Hildur Jackson Award 2020 finalist: TI Ecovillage, India A unique enclave originally on the outskirts of Bangalore
The TI Ecovillage in India is the finalist of the 2020 Hildur Jackson Award for Extraordinary Project. The Hildur Jackson Award is a €3,000 annual prize that supports and honours projects around the world that demonstrate regenerative best-practices in all dimensions of sustainability. The prize is awarded to projects bringing the most impactful inspiration about ecovillages/ecovillage lifestyles to a broad audience. In the 2020 edition, we received a record number of 70 applications of … Read more
Ecovillages are a wonderful world of bird diversity Amena Bal writes about the Mini Bird Sanctuary at the TI Eco Village in India
Amena Bal is a GEN Ambassador that lives in the TI Ecovillage, on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The project started in 1995 as an experiment in eco-friendly development. Amena brings us the story of her life at TI Ecovillage and their particular relationship with birds. My role as GEN Ambassador and counsel representative in GENOA is guiding me to support the more subtle aspects of our earth care work and nurture and connect consciously with wild life and their … Read more
Global Ecovillage Network Ambassador Training in China, by Peter Moore A participant from one of GEN's Trainings in China shares his experience
Hosted by the House of I, China October 13 – 16, 2019 I was invited to attend the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Ambassador Training Conference by my friend and colleague Dan Hines, a trainer extraordinaire who teaches internationally at many holistic centers. For the better part of this year he has been based at House of I, a center in China that offers programs and services as part of a development north of Beijing improbably named “Jackson Hole”. HOI does its work in a beautiful set of … Read more
Eco Village Film Festival Eco Village Film Festival
Announcing the inaugural Eco Village Film Festival – celebrating the rise of sustainable communities around the world. Please share. Eco Village Film Festival Sunday 3 Nov 2019 - 10am to 9pm at The Verandah Room, Maleny Community Centre 23 Maple Street, Maleny, Queensland, QLD 4552 Enquiries: [email protected] Website has full program of speakers and films... https://ecovillagefilmfestival.com ALL DAY pass and single sessions … Read more
GEN Australia – Update by Andrew Olivier
GEN Australia is undergoing some changes internally with new members joining the leadership circle, with fresh energy and input. We are now involved in developing our network within Australia and also developing our external work through projects and seeking funding. Here are some specifics: Collaboration with GENOA to support the Fiji ecovillage network to emerge, with the launch of the Fiji Ecovillage Transition Project in August. Please support this new network on … Read more
3rd Permaculture Convergence 2019 by Philippine Permaculture Association
WHAT: 3rd Permaculture Convergence 2019 THEME: “Permaculture: A NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL APPROACH.” Let’s face the new climate together. WHEN: November 22-24, 2019 WHERE: Tagbilaran, Bohol Permaculture or “permanent culture” takes its cue from the lessons that teach us how everything in nature works perfectly. However, to enable us to see this, we may have to drop our traditionally boxed-in thinking that has led us astray for so many generations. The concept of the overly … Read more
