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10 years ago

Improving NDCs: Ecovillage Dev.

Improving Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs): Ecovillage Development, Energy Access, and Zero Carbon Societies in Africa, Asia & The European Union How can local solutions lead to ambitious INDCs, provide energy access & improve livelihoods? Many ecovillages and local communities are net zero carbon, energy self-sufficient, and offer wonderful opportunities to scale up local renewables, climate friendly agriculture, ecosystem restoration, etc. During this session we will describe extraordinary examples and success stories for scaling up and implementing best practices. Moderators: Kosha Joubert, Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Gunnar Boye Olesen, International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE) Speakers: – Kosha Joubert, Executive Director, Global Ecovillage Network, GEN, Scotland; – Tim Clarke, GEN and Board, ECOLISE, Europe; – Linda Kabaira, Board, GEN-Africa, Zimbabwe – Speaker TBC, Bhutan Government – Kavita Myles, INFORSE-South Asia / INSEDA, India; – Dumindu Herath, Integrated Development Association – IDEA, SriLanka; – Shovana Maharjan, Center for Rural Technology – CRT, Nepal; – M.Mahmodul Hasan, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh; – Santosh Patnaik, Climate Action Network- South Asia – CANSA; – Paul Allen, Center for Alternative Technology – CAT, UK; – Preben Maegaard & Leire Gorrona, International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE), Denmark Organizers: Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) www.ecovillage.org/COP22 International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE) www.inforse.org Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy (NFVE) www.folkecenter.net/gb/
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9 years ago

Autumn PDC 2017 Greece, Tinos Island

Autumn 2017 Permaculture Design Course 23 September – 5 October (12 days, 80 hours certificate) Led by Andrew Jordan and Elena Symeonidou We are excited to announce the second FULL PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE (PDC) that will be hosted in Tinos Eco-lodge with two knowledgeable teachers Andrew Jordan from Ireland and Elena Symeonidou from Greece. The Permaculture Design Certificate The Permaculture Design Certificate is an 80 hour theoretical course based on Bill Mollison’s Designers Manual, teaching how we can use today’s tools and technology to create a more sustainable world. Permaculture is not only about growing vegetables and animals, it is a whole sustainable lifestyle. Permaculture ethics are Earth Care, People Care and Return of Surplus and this is taught by showing students to focus on local resources and their local community, and to have well thought out design practices to create abundance sustainably. Andrew and Elena aim at inspiring students with their own very real examples of transforming their lives with permaculture in a contemporary context. Having worked in a broad spectrum of climate and social conditions, they will share with their students the thrills but also the challenges they faced. Oftentimes permaculture is being presented as a panacea for world problems and the road to resilience and abundance is depicted as straightforward and easy. Andrew and Elena will challenge this notion and try to prepare their students in a realistic manner for their own fascinating journey towards change. Nikos will share his hands-on experience of building the ecolodge and designing the energy, water, plant and waste systems. We will have the rare opportunity to discuss and elaborate on Nikos’ and Marilia’s choices on different aspects of their project, reflect on the challenges, opportunities and limitations. Anyone who wants to bring a big change in his life and gain a thorough understanding of how we can use our natural e
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4 years ago

EDE France 2023 | Écovillage Sainte Camelle

D’une durée d’un mois en octobre 2023, le cours d’Éducation au Développement d’Écovillage que nous proposons est rythmé par les quatre grandes thématiques de la roue de la régénération : Sociale, Culturelle, Écologique, Économique, unifiées par une dimension Systémique qui articule harmonieusement l’ensemble. L’équipe organisatrice de cette troisième édition de l’EDE en France a choisi de mettre l’accent sur une vision qui intègre les intentions de ses membres : “Vers une culture résiliente et régénérative”. Tournée sur le mouvement entamé depuis l’individu vers le collectif ; cette ouverture porte en son cœur l’accompagnement d’une transformation globale. C’est un changement qui se retrouve dans l’évolution des consciences humaines, dans l’art retrouvé du vivre ensemble, de la co-création, et dans la volonté de faire émerger des systèmes harmonieux à travers le monde. Après une première édition mémorable en 2021 et un voyage initiatique en 2022, ce sera le troisième cours d’Éducation au Développement d’Écovillage réalisé en France. Nous serons rassemblés à l’écovillage Sainte Camelle, situé en Ariège aux abords de Pamiers. Avec déjà plus de dix années d’existence, ce collectif passionné par l’écologie relationnelle et l’intelligence collective est une référence dans le monde des écovillages. À Sainte Camelle le secret de la réussite réside dans la faculté de ses habitants à communiquer depuis un espace d’amour et de respect. Avec espoirs dans une culture émergente au service du vivant. L’équipe EDE France
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12 years ago

