Each day for 10 days, we will share 3 interviews with activists, experts, and leaders from the global movement to build a regenerative world. You will be invited to share in online discussion and event participate in the Summit in person at “hubs” based in locations around the world.
Connecting Communities for a Sustainable World
Global Ecovillage NetworkCatalyzing Communities for a Regenerative World
The Global Ecovillage Network envisions a world of empowered citizens and communities, designing and implementing pathways to a regenerative future, while building bridges of hope and international solidarity.
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Ecovillage Design Cards
Ecovillage Design Cards These beautiful cards are a flexible and creative way to explore holistic sustainability and whole-systems design. Ecovillage Design Cards have been developed by the Global Ecovillage Network. GEN is a web of organisations connecting and promoting sustainable communities and hands-on projects across six continents. Languages Available: English Spanish Portuguese German …
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Power of Community Summit
Are you looking for inspiration and hope? Would you like to explore ways to regenerate our planet? Join the Global Ecovillage Network, 30 world-renowned speakers and your neighbours today to build bridges and explore the leading edge of climate consciousness. Together we will create learning hubs, building bridges and exploring the power of community to co-create a sustainable future. Join us in this free opportunity!Each day for 10 … [Read More] about Power of Community Summit
2018 Hildur Jackson Award Extraordinary Project: Nashira Ecovillage
[Spanish version follows below]Nashira Ecovillage in Colombia is the winner of the 2018 Hildur Jackson Award for Extraordinary Project. Together with Gaia Trust, GEN developed the Hildur Jackson Award, a €3,000 annual prize that supports and honours projects around the world that demonstrate regenerative best-practices in all dimensions of sustainability. The prize is awarded to projects bringing the most impactful inspiration about … [Read More] about 2018 Hildur Jackson Award Extraordinary Project: Nashira Ecovillage
New Ecovillage Development pilot in Europe seeks to reverse rural exodus
The Framework by Alfonso Flaquer Carreras, Ecovillage resident and GEN ElderOne of the biggest problems facing governments in many European countries is rural exodus, with the majority of the world's population dreaming of life in cities. In opposition to this trend, certain ecovillages and communities, mostly established in degraded or abandoned rural areas, have reversed downward population trends in certain municipalities and … [Read More] about New Ecovillage Development pilot in Europe seeks to reverse rural exodus
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