Events - Global Ecovillage Network

Accessing Climate Finance

Date: 16 November 2016
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Location: Morocco

Truly sustainable development is impossible without the full involvement of local communities.Local communities are starved of financial resources, while climate finance providers struggle to put their resources into action. This conversation will expose the challenges of getting funding on the ground, and explore opportunities to resolve this dilemma. … Read more

Revitalising African Villages

Date: 15 November 2016
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Location: Morocco

GEN is developing a continent-wide programme to transform villages in Africa into dynamic, viable, resilient communities that can wisely and sustainablymanage the natural resources upon which they depend. The conversation will look at successful ecovillage programmes (in Senegal, Egypt, Tanzania) and propose ways of dramatically scaling up these experiences. … Read more

Climate Matters Show: Ecovillages

Date: 14 November 2016
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Location: Morocco

Join representatives from the Global Ecovillage Network in conversation with Stuart Scott through which we will address our unique approach to grassroots-led community development, and how our approach of holistic, whole systems design is contributing to local level, community-led solutions to diverse environmental, economic, and social issues. … Read more

Indigenous and Faith Led

Date: 14 November 2016
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Location: Morocco

Around the world, there is a growing participation and influence of faith and indigenous movements on climate change. GEN together with invited speakers explore this powerful emergence to harness holistic solutions for resilience and sustainability. We explore models and practices on eco-temples, green mosques, indigenous solutions in disasters, and ecosystems restoration among other stories in this interactive panel. … Read more

La recogida de la oliva

Date: 14 November 2016
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Location: Spain

Después de varias semanas de dudas por la escasez de materia prima, hemos decidido empezar la recogida de la oliva para hacer nuestro aceite. Esto es un llamamiento a aquellas personas a las que les gustaría probar esta hermosa experiencia de salir por las mañanas en equipo al campo, con sol y tiempo fresco, a batear y peinar olivos centenarios para recoger la preciada oliva, en alternancia con la actividad en el molino, limpiando y moliendo las olivas, ayudando a montar la torre para la … Read more

Learning from Sustainable Traditions

Date: 12 November 2016
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Location: TBC, Morocco

The Global Ecovillage Network celebrates and honours the wisdom, inspiration and guidance that indigenous and traditional communities around the world have to offer for the design of self-sustaining, resilient human settlements. Core ecovillage principles include respecting cultural traditions that support human dignity, and integrating the best of our past with carefully chosen positive innovations. … Read more

Permaculture and Climate Change

Date: 9 November 2016
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Location: UNFCCC Climate Change Studio, Morocco

Organised by ECOLISE (European Network for Community-Led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability) and GEN (Global Ecovillage Network) … Read more

Traditional knowledge

Date: 15 November 2016
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Location: Indigenous Peoples & Communities' Pavilion, Morocco

Ancient cultures have long accepted the power of the mind, and agriculture and food security is one of the most pressing issues of these times. Our ancestors were aware of how we are interwoven into the wider context of our living, including how these connections impact our health and vitality. For over four years, small landholders in India have been integrating mind-heart based meditation with methods of organic farming. This 90 minute Brahma Kumaris’ workshop will explore this … Read more

A Pan African Ecovillage Programme

Date: 16 November 2016
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Location: Room 6, Morocco

For the past 20 years the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) and its regional affiliate, GEN-Africa, have been developing a transformative model, using an integrated, multi-sectoral community-based approach to create sustainable and resilient ecovillage communities. Africa is home to some of the most innovative Ecovillage programmes in the world, notably in Senegal where the success of grassroots ecovillage communities has led to the development of a National Ecovillage Agency working to transform … Read more

Faith and Climate Resilience

Date: 9 November 2016
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Location: TBC, Morocco

How can spiritual values and beliefs inspire and engage solutions for climate resilience? The rise in the active engagement on climate change of indigenous, religious and spiritual organizations around the world can be harnessed for collaboration, replication and expansion. Listen to stories from different faith movements and organizations around the world practicing and applying ecological design thinking. … Read more

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