Solution Library - Global Ecovillage Network

Earth’s first currency backed by protected land Green Standard Trust

Impact: Global

Areas of Regeneration:
- Social
  - Conflict Resolution
  - Diversity & Cohesion
  - Health & Healing
  - Leadership & Governance
- Culture
  - Defend & Protect
  - Nature Connection
- Integral Design
  - Alliance Building
  - Leading from the Future
  - Stakeholder Engagement
  - Whole Systems Thinking
- Ecology
  - Ecosystem Restoration
  - Green Building
  - Seeds, Food & Soil
- Economy
  - Banking & Exchange
  - Equitable Ownership
  - Planetary Boundaries
  - Sharing & Collaboration
  - Social Entrepreneurship

The Green Standard Trust is a community-governed land trust where nature is the beneficiary of that land, meaning land must be used to restore and conserve nature. The value of this land backs our currency, the Green Standard Token, which is Earth’s first currency backed by protected land. … Read more

Living Energy Farm Off Grid Community in Louisa Virginia

Region: GENNA
Impact: Global

Areas of Regeneration:
- Culture
  - Nature Connection
  - Vision & Purpose
- Ecology
  - Green Building
  - Renewable Energy & Transport
  - Zero Waste

Living Energy Farm has developed a Direct Drive DC Microgrid that we are now installing in low income communities in the U.S. and the Caribbean. Our solar energy systems provide modern services with near zero ongoing maintenance costs. We are also largely food self-sufficient, and promote regenerative food production methods. … Read more

Upgrading Thoughtware on your way to Archearchy Your thoughtware is what you use to think with. Creating regenerative cultures starts with upgrading your thoughtware.

Regions: GEN Europe, GEN International
Impact: Global

Areas of Regeneration:
- Social
  - Conflict Resolution
  - Diversity & Cohesion
  - Health & Healing
  - Leadership & Governance
  - Lifelong Education
- Culture
  - Mindfulness & Self Reflection
  - Nature Connection
  - Wisdom & Innovation
- Integral Design
  - Alliance Building
  - Intervention & Transformation
  - Leading from the Future
  - Prototyping & Feedback
  - Whole Systems Thinking
- Economy
  - Planetary Boundaries
  - Sharing & Collaboration
  - Social Entrepreneurship
Stage:
- Facing the Dark Night

This is a guide to valuable thoughtware upgrades on your way to next culture – archearchy (http://archearchy.org) – the culture that naturally emerges after matriarchy and patriarchy (http://patriarchy.mystrikingly.com) have run their course. Archearchy is the culture of archetypally initiated adult women creatively collaborating with archetypally initiated adult men. Standard Human Intelligence Thoughtware (http://s-h-i-t.mystrikingly.com) prolongs the cultures exterminating life on Earth. … Read more

United Awakening Peace Strategy ONE PLANET, ONE PEOPLE, ONE PLAN

Region: GEN Europe
Impact: Global

Areas of Regeneration:
- Social
  - Conflict Resolution
  - Diversity & Cohesion
  - Health & Healing
  - Leadership & Governance
  - Lifelong Education
  - Trust & Communication
- Culture
  - Defend & Protect
  - Mindfulness & Self Reflection
  - Vision & Purpose
  - Wisdom & Innovation
- Integral Design
  - Alliance Building
  - Intervention & Transformation
  - Leading from the Future
  - Prototyping & Feedback
  - Whole Systems Thinking
- Ecology
  - Ecosystem Restoration
- Economy
  - Banking & Exchange
  - Sharing & Collaboration
  - Social Entrepreneurship
Stage:
- Building the Circles

We are co-creating a common plan and organic organization that unites us in our actions secures our independence and promotes and attracts new people to the cause. … Read more

