At COP30 in Belém do Pará, Brazil, the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) will take part in a series of collaborative events that highlight the transformative role of ecovillages and community-led initiatives in addressing the climate crisis. Event 1: The Power of Communities Date: November 12th, 2025 | Time: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PMLocation: Passagem Santos Dumont, 113, Sacramento – Praça Dorothy Stang, Belém/PA This event explores the importance of ecovillages and communities that sustain … Read more
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Global Ecovillage Network at COP30 Belém 2025
Presenting Proven Climate Solutions: 30 Years of Regenerative Living The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) brings nearly three decades of proven climate solutions to COP30 in Belém, Brazil. With 6,000+ communities connected across 114 countries, we demonstrate that ecovillages are not experimental alternatives, they are mature, scalable responses to the climate crisis, ready for mainstream policy integration. Our 2024 Impact: At COP30, we call on governments to: Three … Read more
Regenerating Hope Amid War — GEN Ukraine: Winner of the 2025 Hildur Jackson Award
When bombs fall, trees still grow — and in Ukraine, ecovillagers are planting hope. In the face of unimaginable hardship, GEN Ukraine, a national eco community network of over 60 ecovillages, is showing how sustainable living can flourish even under fire. Their courage, creativity, and unwavering commitment to regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, and climate change solutions have earned them the 2025 Hildur Jackson Award. Rebuilding from the Ground Up Since the start of the war, … Read more
Regeneration under Fire: Solidarity for ecovillages in Palestine
The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) has received urgent reports from our members and partners in Palestine about the widespread destruction of land, food systems, and community resilience under occupation. As a network committed to regeneration, peace, and dignity for all, to remain silent would betray the values we exist to uphold, especially when the very foundations of community life — seeds, soil, water, and safety — are under sustained attack. In Farkha Ecovillage, community … Read more
Keystone Communities in Action: Strengthening Resilience Locally and Globally Updates from the collective and on the ground
The Keystone Communities project is gaining momentum, now bringing together 85 practitioners from 49 communities across 28 countries. Through our monthly Community of Practice, participants co-learn practical models, explore resources, and test tools, while exchanging lived experiences — from navigating difficult realities to drawing strength from hope and collective agency. We’ve explored the Adaptive Cycle as a lens for understanding phases of change in complex systems, examined Regenerative … Read more
Reflections from the GEN Europe Gathering 2025 in Hungary
By Rodrigo Braga, Global Ecovillage Network This summer, I had the privilege of joining the GEN Europe Gathering 2025 in Hungary. Each afternoon began with a one-hour sharing circle—a space where hearts, minds, and visions came together. My group included Ross, Heather, Amena, Steffen, Margarita, Yuluka, Henny, Jules, Daniel, Dorota, myself, and on different days, Grace, Dolores, Kin, Natalie, Elisangela, and Anna. I am sorry for not introducing each one of them in this short article, but I … Read more
2024 Annual Report
In a world increasingly defined by uncertainty, ecovillages shine as beacons of hope, resilience, and renewal.2024 was a year in which the word resilience came alive—not only as an aspiration but as a shared, lived reality across our communities, our organization, and the entire network. From heatwaves to floods, from economic strains to moments of profound transformation, the ecovillage movement has shown what it means to face complexity with courage and creativity. Through the Resilience … Read more
CROSS-BORDER WORKSHOP ON TOLU KEUR AND ECOVILLAGES AND THE GREAT GREEN WALL
Following the organization of the second edition of the Festival des Ecovillages (February 15-18, 2025), a major cross-border workshop on Tolu Keur (family farms), ecovillages and the Great Green Wall was held in Lahel on Monday June 23, 2025. Two hundred and fifty participants from 20 villages in the communes of Dar el Barka, Boghé (Mauritania), Gamadji Ndioum, Guédé Chantier, Guédé Village. 70% of these participants are women involved in family farming, beekeeping, livestock breeding and food … Read more
Announcing Michigan Ecovillages and Intentional Communities Tours
July 17 through July 24, 2025. Michigan’s first ever “Ecovillages and Intentional Communities Tour” begins with a full day of activities at Interlochen Center for the Arts on Thursday July 17th. Visitors will tour the campus, learning about Interlochen’s many sustainability efforts and its climate action plan, reviewing Interlochen’s history, and brainstorming ideas for implementing more sustainable and restorative practices in Interlochen’s second century. Daily tour agendas and … Read more
Ecovillage Findhorn Is Alive and Radiant: A New Chapter of Community Ownership, Spirit, and Celebration
Nestled in the northeast of Scotland, The Park, Ecovillage Findhorn has long stood as a beacon for spiritual inquiry, ecological innovation, and community living. But in recent years, like so many communities worldwide, Findhorn has faced immense challenges - and now, against all odds, it is rising once more, renewed by the very principles on which it was founded. Photo Credit: Mark Richards @Auroraimaging From Crisis to Community Resurgence The past few years brought a storm of … Read more
