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Improving NDCs: Ecovillage Dev.

  • Date: 11 November 2016
  • Language:
      English
  • Location: Observer room 6 (300), Morocco

Improving Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs): Ecovillage Development, Energy Access, and Zero Carbon Societies in Africa, Asia & The European Union How can local solutions lead to ambitious INDCs, provide energy access & improve livelihoods? Many ecovillages and local communities are net zero carbon, energy self-sufficient, and offer wonderful opportunities to scale up local renewables, climate friendly agriculture, ecosystem restoration, etc. During this session we will … Read more

Training Superadobe. Earth bag

  • Date: 22 December 2016 – 15 January 2017
  • Languages:
      EnglishFrenchSpanish
  • Location: Toubab Dialaw, Senegal, Undefined

(info en Castellano más abajo) ENGLISH INTENSIVE TRAINING IN BIO-CONSTRUCTION. SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE. EARTH-BAG Ecole des Sables, SENEGAL 22 December 2016-15 January 2017 Become an agent of change: another world is possible! Get your degree to build your own green home and spent three weeks with us in touch with nature. Constructions adapted to all types of climate. No prerequisite to participate. African Angara holding its next training in green building / Earth-bag together with … Read more

“Permaculture Design Certificate”

  • Date: 3 – 15 November 2016
  • Language:
      English
  • Location: Kin Kin, Queensland, Australia., Australia

The Noosa Forest Retreat Permaculture course on Australia’s beautiful Sunshine Coast will include the standard “Permaculture Design Certificate” (PDC) curriculum as created by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren This is a globally recognised education course on sustainable living design. This includes valuable hands on practical exercises plus experience with permaculture principles and systems including - animal systems, super compost making, swale design and implementation for water … Read more

Contact GEN

Have a question? Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page to see if we've answered your question already - and feel free to contact us here if you need further information! If you are trying to submit a formal idea for a project, visit here. Postal Address Global Ecovillage NetworkLucky Star Lane 129e High StreetForresMorayIV361DXScotland … Read more

Job Opportunities

We are currently not recruiting for any roles in our team. We welcome you to let us know if you are interested and available to volunteer though. It is often a special route into the inner workings of our organisation and a chance for us to get to know you better. We closed applications for our Operations Lead role on 23 July. Get to know the rest of our team here. Join our Newsletter Join Friends of GEN to support the Global Ecovillage Network As a Friend of GEN, you become a sustaining … Read more

Yeryuzu Ecovillage

  • Region: GEN Europe
  • Languages: Turkish, English

Earth ecovillage is an initiative for experiencing an ecological way of life. It was established in 2009. We work to farm our land with ecological methods to offer an alternative to conventional farming methods which harm the weather, soil and air. Our goal is to be self-sufficient by producing organic vegetables and fruits, and to enhance the surounding environment using permaculture methods. We construct our village structures with local materials and ecologically informed … Read more