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    Building Ceiba: Sustainable Shipping and Shipbuilding from the Mangroves of Costa Rica

    avatarBy Alexandria ShanerZ Staff PickNo Comments1 Min Read
    Source: SailCargo Inc

    As someone who lives and travels aboard an old wooden sailboat, it probably makes sense that I’d share this project. Check it out for a taste of jungle shipyard life!

    SailCargo Inc. is a young organization in Costa Rica who have a vision of building a sustainable shipping industry. They have built a community focused shipyard (including food gardens, forest regeneration, and co-living) and are now embarking on a grand project to build a fleet of sustainable sailing cargo vessels for commercial shipping.

    Their first ship will be called Ceiba, in honor of the Maya Tree of Life, (aka the Ceiba Tree, Gaia Tree, or Silk Cotton Tree) which also happens to be one of my favorite trees.

    Please let me know what you think, and share your projects in Z’s community forum – a place to share, organize, ask, vent, play, and connect. By widely sharing vision and strategy towards mutual aims in solidarity with each other – we will change everything.

    Silk Cotton Tree, Carriacou, Grenada 2020 (Image: Alexandria Shaner)

     

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    Originally from the US, Alexandria has lived most of her life in the Caribbean, as well as in Egypt and Central America. A sailor, writer, organizer, and street medic, she has been involved in community organizing, media, and education for over 20 years. Alexandria is currently a staff member of ZNetwork.org and a writer for Extinction Rebellion. She is also active with Caracol DSA: the Degrowth Ecosocialist Caucus and the Women's Rights and Empowerment Network. Her work has appeared on ZNet, Common Dreams, Foreign Policy in Focus, CounterPunch, LA Progressive, Waging Nonviolence, Antiwar.com, The African, The Socialist Project, mέtaCPC, DiEM25, PeaceNews, Popular Resistance, Resilience, Grassroots Economic Organizing, Shareable, Dissident Voice, and various other outlets.

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