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Henny Freitas

GEN Ambassador

Ecoactivist, Permaculture and Sociocracy Facilitator

GEN Ambassador

Journalist, ecoactivist, permaculture and sociocracy facilitator, environmental educator. Co-founder, board member and communications coordinator at CASA Latina. Master in Entrepreneurship (University of Buckingham, England). Co-founder of AWIRE (Multiethnic Alliance of Permaculture) and EarthCode Project. Investigated and documented over 200 intentional communities in Europe, Oceania and Latin American countries. Based on this research wrote the dissertation: "Is a Sustainable City Viable?"

-Journalist, ecoactivist, permaculture and sociocracy facilitator, environmental educator. Co-founder, board member and communications coordinator at CASA Latina (Council of Sustainable Settlements of Latin-America). Master in Entrepreneurship (University of Buckingham, England). Co-founder of AWIRE (Multiethnic Alliance of Permaculture) and EarthCode Project, which has investigated and documented over 200 intentional communities in Europe, Oceania and Latin American countries. Based on this research wrote the dissertation: "Is a Sustainable City Viable?"

Primary interests: Social (Diversity & Cohesion, Trust & Communication, Leadership & Governance); Integral Design (Contextualised Design); Ecology (Green Building)

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Blog posts

Boletim Sustentável Especial Economia

Blog
June 15, 2017

presentamos o Boletim Sustentável do CASA Latina, desta vez com um especial sobre economia. Boa leitura! Boletim CASAlat Junho2017 PO … Read more

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Latin America

Boletín Sustentable CASA latina / Junio 2017 Especial Economía

Blog
June 5, 2017

Presentamos el Boletín de Noticias sustentables de CASA latina, esta vez con un especial sobre economía. Disfruten la lectura! Boletín CASAlat Junio2017 ESP … Read more

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Latin America

Events

ECCO 2017

Event
  • Date: 6 – 11 October 2017
  • Language:
      Portuguese
  • Location: Alto Paraiso de Goias, Chapada dos Veadeiros, Brazil

For the first time since the creation of GEN, Brazil will host a meeting to bring together the Council of Sustainable Settlements of Latin America (CASA LATINA) and GEN. A Visions Council will be held with diverse activists, permacultores, educators, and indigenous leaders from across the planet to discuss and plan PRACTICAL ACTIONS for bioregional and planetary resilience. … Read more

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  • Country

    : Brazil
  • GEN Region

    :
    • CASA
  • Languages spoken

    :
    • English
    • Portuguese
    • Spanish
  • Website

    :
    • EarthCode Project
  • Social media

    :
    Facebook

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