Free Resources
Access the knowledge, inspiration and wisdom of ecovillages around the world
Regenerative Community Design Free Webinar
Join us for this open conversation with Mugove Nyika (Rescope Programme) and Daniel Christian Wahl (Regenerative Cultures) for a rich discussion on Regenerative Community Design Online Workshop!
Ecovillage Transition in Action – Communities for Future
Strengthening collaboration between community-led initiatives and local authorities for regional sustainability. We explore spreading and scaling up an ecovillage approach to local development and regeneration, by developing materials, curricula and a training designed to use and apply the Ecovillage approach in different contexts and in collaboration with a diversity of stakeholders.
Greening Schools Webinar Series
Schools are an important part of our future. In this series, we explore how schools can be contribute to creating resilient communities, in the different aspects of an ecovillage approach (ecological, social, cultural and economic areas of regeneration). We highlight case studies from Africa (Greening Schools Zambia and Malawi), Asia (Auroville, India), Latin America (Inkiri Piracanga, Brazil and Aldea Feliz, Colombia) and Europe (Gaia School Estonia).
International Research Colloquium on Ecovillages & Resilient Lifestyles: Series 2
This free resource is the recording of the second series of the International Research Colloqium on ecovillages and resilient lifestyles that took place on the 21st of October 2020 with a presentation of Dr. Rebeca Roysen on “Ecovillages as sustainability “classrooms” and Daniel Greenberg on “Academia vs. Ecovillages”.
International Research Colloquium on Ecovillags & Resilient Lifestyles: Series 3
The following free resource is the recording of the second series of the International Research Colloqium that took place on the 25 th of November 2020 with a presentation of Dr. Iris Kunze as guest speaker on the topic of Ecovillage Research and Transformative Social Innovations.
International Research Colloquium on Ecovillages & Resilient Lifestyles: Series 4
This free resource is the recording of the fourth series of the International Research Colloqium on ecovillages and resilient lifestyles that took place on the 16st of December 2020 with a presentation of with a presentation guest speaker Dr. Karen Litfin on Sustainability from the Inside Out: Transformational Practices for a Viable Human Future.
What is GEN Education?
What makes ecovillages thrive – and what doesn’t? What are grassroots initiatives around the world already doing to create cultural, ecological, economic and social regeneration? How can you live an ecovillage lifestyle, right now and regardless of where you are?
Around the world, ecovillages are experimenting with regenerative living. From compassionate communication and self-governance to natural building, appropriate technology, social entrepreneurship, traditional crafts and participatory design – ecovillages are full of innovators, teachers and facilitators dedicating their lives to the creation of regenerative cultures. Our aim is to be a link between them and you, making it easy for you to:
Explore Ecovillages and learn more about where they are, how they work, and what it’s like to live in one
Get Resourced to work with the 32 Ecovillage Principles for cultural, ecological, economic and social regeneration
Take Action and start a community project, found an ecovillage or use ecovillage solutions in your life
About GEN
The Global Ecovillage Network envisions a world of empowered citizens and communities, designing and implementing pathways to a regenerative future, while building bridges of hope and international solidarity.
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Join us online for a series of interactive workshops on Ecovillage Design and the power of community in times of crisis. Hear from ecovillages on the ground, boost your inner resilience, and grow your capacity to design regenerative cultures and communities.
