Sustainability Education for a Changing World

Holistic Sustainability Education explores how we can live healthier, more resilient, more connected lives.

Life-Changing Sustainability Education Courses

What if society was designed sustainably around our diverse needs as people on a living planet?

Ecovillages are residential communities around the world that design this intention into how they operate.

The Global Ecovillage Network exists to support and further these ecovillages and what they stand for. GEN is here to empower people learn about, connect to, and build ecovillages — to create a more sustainable world!

Ecovillages develop new and practice ancient ways of living more sustainably.

What is sustainability? Ecovillages cooperatively design for ecological, economic, social, and cultural vitality.

GEN cultivates this holistic, cooperative, and systemic approach to sustainability.

We know the word sustainability has been overused by marketing, and has not been well-enough defined.

GEN aims to change this — to reclaim and redefine this concept to include a holistic regenerative approach.

Learn about regenerative design in our online Sustainability Education Courses and Workshops!

Learn a holistic ecovillage design approach.

Ecovillage Design Course

Learn Skills to increase Sustainability!

Enjoy an introduction to a holistic perspective of sustainability, community building, and taking action.

This Ecovillage Design Course course equips you with knowledge and skills to plan and grow your sustainable project. Become a facilitator of transformative learning environments and collaborative action.

Learn from real experiences of community builders and ecovillage founders.

Led by world reknowned sustainability educators. Meet passionate, interesting, smart people from around the world to develop, share, and grow your dreams and potential!

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Free Sustainability Workshop

Times of transition: Why Ecovillages?

Times of transition: Why Ecovillages?

Ecovillages have always been laboratories for the future.

In these times of transition it is ever more important to create resilient communities wherever you are.

We are happy to invite you to our Free Workshop “Times of transition: Why Ecovillages?”

that happens this Saturday, 10 September, 12 – 13.30 UTC. Registration is free here.

Reviews for GEN’s Online Sustainability Education Courses

This has been a remarkable experience. I have loved every element – the resources and core content, the wonderful facilitation, the sharing sessions, the inspiring poems, the beautiful collage of amazing people! Thank you!

HEATHER

At a time when we urgently and globally need new role-models for a radically different way to live, I can’t think of any more timely approach than the “living labs” ecovillages are. GEN Education seems to capture this better than any other initiative I today know about.

Simon

I have found so much of what I and our community group need right now! I can’t thank you enough for the sense of caring and love and beautiful facilitation in teaching us all the amazingness from GEN.

RACHEL

Join us for Unique Experiences in Sustainability Education!

Interactive

Learn from discussions, question and answers, special guests, games, artwork and more.

Global

Join thousands of participants from around the world! Scheduled for many timezones.

Remote

Access videos at your own pace before the event. Join us live or on videos you access later.

Diverse

As a global network GEN draws on expertise, stories, and examples, from diverse experts.

Additional Sustainability Education Resources

Books

Digital and print books showcasing sustainability.

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Games

Play with learning tools to practice concepts.

Learning Games

Solutions

Explore sustainability solutions from around the world.

Solution Library

Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals

The world’s nations through the UN developed the SDGs to set out a framework for improving the world we can all support. Ecovillages offer many unique ways, providing insights and solutions for adapting.

Check out our Impact Assessment project to evalaute each of the ways the sustainable development goals are demonstrated and innovated in ecovillages around the world.