2008, Appropedia and Ekopedia Projects are in active collaboration that could lead to a projects merge<ref>Ekopedia and Appropedia are adopting a deep but adaptable partnership: [[Appropedia:Memorandum of Understanding/Ekopedia]].</ref>.
Ekopedia is different to Wikipedia as certain types of content and collaboration are not suitable for Wikipedia.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140923092151/http://fr.ekopedia.org/Ekopedia:Wikipedia Ekopedia is different from Wikipedia]</ref> In contrast to Wikipedia, Ekopedia content requires a different approach in selecting and writing articles.


As of June 2015, Ekopedia has been offline due to technical issues. Anyone experienced in working with wiki databases is encouraged to contact [[User:Chriswaterguy]] to help.
Since the end of 2008, Appropedia and Ekopedia Projects are in active collaboration that could lead to a projects merge.<ref>Ekopedia and Appropedia are adopting a deep but adaptable partnership: [[Appropedia:Memorandum of Understanding/Ekopedia]].</ref>
 
== See also ==
* [[Appropedia]]
* [[Appropedia:Memorandum of Understanding/Ekopedia|Ekopedia-Appropedia Memorandum of Understanding]] (under development)


== References ==
== References ==
<References />


=== Press references ===
=== Press references ===
Here is a list of some press references:
Here is a list of some press references:
* January 15, 2009: Article ''"[http://www.canoe.com/infos/environnement/archives/2009/01/20090115-211933.html Ekopedia: Une encyclopédie pour construire un monde meilleur]"'' by Virginie Roy from [http://www.canoe.com Canoe].
* January 2 2009: Interview of Jean-Luc Henry at radio [http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/quebec/emissions/emissionv0.asp?pk=1459 Première heure] on Radio-Canada.  ''Listen in [http://blog.newlimits.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/jean-luchenryentrevue-radio-canada-20090102.mp3 mp3] or [http://blog.newlimits.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/jean-luchenryentrevue-radio-canada-20090102.ogg ogg]''
* April 2008: Reportage about Ekopedia on radio [http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/lemouv le Mouv des campus] on Radio-France.
* April 10, 2008: Reportage about Ekopedia on radio [http://www.radio-canada.ca/radio/vousetesIci/ Vous Etes Ici] on RadioCanada. ''Listen in ([http://www.fondationekopedia.org/images/8/89/Reportage-Ekopedia-sur-vousEtesIci-RadioCanada.mp3 mp3] or [http://www.fondationekopedia.org/images/d/d3/Reportage-Ekopedia-sur-vousEtesIci-RadioCanada.ogg ogg])''
* January 11, 2007: the newspaper Metro wrote [http://metrofrance.com/fr/article/2007/01/11/18/4147-38/index.xml Ekopedia, le Wikipedia écolo].
* December 2, 2006: Magazine Télérama n° 2968 published [http://www.telerama.fr/internet/M0611271703163.html Critique Internet Ekopedia]
* April 2006 : the book ''[http://www.eyrolles.com/Chapitres/9782212119411/annexeA_Blondeel.pdf Wikipédia, comprendre et participer]'' wrote about Ekopedia.
* January 2006 : magazine "Micro Hebdo" (01net) published "[http://www.01net.com/article/303333.html http://ekopedia.osremix.com : l'encyclo écolo]"
* December 2005: Liberation Newspaper published [http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=346006 Ekopedia: L'encyclopédie des alternatives].


