A group of engineers and scientists from Kiev, Ukraine has created a light-permeable thermal insulation material with special properties. … Read more
Solar energy for the home.
- Date: 20 October 2020
- Language:
- Ukrainian
Smart Village Summit
- Date: 28 October 2020
- Language:
- English
- Location: Future Thinkers Smart Village
A monthly Smart Village Summit for people who are interested in all aspects of smart villages - funding, organization, natural & affordable building, permaculture, co-living, governance, technology, education & information sharing, innovation, social dynamics, etc. Every month we will have a different set of subjects & experienced guests visiting. … Read more
What If? Ecovillages Solutions for Extraordinary Times
- Date: 7 – 8 November 2020
- Language:
- English
Join the Online European Ecovillage Gathering this 7-8 November to explore how ecovillages and intentional communities are awakening to opportunities through the Covid crisis and how together we can transform this moment to create a culture of regeneration and resilience for all. … Read more
Global Permayouth Festival
- Date: 27 – 28 September 2020
- Language:
- English
permaculture [pr]activism • panels • visioning • music • poetry • art • films • garden tours A new series of free online events especially for youth by youth. Each month we’ll bring together great speakers, spark discussion, share music and art, take tours of youth gardens around the world, screen a short permaculture film, and see what emerges. … Read more
Ananda Festival of Bliss 2021
- Date: 7 – 11 July 2021
- Language:
- Portuguese
- Location: Ananda Valley
Ananda Festival of Bliss is a festival for those who believe in and work towards making the world a better place. It’s an adventure through art and nature, a dive for activists and dreamers, young people and families, lovers of ecology and warriors of light. … Read more
Spiral Wetlands A grey water treatment design
The proposed solution describes a natural grey water treatment system based on aquatic plants in a spiral design which requires little space to implement and meet the quality of treatment required by legislation. … Read more
Easy Dry Toilet Accessible and safe technique for maintenance and use of humanure and urine from a dry toilet
The solution offers an easy to implement technique, based on accessible resources (ashes and lime), that promises to neutralize pathogens, control insects while providing a quick way to generate compost from humanure and solve sanitation issues anywhere in the world. … Read more
Educating for transitions: ecovillages as transdisciplinary sustainability “classrooms”
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the pedagogical tools that can enhance transdisciplinarity in higher education and stimulate sustainability transitions, based on the case study of a partnership between the University of Brasilia and an ecovillage in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative study was carried out, based on professors’ experience, students’ reports and registration data. Emergent themes were discussed based on the concepts of sustainability transitions, … Read more
HOLIDAY CAMP FOR CHILDREN
- Date: 26 – 30 July 2020
- Language:
- Portuguese
- Location: Quinta Alada
We have developed a vacation program for children aged between 7 and 16 years, which consists of developing various activities in contact with Nature showing children how it is possible for Man to live in symbiosis and harmony with the Earth. … Read more
(20 September – 4 October) PDC at Terra Alta, Sintra, Portugal
- Date: 20 September – 4 October 2020
- Language:
- English
- Location: Terra Alta Permaculture Education Centre
Learn at one of the most established Permaculture projects in Europe—the off-the-grid Permaculture education centre, Terra Alta. With 10 years as a permaculture site-in-development, a center for research and education, and with over 20 Permaculture Design Certificate Courses (PDCs) taught, Terra Alta, led by visionary Permaculture teacher Pedro Valdjiu, offers Permaculture education at the highest level. Alongside Permaculture, Terra Alta is committed to bioregionalism, evidenced by the … Read more
