Connecting Communities for a Sustainable 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.
Every day ecovillages and communities around the world are building a more authentic, connected and regenerating way of life. They want this to be their normal, and rather than wait for the world to catch up, ecovillagers go ahead and build it themselves. Become a Friend of GEN today and join us in building a better Normal.
The GEN Ecovillage Summit – Living Solutions for a Regenerative World is an entirely free, online experiences hosted by the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) and can be access from anywhere. The Ecovillage Summit invites you into a larger movement that is living solutions for a regenerative world. Join us now!
Get your Permaculture Design Certificate with the Global Ecovillage Network! This special Permaculture Design Course explores Ecovillages as examples and sources of expertise for permaculture design in action. Registration to the current cohort (November 2021 – January 2022) is now closed. We are already welcoming pre-registration for the next cohort – expected early 2022. *When …
As global temperature rise above 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels, and previous climate commitments fell far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on track for a global temperature rise of at least 2.7°C this century, 25,000 delegates from 200 countries nations gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for the UN Climate Change Conference COP26. The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) joins efforts with … [Read More] about GEN at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland
As part of the GEN Research group, Dr. Rebeca Roysen and Dr. Anne-Kathrin Schwab published an article about the transformative potential of Ecovillages for rural areas in the Climate Adaptation focused book which will be launched at COP26. The book looks at case studies for adaptation around the world and strikes a balance between hope and realism. It doesn't conceal or downplay the truth of the climate crisis, yet it enables hope … [Read More] about GEN Research featured in the book ‘Climate Adaptation: Accounts of Resilience, Self-Sufficiency and Systems Change’
“This gathering of human and non-human beings has never happened before and will never happen again.” - Charles Eisenstein, GEN Online Summit. As GEN celebrated our 25th year in 2020, and all the contributions that lead us here, no one could imagine the uncertainty the world would face. While gathering the stories and data to showcase our accomplishments for the year, we felt an enhanced sense of gratitude for the abundance … [Read More] about Our Annual Report 2020 is here!
Donating funds to GEN is a tangible way to contribute to this concrete and dynamic movement for positive change. Your donation helps to support and to spread ecovillages around the world. We invite donations to GEN International or a GEN Region.
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Volunteering supports the network while forming valuable connections, meeting incredible people, and contributing to a positive future. There are many ways you can support GEN with your time and energy.
