Written by Auroville residents Currently, Auroville, an intentional township in South India, is facing an extremely difficult struggle within its community. Some of our forests, watersheds, and homes are being destroyed or subjected to threat due to a contentious interpretation of the town’s development plan. On December 4th, the Auroville Town Development Council started bulldozing …
Global Ecovillage Network Oceania & Asia
Global Ecovillage Network Oceania & Asia – is a network of people, ecovillages, eco-projects, national ecovillage networks and like-minded organisations in Oceania & Asia. GENOA promotes ecovillage lifestyles where people live and work together in a sustainable way, with dignity, in harmony with each other and with nature.
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Who we are
Within GENOA, ecovillage refers to intentional communities; indigenous and traditional villages and communities; faith-based and spiritual communities; and urban eco-neighbourhoods – and where people identify themselves with an intention to live in a holistic sustainable manner.
GENOA Ecovillage Map
GENOA consists of distinct subregions South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia and Oceania. Within these subregions, national ecovillage networks, thematic networks, and mature ecovillages hold insight into and knowledge of the region, and best practices of ecovillage transition.
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There are many ways to stay in touch and get involved. GENOA is dedicated to enabling participants in the network to collaborate, share insights, increase the presence and awareness of ecovillage philosophy, design and practice throughout Asia and Oceania.
News & Stories from the Network
From Climate Ambition to Rethinking Climate Vulnerability
A Post COP26 Reflection as GENOA delegate. Written by Sarah Queblatin, GEN Regional Representative & Ambassador. As I write this, almost 3 million Filipinos who were directly affected are waking up to the devastating aftermath of Supertyphoon Odette which intensified from Category 1 to Category 5 in 24 hours ripping through islands in the central …
GIFTS from the Heart: A year-end Celebration of Regeneration
Typhoons were sweeping through The Philippines, and Myanmar continues to experience military crackdown, as we were celebrating “GIFTS from the HEART” last Saturday, 18 Dec, 2021. How can we celebrate when there are all these disasters happening, manmade and ecological? But celebrate, we must. It may seem counterintuitive, but it is precisely with the full …
GENOA Education
Learn about GENOA’s recent education prototype lab, REGEN-Nations, a whole systems co-learning journey for youth teams from Asia and Oceania.
We are starting the second cycle of ReGEN Nations in February 2022, find more info and register here.
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