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CASA – Upcoming Event "El Llamado de la Montaña/ The Call of the Mountain," Colombia, June 30-July 7, 2016
If you want to be a co-creator of a better world ¨EL LLAMADO DE LA MONTAÑA” / “THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAIN¨ is the gathering you have been waiting for! Join us from June 30th to July 7th, 2016 for our 10th Anniversary Annual Eco-awareness and Social Gathering at the ¨Anaconda del sur¨ ecovillage in the exotic Amazonian region of Putumayo, Colombia called the “eyebrow of the Amazon,” where the Amazon meets the Andes Mountains. The focus of this gathering is to share knowledge and experiences … Read more
Congo: Hope for All Ecovillage Ecovillage Design Education Courses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Espoir Pour Tous/Hope For All Ecovillage – “When we work with communities, we help them identify their problems and give them tools to strategize solutions and adopt projects based on concrete solutions. We are solving problems and changing lives.” … Read more
January 2015 Ecovillage Transition Strategies for Whole Systems Change
Dear GEN-Network, dear friends of ecovillages in the world, The Global Ecovillage Network was founded in Findhorn, Scotland in 1995. Gaia Education grew out of GEN and was founded in 2005. This year, GEN and Gaia Education will celebrate our 10th and 20th anniversaries together. From 6-11 July 2015, we will return to Findhorn for a focused time of reflection: where has GEN come from, where do GEN and Gaia Education stand now and how can we serve best into the future? What is the future … Read more
March 2015 Celebrating 20 Years of the Global Ecovillage Network
We stand at a critical moment in Earth's history, a time when humanity must choose its future. To move forward we must recognise that, in the midst of a magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms, we are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny. Established in Findhorn in 1995, the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) today connects more than 10,000 villages, urban neighbourhoods and intentional communities in more than 100 countries worldwide. Spanning all continents, … Read more
June 2015 Celebrating 20 Years of the Global Ecovillage Network
20 years ago, a group around the Danish couple Hildur and Ross Jackson founded the Global Ecovillage Network, launched at an Ecovillage Conference at Findhorn. They understood that the power of communities and ecovillages to love, work with and regenerate the life systems that they are a part of is essential to building a sane and sustainable culture. From that insight, it was a natural step to dream of a community of communities, a network of trust, mutual support and knowledge transfer … Read more
Research Newsletter April 2016
Get the GEN Research Working Groups Newsletter for April 2016 Download the PDF … Read more
Hydrotherapy Health Benefits Hydrotherapy and Hot Tub Health Benefits
Hydrotherapy is an easy and excellent way to improve your overall health. The benefits linked to soaking in hot-water are astounding, and people around the world have been using hydrotherapy since the age of the Ancient Egyptians! Beachcomber Hot Tubs in Lethbridge has done some research and here’s what they’ve found out about hot-tubbing: Relieves tension & stress Even as little as ten minutes immersed in hot water increases your pulse and gives increased … Read more
Casas pasivas, un futuro ecológico
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 de … Read more
Ecovillage research meeting At DRIFT Rotterdam, Feb. 2016
The goal of this meeting has been share insights of academic research on ecovillages conducted so far, provide a good basis for more research cooperation, and to share dreams and strategies for future ecovillage research. Download the report of the meeting … Read more
January 2016 The two major crises of our time
Dear friends of ecovillages, dear ambassadors, members, allies throughout the world, Two major crises of our time - climate change and the refugee crisis – are intertwining to reach historical dimensions. People the world over - and all beings of nature – are existentially threatened, with nowhere to turn to. Climate change, in the guise of a long-term drought from 2006-2011 was one of the factors that lead to the war in Syria. In the past three years, the number of people boarding … Read more
