Adrian Ortuzar

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 describe extraordinary examples and success stories for scaling up and implementing best practices. Moderators: Kosha Joubert, Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Gunnar Boye Olesen, International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE) Speakers: – Kosha Joubert, Executive Director, Global Ecovillage Network, GEN, Scotland; – Tim Clarke, GEN and Board, ECOLISE, Europe; – Linda Kabaira, Board, GEN-Africa, Zimbabwe – Speaker TBC, Bhutan Government – Kavita Myles, INFORSE-South Asia / INSEDA, India; – Dumindu Herath, Integrated Development Association – IDEA, SriLanka; – Shovana Maharjan, Center for Rural Technology – CRT, Nepal; – M.Mahmodul Hasan, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh; – Santosh Patnaik, Climate Action Network- South Asia – CANSA; – Paul Allen, Center for Alternative Technology – CAT, UK; – Preben Maegaard & Leire Gorrona, International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE), Denmark Organizers: Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) www.ecovillage.org/COP22 International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE) www.inforse.org Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy (NFVE) www.folkecenter.net/gb/

Curso de Introducción a la Permacultura en Cañaveral (Caceres) Conoce y aplica la permacultura en tu finca, barrio, ciudad, pueblo, empresa, … y en tu vida. Fechas: 25-26-27 Septiembre Facilitación: Antonio Scotti, Diploma en Permacultura Aplicada Horarios: El curso comienza la tarde viernes 25 de septiembre hasta el mediodía del domingo 27 de septiembre . Coste: 70€ Asistencia al curso Oferta hasta el 15-Agosto-2015 después 80€ (Alojamiento en tienda de campaña gratuito) 36€ Alojamiento+ desayuno en Hostel Cañaveral 28€ Pension completa(comidas + cenas) Plazas limitadas. Fecha limite de inscripción 14 septiembre Reserva tu plaza o pide mas informacion: 691510471 Juan 0j*******@***il.com FB: El rincón del viento

Can community come together to save the world? Are you looking for inspiration and hope? Would you like to explore ways to regenerate our planet? Join us as we watch an interview with the incredible nature connection and environmental thought leader Joanna Macy as it’s streamed from the global ecovillage network conference. Followed by a short presentation from Extinction Rebellion to learn about this new climate movement that’s rapidly building momentum accross the globe (and NL); learn about their methods, motives and how to get involved. There will also be a chance for other summit event attendees to discuss and share highlights from other interviews.

Autumn 2017 Permaculture Design Course 23 September – 5 October (12 days, 80 hours certificate) Led by Andrew Jordan and Elena Symeonidou We are excited to announce the second FULL PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE (PDC) that will be hosted in Tinos Eco-lodge with two knowledgeable teachers Andrew Jordan from Ireland and Elena Symeonidou from Greece. The Permaculture Design Certificate The Permaculture Design Certificate is an 80 hour theoretical course based on Bill Mollison’s Designers Manual, teaching how we can use today’s tools and technology to create a more sustainable world. Permaculture is not only about growing vegetables and animals, it is a whole sustainable lifestyle. Permaculture ethics are Earth Care, People Care and Return of Surplus and this is taught by showing students to focus on local resources and their local community, and to have well thought out design practices to create abundance sustainably. Andrew and Elena aim at inspiring students with their own very real examples of transforming their lives with permaculture in a contemporary context. Having worked in a broad spectrum of climate and social conditions, they will share with their students the thrills but also the challenges they faced. Oftentimes permaculture is being presented as a panacea for world problems and the road to resilience and abundance is depicted as straightforward and easy. Andrew and Elena will challenge this notion and try to prepare their students in a realistic manner for their own fascinating journey towards change. Nikos will share his hands-on experience of building the ecolodge and designing the energy, water, plant and waste systems. We will have the rare opportunity to discuss and elaborate on Nikos’ and Marilia’s choices on different aspects of their project, reflect on the challenges, opportunities and limitations. Anyone who wants to bring a big change in his life and gain a thorough understanding of how we can use our natural e