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Learning from Sustainable Traditions

  • Date: 12 November 2016
  • Language:
      English
  • 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

The Ecovillage Playing Cards – Mapping for Communities around the World

Green Zone Side Event COP22 Wed 2016-11-1614:00 - 15:30 Indigenous P. & C.' PavilionCOP22, Marrakech, Green Zone GEN at COP22 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. Many traditional and indigenous communities have decided for their communities officially to be recognised as ecovillages. The … Read more

Permaculture and Climate Change

  • Date: 9 November 2016
  • Language:
      English
  • 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

Permaculture and Climate Change Adaptation

Blue Zone Mini Side Event COP22 Wed 2016-11-0909:00 – 10:00UNFCCC Climate Change StudioCOP22, Marrakech, Blue ZoneGEN at COP22 Organizers ECOLISE (European Network for Community-Led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability) ecolise.eu Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) ecovillage.org/COP22 … Read more

COP22

The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Connecting Communities for a Sustainable World Ecovillages weave together the ecological, economic, social and cultural dimensions of sustainability and pioneer innovative solutions that enable villages, regions and nation states to fulfill the promise of the SDGs, the Paris Climate Agreement, and the outcomes of COP22. We put communities at the centre of the development processes. Ecovillage development programmes create wealth and employment opportunities, … Read more

Traditional knowledge

  • Date: 15 November 2016
  • Language:
      English
  • 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

Traditional knowledge – Ecology of care

Green Zone Side Event COP22 Tue 2016-11-1518:45 – 20:00Indigenous P. & C.’ PavilionCOP22, Marrakech, Green ZoneGEN at COP22 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 … Read more

A Pan African Ecovillage Programme

  • Date: 16 November 2016
  • Language:
      English
  • 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
  • Language:
      English
  • 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

Ecovillage Practices

  • Date: 8 November 2016
  • Language:
      English
  • Location: Room 9, Morocco

A step change in current lifestyles, consumption patterns and production systems is needed if the COP 21 and SDG goals and commitments are to be respected and achieved. The Global Ecovillage Network and its partner organizations and networks have developed solutions that can transform the way in which such challenges are addressed. … Read more