Articles
November 2002
The Director - Features
Green Graves Give Back to Nature
Eco-friendly funerals break new ground
For some there is nothing more ghastly than the idea of having their mortal remains embalmed, sealed in a metal and plastic casket and buried in a cement vault. They would prefer to be buried “au naturel.” Some companies are now thinking outside of the box and offering Earth-friendly burials amid the earth, trees and sea. Green Graves Give Back to Nature, written by Francesca Lyman, discusses how some people are foregoing the traditional ways of disposition and choosing a more eco-friendly route.
Lyman is an environmental and travel journalist and author of
Inside the Dzanga-Sangha Rain Forest.