Permayouth Youth-led global network of young permaculture people

Regions: GEN Africa, GEN Europe, GEN International, GENNA, GENOA
Impact: Global

Areas of Regeneration:
- Social
  - Diversity & Cohesion
  - Leadership & Governance
  - Trust & Communication
- Culture
  - Art & Celebration
  - Defend & Protect
  - Mindfulness & Self Reflection
  - Nature Connection
  - Vision & Purpose
  - Wisdom & Innovation
- Integral Design
  - Alliance Building
  - Contextualised Design
  - Leading from the Future
  - Whole Systems Thinking
- Ecology
  - Ecosystem Restoration
  - Green Building
  - Renewable Energy & Transport
  - Seeds, Food & Soil
  - Water Cycles
  - Zero Waste
- Economy
  - Planetary Boundaries
  - Responsible Consumption
  - Sharing & Collaboration
  - Social Entrepreneurship
Stage:
- Opening to the Unexpected

Each week young people from around the world gather together via zoom to explore what permaculture means in their local context, to learn about different ways of thinking about it and applying it. We are based at Crystal Waters Permaculture village and connect young people in other ecovillages and permaculture communities and projects around the world. This group is led by young people for young people, with Mentors from around the world too - Morag Gamble, Rosemary Morrow, Hannah Apricot … Read more

Spiral Wetlands A grey water treatment design

Region: CASA
Impact: Global

Areas of Regeneration:
- Social
  - Health & Healing
- Culture
  - Defend & Protect
  - Nature Connection
- Integral Design
  - Whole Systems Thinking
- Ecology
  - Ecosystem Restoration
  - Green Building
  - Renewable Energy & Transport
  - Water Cycles
  - Zero Waste
- Economy
  - Responsible Consumption

The proposed solution describes a natural grey water treatment system based on aquatic plants in a spiral design which requires little space to implement and meet the quality of treatment required by legislation. … Read more

Easy Dry Toilet Accessible and safe technique for maintenance and use of humanure and urine from a dry toilet

Region: CASA
Impact: Global

Areas of Regeneration:
- Social
  - Health & Healing
- Culture
  - Nature Connection
- Integral Design
  - Whole Systems Thinking
- Ecology
  - Ecosystem Restoration
  - Renewable Energy & Transport
  - Seeds, Food & Soil
  - Water Cycles
  - Zero Waste

The solution offers an easy to implement technique, based on accessible resources (ashes and lime), that promises to neutralize pathogens, control insects while providing a quick way to generate compost from humanure and solve sanitation issues anywhere in the world. … Read more

Geoship – A Natural Home-Building Renaissance The Bioceramic Dome | Create The Future You Imagine

Impact: Global

Areas of Regeneration:
- Social
  - Diversity & Cohesion
  - Health & Healing
  - Leadership & Governance
- Culture
  - Nature Connection
  - Vision & Purpose
  - Wisdom & Innovation
- Integral Design
  - Alliance Building
  - Intervention & Transformation
  - Leading from the Future
  - Prototyping & Feedback
  - Stakeholder Engagement
  - Whole Systems Thinking
- Ecology
  - Ecosystem Restoration
  - Green Building
  - Zero Waste
- Economy
  - Equitable Ownership
  - Responsible Consumption
  - Sharing & Collaboration
  - Social Entrepreneurship

The mission? Manufacture healthy, resilient, natural homes that lower the cost of home ownership everywhere. Our purpose is to develop tools for you to create the future you imagine. … Read more

PIRAMID-ALL " Casa del Futuro ", auto abastecida con energías renovables

Impact: Global

Areas of Regeneration:
- Social
  - Diversity & Cohesion
- Culture
  - Wisdom & Innovation
- Integral Design
  - Alliance Building
- Ecology
  - Green Building
  - Renewable Energy & Transport
- Economy
  - Planetary Boundaries

Algae production – Lasse Melgaard

Region: GEN Europe
Impact: Global

Algae need lots of sunlight, abundant in many places throughout Africa, Asia and South America. They also need carbon dioxide, which is plentiful everywhere in our atmosphere, and some inorganic compounds added to the water on which you are growing your algae. These compounds depend on the type of algae you are growing, but spirulina and chlorella are the most popular and grown throughout the world. Scenedesmus is a common algae used for making biofuel. By growing algae, you are not only … Read more

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