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Camp Auroville 15-23 May 2016

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Location: India

Camp Auroville is 9-day immersion program for 16-18 year olds, using Auroville as a campus and its outstanding experience in sustainable living as a curriculum for learning and personal growth. It is a learning-in-action program connecting core human values, design theory, ideation, and hands-on work around personalized themes. The aim of this program is to empower youth to embody principles of ecological stewardship for the promotion of human and environmental wellbeing. Students will be … Read more

Casas pasivas y su futuro ecologico

March 19, 2016

No solo es lo que viene en un futuro cercano, sino que ya muchas de las construcciones de hoy en día se levantan bajo éste concepto; no es de extrañar que así sea, si tenemos en cuenta las grandes ventajas que esto implica no solo a nivel del cuidado del medioambiente sino también en lo que a nuestra economía personal se refiere. Por ejemplo, una casa pasiva requiere hasta un 90 por ciento menos de energía de calefacción que una convencional. Su nombre conlleva la idea y puesta en práctica … Read more

Composting Toilet Toilet with internal composting container

Regions: GEN Africa, GENNA, GENOA

Areas of Regeneration:
- Ecology
  - Ecosystem Restoration
  - Green Building
  - Water Cycles

A composting toilet is a simple, watersaving and logical alternative to the water closet we know. No need for a water supply, no sewers and no sewage treatment necessary. For me it's even a very practical way to become a part again in the ecological live-cycle of soil-plant-food-digestion-soil. The instructions provided in the instructables link is for a composting toilet with internal composting container. Another solution would be to construct a simpe box with a hole and a lid with a … Read more

Solar Trockner Box Kompakter demontierbarer Solardörrer

Regions: GEN Africa, GENNA, GENOA

Areas of Regeneration:
- Ecology
  - Renewable Energy & Transport

Solardörrer sind eine einfache und effektive Art, mit Sonnenkraft Früchte, Gemüse und Kräuter zu trocknen. Dieser kompakte Solardörrer ist im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Modellen sehr handlich und lässt sich mit wenigen Handgriffen demontieren und braucht dann kaum noch Platz, z.B. im Winterlager. Optional kann der Dörrer mit drei 100W Glühbirnen ausgestattet und so mit Strom betrieben werden. Die Grundidee für diesen Dörrer stammt aus dem Buch "Sun Works Solar Food Dryer" von Eben … Read more

Solar Dryer Box compact foldable solar dryer

Regions: GEN Africa, GENNA, GENOA

Areas of Regeneration:
- Ecology

Made mostly of spare wood, this dryer costs almost nothing in materials. You need some woodworking skills to build it the way it's described here, with swallowtail joints and the like, but there's ways to simplify it. You'll find detailed step by step instructions with all the necessary measures on instructables.com just follow the webiste link. … Read more

GEN Desk at Auroville An Update

March 9, 2016

GEN (Global Ecovillage Network) and Gaia Education in Auroville Since the beginning, the Global Ecovillage Network has had an informal presence in Auroville with many Aurovilians connected to the network and establishing informal partnerships and EDE (Ecovillage Design Education) courses. Following the GEN +20 Conference in Findhorn in early July 2015, the GEN desk was officially started in August 2015 as ‘Pitchandikulam … Read more

Revocos de Tierra Arcillosa:de A a Z

Date: 22 – 23 April 2016
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Location: Arterra (Artieda, Navarra), Spain

Revoques de Tierra: de A a Z en ”Arterra Bizimodu”: Artieda, Navarra (30 min. al este de Pamplona) 4 Módulos: Abril-Junio 2016 Instructora: Rikki Nitzkin (www.rikkinitzkin.wordpress.com) Toda La Información:https://rikkinitzkin.wordpress.com/revoques-de-tierra-arterra/ Inscripciones: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eQRlshvm2on7iMyny3Pcx3YBCX_4_l6dAaVRNvxz97o/viewform Módulo 1: 23-24 Abril 2016; Conocer el Barro Módulo 2: 7-8 Mayo 2016; Revoques de “Cuerpo” Módulo 3: … Read more

Taller Intro Vivencial Dragon Dreami

Date: 8 – 10 April 2016
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Location: Espai Llum - Valencia, Spain

Taller dirigido a personas que quieren aprender a diseñar y gestionar sus sueños y proyectos conectando con su creatividad de forma holística, cooperativa y transformadora. FECHA: De Viernes 8 a Domingo 10 de Abril de 2016 HORARIO: Viernes de 17.30 a 21.00 Sábado: de 9:30 a 13:30h y de 16:30 a 20:30h Domingo: de 9:30 a 13:30h y de 16:30 a 18:30h APORTACIÓN PARA EL TALLER: 120€ (consultar la posibilidad de pagar una parte en moneda social) INSCRIPCIONES Y RESERVAS: Grupo … Read more

Earth Activism – Workshop with Starh

Date: 5 – 7 August 2016
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Location: Community Schloss Tempelhof, www.schloss-tempelhof.de), Germany

In these troubling times, when our global leaders are failing to grapple with the immense threats to our climate, our environment, and our well-being, how do we find our personal power and confidence to step up into new realms and play on a larger stage? We can draw nourishment from nature and community. In this workshop, we’ll use ritual, meditation, guided journeys, dance and song to connect with the deep wellsprings of inspiration that the earth offers us. We will explore the internal and … Read more

Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales

Date: 16 – 17 April 2016
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Location: Sunseed - Sorbas - Almeria, Spain

Agua es vida, el recurso más importante de todos. Desde la perspectiva de Sunseed como un centro educativo sobre la vida de bajo impacto nos gustaría ofrecerles un taller para aprender, profundizar e intercambiar los conocimientos teóricos y prácticos sobre el cuidado de agua. ¿Cuál es el objetivo del taller? En general la idea de los talleres de Sunseed y Paissano es que cualquiera tenga la capacidad de evaluar los costos y beneficios que implicaría usar el agua de una manera más … Read more

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