II encuentro de educación y crianza

II encuentro de crianza y educacción en libertad: coocriándonos ( 27, 28, 29, 30 y 31 de Agosto). Para todos Por segundo año consecutivo celebraremos nuestro encuentro de Crianza en libertad durante la última semana de Agosto. Abierto a todo el mundo. Tras la enriquecedora experiencia del año pasado, hemos decidido repetir este encuentro si cabe con un enfoque todavía más personal. El lema de esta año será: “COOCRIÁNDONOS” y va destinado a crear un espacio de aprendizaje mutuo en familia, tratando de incidir en la crianza de una forma integral, acercando temas que creemos necesarios para el desarrollo en plenitud de nuestras familias desde la misma concepción. Habrá talleres de mayores como: Parto en casa con la matrona Valle Rodríguez Pérez, con el apoyo de las mamás de Matavenero a través de sus experiencias pariendo en casa, Duelo pre y perinatal” con Mónica Fernández…., Otra forma entender la educación con Pedro García Olivo, La experiencia de Summerhill a travésde uno de sus profesores Jason Preater y charla sobre la experiencia de criar en Matavenero (exposición sobre la crianza en el lugar y el proyecto de escuela libre Ganas) Pero sobre todo tendremos talleres para familias y mayores que quieran aprender a ser más pequeños: talleres de clown, taller de danza contact y creativa, taller de circo, taller de cocina crudívora, taller de percusión y danza africana, taller de caligrafía creativa y de mantras en familia. Y excursiones por la zona. Además de todo lo que en sí ya aporta el espacio natural y social de Matavenero: Abuelos castaño, caminos mágicos, risas sinceras, pies descalzos, libertad natural, manos negras, ruinas para escalar, hogueras llenas de pupilas, cabañas escondidas, hornos de leña, comida que mancha, bailes timbalados, colorines en el aire, instantes compartidos, cercanía en la mirada y espacios de mimos.
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8 years ago

Fall part time Permaculture Design Course

Dates: 9 weekends (16 days) from Sept 8th -Dec 9, 2018 What better way to wind down the growing season than to embark on a permaculture design course? During this 100 hour course students learn to read the landscape, analyse problems, and design ecological solutions for the home, garden, or city. The Permaculture Design Certificate is a participatory and dynamic learning experience; classes include in-depth permaculture theory, design methodology, exercises, and group projects. They also include a whole lot of deep questioning, laughter, and growth! The curriculum we follow at P3 was developed by the late Bill Mollison in Australia in the 1970’s, and is today regarded as the standard in permaculture education, recognized and respected worldwide. At P3, our facilitators emphasize that permaculture goes beyond gardening and agriculture. With permaculture we can design solutions for: food deserts, the heat-island effect, and mis-managed waste systems. With edible landscaping and ecological architecture, we can increase the efficiency of our homes, our farms, and our communities. The solutions-based vision of permaculture practice is holistic and regenerative. P3 Permaculture alum have used their PDC to start projects and businesses in permaculture consultation, education, ecological agriculture, regenerative community organizing, urban farming, composting, and much more. The PDC program helps students to closely observe the natural principles and patterns that drive ecological systems. Understanding nature and our place within it is the first step towards healing broken systems. We hope that you can join us!
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10 years ago

Festival en familia

Este año queríamos darle un toque diferente a nuestras jornadas de educación. Pensamos que encuentros centrados principalmente en un intercambio de información para adultos hay muchos, por lo que en esta ocasión pretendemos darle mucha importancia a nuestr@s hij@s. Queremos que vengan niñ@s de todas las edades por eso la inscripción hasta los 16 años es gratuita para ell@s; así que nos hemos puesto manos a la obra para crear un campamento familiar donde podamos disfrutar de realizar actividades creativas juanto a nuestr@s hij@s y en un entorno natural inigualable, todo ello sin dejar de lado la estructura de encuentro como la de años anteriores donde invitaremos a colectivos y profesionales para que compartan sus experiencias y visiones con nosotros. Tendremos una comida sana y casera (avisad vegetarianos, veganos, alérgicos…) durante vuestra estancia y el alojamiento sera en una amplia zona de acampada donde podréis montar vuestras tiendas, allí conviviremos durante 5 días. Traed vuestros cubiertos, platos y vasos por favor, a nosotr@s nos es de gran ayuda en los eventos en los que hay que atender a mucha gente. La Recepcion de l@s participantes comenzara el día 5 de julio a partir de las 16:00 ( no pasa nada si llegáis un poco antes) y el evento finaliza tras la comida del día 10 de Julio. Iremos colgando las novedades sobre el festival en nuestro blog para teneros informad@s. ¡¡ Nos vemos pronto en el valle!! Organizador km28 Email: co******@**28.org
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11 years ago

