A Tiny home Campground & Village part of One Network that will be a Gaiaship EcoVillage that is built and fueled with 95% TRASH! … Read more
Curso de eco-construcción en Sunseed
- Date: 14 – 27 January 2017
- Languages:
- EnglishSpanish
- Location: Los Molinos del Rio Aguas, Sorbas, Almería, Spain, Spain
Curso desde el 15 hasta el 28 de enero 2017 Llegada el 15 de enero (domingo) 17:00 Salida el 28 de enero (sabado) 10:00 Sobre el curso El curso intensivo (10 dias) de eco-construcción con barro es una experiencia de aprendizaje que mezcla la práctica con unas sesiónes teoricas. Durante el curso proponemos de construir una caseta con tierra y paja - desde los cimientos hasta el tejado. Se va a aprender como se hace una mezcla de barro perfecta, como construir con esta, como construir … Read more
Las Liridas
Community Description We are a family of friends, who are inspired by one another, and eager to spend the rest of our lives developing this project and living peacefully and in community together. We are very varied in our cultural backgrounds and disciplines and provide a wide range of services for the community. … Read more
Boodaville
Boodaville is an environmental education / permaculture project run by teacher and activist Anna Gurney in the Matarranya region of Spain. 2.5 hours from Barcelona, near Calaceite town. … Read more
Permaculture Design Certificate
- Date: 4 March – 14 May 2017
- Languages:
- EnglishFrenchSpanish
- Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Canada
P3's part-time Permaculture Design Certification is offered on 7 weekends in Montréal, from March 4th to May 14th, 2017. Classes are held at the Bitcoin Embassy office in the heart of the city, from 10am to 6pm with rest and lunch breaks throughout the day. During this course we will learn to read the landscape, analyse problems and design ecological solutions for the home, garden, farm and city. EARLYBIRD PROMO CODES! Use the codes below to save some money on your tuition when you register … Read more
GEN in World Goodwill Newsletter GEN featured as 'Agent of Change' in World Goodwill Newsletter
"All who love and serve their fellow humans are agents of a spiritual future – one where the human spirit is evolving towards ever greater cooperation, sharing and unity. In every interaction, these servers ask one simple question of themselves – how can I bring this future closer?" Follow the link to read more. https://www.lucistrust.org/world_goodwill/world_goodwill_homepage/newsletter_2016_2_agents_of_the_future … Read more
Resilience and Self-Reliance An Update on Regenerative Solutions for Active EmerGENcies Projects
As the call for global climate action strengthens following the COP22 in Marrakech, GEN’s work in climate change adaptation and mitigation through ecovillage development programs is guided by a design based on both prevention and response. One of the pillars of this framework is EmerGENcies, GEN’s emerging humanitarian program. The purpose is to respond to and try to prevent further deleterious effects of climate change (among other forms of crises), in vulnerable communities around the … Read more
Changes in Cameroon Transitioning the Kingdom of Bafut to an Eco-Fondom*
In the Northwest of Cameroon, a whole kingdom is transitioning into an eco-region. In consultation with King Fon Ambumbi II and combining the vision of Mayor Langsi and GEN ambassador, Konkankoh Joshua, a great deal of effort is being invested in creating a transition from rural subsistence farming into a thriving, sustainable, eco-friendly region. Sonita Mbah, Executive Secretary of GEN Africa, reports. Watch the trailer for Bafut Ecovillage: … Read more
Bringing new Solutions to the Table Conversations with the Commonwealth
Albert Bates, founding member of The Farm, Tennessee, was part of the GEN delegation at the Climate Summit in Marrakech, this November. He is also part of a group of sustainability experts brought together by the Secretary General of the British Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland. At the final day of the 22nd Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change, Baroness Patricia Scotland rose to address the Joint High-level Segment gathered in plenary session: "Mr. … Read more
Ecovillage Movement in China An update on the Sunshine Ecovillage Network
The partnership and friendship between GEN and the Sunshine Ecovillage Network (SEN), in China has been growing in the past year, since the first Ecovillage Forum organised by SEN took place in October 2015, drawing around 500 interested participants. Ecovillage Design Education courses have previously been run in China, led by Pracha Hatanuwatr and Jane Rasbash, and many young Chinese have participated in ecovillage training elsewhere. Chinese representatives have been reaching out to GENOA – … Read more
