Fifteen years ago the Sonene project in the Madre de Dios region of Amazonia [Peru] was our first attempt at an eco project with ANIA and Joaquin Leguia our Lima associate. The money we provided was the seed money for four projects two of which have evolved down the years. We produced later nutritional guide books, a local knowledge medical handbook and a three volume guide, later upload to open access on line, as to how to set up and run a childrens land. in the interim the ideal has persevered and multiplied, been awarded prizes and has been officially recognised by UNESCO.