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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

GEN at COP30 – Celebrating the Power of Communities for Climate Resilience

Blog

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

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