Build a small wind turbine course

“Build a small wind turbine” construction course November 20th to 29th, 2015 A ten day live-in course in Nea Makri, Greece Learn how to build a small wind turbine and put yourself on the road to self-reliance Organized by Nea Guinea Small wind turbines ‘Nea Guinea’ has been organizing small wind turbine construction workshops since 2009 and has empowered many people with the knowledge of harnessing power from the wind. The wind turbines built in the workshops are based on the designs of Hugh Piggott, a renewable energy expert living in the off-grid community of Scoraig (Scotland), as described in his ‘Wind Turbine Recipe Book’. These wind turbines can be constructed with the use of common materials, simple manufacturing techniques and basic tools, providing a low cost small wind turbine that anyone can built. Hundreds of homemade small wind turbines have been constructed worldwide using these designs, and have proven to be robust, efficient, easy to maintain and quick to repair. Typical applications of locally manufactured small wind turbines are development projects such as electrification of village communities in the global south, educational projects in universities and schools and sustainability projects such as renewable energy electrification of eco-villages. Course outline During this one week course a 600W small wind turbine with 2.4m rotor diameter will be constructed from scratch, using simple raw materials like wood for the blades, steel for the mounting frame and tail, copper wire for the coils and neodymium magnets cast in resin for the generator. The wind turbine will be the product of enthusiastic team work, as we will work in groups focusing on woodworking, metalworking and generator fabrication, along with short breaks to share what we have learned with the whole team. Woodworking will involve hand curving the blades of the rotor using drawknives and spokeshaves, planes and chisels. Metalworking will involve fabrica
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11 years ago

Diseño de asentamientos sustentables

Entrenamiento de Diseño de Asentamientos Sustentables PDC+ EDE Colombia 2015 https://www.facebook.com/events/496232747196723/ CUANDO 5 al 18 de Octubre DONDE Reserva Falun, Sasaima- Cundinamarca Uniendo lo mejor de la permacultura y el diseño de ecoaldeas!!! El entrenamiento en Diseño de Asentamientos Sustentables trae expertos latinoamericanos, diversidad de experiencias de comunidades y proyectos de más de 30 años. Aprenderemos sobre: como diseñar espacios y procesos sustentables, restauración y regeneración de suelos, manejo de aguas, bioconstrucción, adaptación a condiciones cambiantes, economías vibrantes y solidarias, resolución de conflictos y toma de decisiones en comunidad, entre otras muchas herramientas en las cuatro dimensiones de la suste ntabilidad: ecológica, cultural, social y económica En este curso no sólo se trata de aprender los detalles de lo que se puede hacer, por ejemplo, en la ecología o la tecnología. Se trata de dotar a los participantes con las herramientas sociales que les permitan realizar sus visiones a través de la profundización de un sentido de comunidad y el desarrollo de redes de apoyo para la sostenibilidad, Incluye el aprendizaje activo, el desarrollo de habilidades prácticas y el aprendizaje basado en el campo. El programa combina la experiencia y saber acumulados en algunas de las ecoaldeas, centros permaculturales y proyectos comunitarios más exitosos de todo el mundo. Los estudiantes se convierten en diseñadores de sostenibilidad y agentes de cambio, tomando un papel activo en la transición de sus comunidades, organizaciones, instituciones y barrios hacia patrones más sostenibles de producción y consumo, así como una vida más alegre, significativa y saludable. Estudiantes de todas las edades podrán adquirir conocimientos y habilidades analíticas para diseñar una sociedad que utilice la energía y los recursos con gran eficiencia, que distribuya la riqueza de manera justa y equilibrada aseguran
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11 years ago

People Care PDC

We increasingly recognize the vital role of a healthy community in addition to raising awareness of the sustainable ecosystem. We recognize the importance of effective interpersonal relationships and also the relationship of the individual to him/herself . Usually the focus of the PDC is to strengthen the ecosystem. From there, the pattern is transferred to other systems such as the social, the monetary system, the educational system, etc. By designing the People Care PDC we have developed a workshop in which we put the development of sustainable social systems at the center. People Care PDC is devoted to the social demands of our time and offers practical impetus to dealing with interpersonal challenges both in the private and professional environment. These includes conflict resolution, decision-making processes, organic planning and development processes, etc. The course offers useful tools of permaculture design in theory and practice and connects them with adjacent systems and methods . The aim of the course is to prepare and qualify the participants for strengthening and developing their social environment in communities, relationships, work and project teams, schools, GARDENS from Dreams, etc. *** Course content: The course includes the basics of Permaculture: History of permaculture and its role in today’s society Permaculture ethics and principles Basic Permaculture design for ecosystems (permaculture and its connection to ecosystems) Development and implementation of concrete designs for an ecosystem (for example garden, compost, animals, water) Methods and practices for strengthening social systems: Preparing social design according to the permaculture design tools (zoning, resource analysis and flows) Developing a strategy and ethics for implementation Monitoring: analysis of results and preparation of the closure phase as well as the preparation for the start of a new cycle What does sustainability

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