== External links ==
* January 15, 2009: Article ''"Ekopedia: Une encyclopédie pour construire un monde meilleur"'' by Virginie Roy from [https://canoe.com/ Canoe].
* [http://ekopedia.osremix.com Ekopedia Backup Online] via [http://osremix.com OsRemix] resurection project
* January 2 2009: Interview of Jean-Luc Henry at radio [https://web.archive.org/web/20100406055919/http://www.radio-canada.ca:80/regions/Quebec/emissions/emissionV0.asp?pk=1459 Première heure] on Radio-Canada. ''Listen in [http://blog.newlimits.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/jean-luchenryentrevue-radio-canada-20090102.mp3 mp3] or [http://blog.newlimits.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/jean-luchenryentrevue-radio-canada-20090102.ogg ogg]''
* Ekopedia portal (website dead)
* April 2008: Reportage about Ekopedia on radio le Mouv des campus on Radio-France.
* [http://www.appropedia.org Appropedia Project]
* April 10, 2008: Reportage about Ekopedia on radio [http://www.radio-canada.ca/radio/vousetesIci/ Vous Etes Ici] on RadioCanada. ''Listen in ([https://web.archive.org/web/20190518230136/http://www.fondationekopedia.org/images/8/89/Reportage-Ekopedia-sur-vousEtesIci-RadioCanada.mp3 mp3] or [https://web.archive.org/web/20190519023349/http://www.fondationekopedia.org/images/d/d3/Reportage-Ekopedia-sur-vousEtesIci-RadioCanada.ogg ogg])''
* 2008 Ekopedia.org Project Results (website dead)
* January 11, 2007: the newspaper Metro wrote [https://web.archive.org/web/20130127065720/http://www.metrofrance.com/fr/article/2007/01/11/18/4147-38/index.xml Ekopedia, le Wikipedia écolo].
* Ekopedia presentation slides (Ekopedia website is dead)
* December 2, 2006: Magazine Télérama n° 2968 published [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014933/http://www.telerama.fr/internet/M0611271703163.html Critique Internet Ekopedia]
* April 2006: the book ''[http://www.eyrolles.com/Chapitres/9782212119411/annexeA_Blondeel.pdf Wikipédia, comprendre et participer]'' wrote about Ekopedia.
* January 2006: magazine "Micro Hebdo" (01net) published "[http://ekopedia.osremix.com: l'encyclo écolo http://www.01net.com/article/303333.html]"
* December 2005: Liberation Newspaper published [https://web.archive.org/web/20060720075401/http://www.liberation.fr:80/page.php?Article=346006 Ekopedia: L'encyclopédie des alternatives].
 
== References ==
 
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Ekopedia logo
FA info icon.svg Angle down icon.svg Organization data
Type Wiki
Area served France
Site ekopedia.fr/wiki/Accueil
Green hosting Yes
Active Yes
Impact 548
Screenshot of en.ekopedia.org home page

Ekopedia is a collaborative and multilingual wiki project dedicated to providing answers and spreading practical knowledge related to environmental sustainability. Their goal is to help everyone become more independent and establish the foundation necessary to build a better world. All content on Ekopedia is under a Creative Commons license.

History[edit | edit source]

Created in Quebec in December 2002 under the name of Newlimits.org, the project was initially in French and under Free Art License. It was using TWiki wiki application for collaborative edition and in 2004, community decided to migrate to MediaWiki.

The project got over 1000 articles December, 10 2006.[1] In 2008, Ekopedia had about 2500 articles (> 1 800 in French).

The Ekopedia Foundation was created in September 19, 2007[2]

In april 2009, Ekopedia has migrate all its contents from Free Art License to Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA-3.0)[3] in order to facilitate content sharing with other projects like Wikipedia, and Appropedia.

After Ekopedia went off-line around mid-2015, its french version is back online as of february 2017, with almost 2500 articles. Some info on Ekopedia's recovery can be found here.

Project details[edit | edit source]

Ekopedia gives people solutions and practical knowledge in order to act in a more environmentally sound way. Ekopedia is a wiki-based website (like Wikipedia) using MediaWiki. Ekopedia now licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY-SA-3.0 (after having been under Free Art Licence for more than 6 years).[4]

Ekopedia is developed mainly in French, Polish, and Italian. In 2008, French Project received 2,3 millions uniques visitors and each day, an average of 11,000 people come to visit and participate in the project, which makes Ekopedia the most visited[5]French website focused on ecology and sustainability issues.

Ekopedia articles are organized around 12 topics in order to meet the basics needs of people: Birth, Education, Food, Lodging, Clothing, Art and craft, Thinking, Living together, Health and care, Travel, Play and Communication. There are thus many articles on green building, washable diapers, seasonal vegetables, electric vehicles or even tofu manufacturing.

Ekopedia is different to Wikipedia as certain types of content and collaboration are not suitable for Wikipedia.[6] In contrast to Wikipedia, Ekopedia content requires a different approach in selecting and writing articles.

Since the end of 2008, Appropedia and Ekopedia Projects are in active collaboration that could lead to a projects merge.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

Press references[edit | edit source]

Here is a list of some press references:

References[edit | edit source]

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Authors Jean-Luc Henry
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Language English (en)
Translations Italian, German, French
Related 6 subpages, 30 pages link here
Aliases Ekopediaen
Impact 23,058 page views
Created May 25, 2009 by Jean-Luc Henry
Modified June 15, 2023 by Emilio Velis
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