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- Feminist Climate Action on Just and Equitable Energy TransitioningClimate change has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. The impact of climate change extends beyond the environment, affecting communities worldwide, particularly the most vulnerable ones. Hence, Climate Justice has emerged as a crucial component of tackling the impacts of climate change. …
- Grounding & Growing as Agents of Change: GEN-Japan Gaia Youth 2023Accompanied by the cherry blossoms of Japanese Spring at As One Community in Suzuka, GEN-Japan held GEN-Japan Gaia Youth – a mini Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) designed especially for youth. The intensive camp was held from March 25th – 29th 2023. There were 11 participants coming …
- An invitation to join EVIST – an ecovillage research projectHow are ecovillages impacting their regions?Participate in the EVIST survey and be in with a chance of winning a USD 200 voucher to be spent on ecovillage courses or consultancy hours! The research project Ecovillages as Incubators for Sustainability Transitions (EVIST), University of Basel, seeks to …
- Harvesting from GENOA Metamorph projectIn 2022, we conducted GENOA Metamorph project – a process where we dive deep to talk to network members trying to understand more about network needs, GENOA’s role, and how GENOA should navigate the current context of the world. Through this project, we also have developed proposals on how …
- Financial Literacy for Communities Webinar: Exploring Needs and Co-creating Resources Have you and your community been experiencing challenges when it comes to financing fundamentals and good financial management? We at GENOA share this nervousness and recognise this gap in financial education in our system. We aspire to find a way to support regenerative communities and projects …
- Embodying Unity and Finding Community at DUP Camp Thailand 2022On December 12th – 14th, a group of us came together in the Dances of Universal Peace Camp Thailand 2022 at Gaia Ashram – a learning center and community for ecological lifestyle. This camp is the final event that concludes a series of DUP workshops in …
- How do you reply to Gaia’s calling?The energy of year-end seems to be calling us back to the root of our beings – why are we here? what matters to us most? are we living up to our values and potential? Echoing this calling, 60 of us – the seekers, the learners, …
- Dances of Universal Peace in Vietnam and IndonesiaWe have wrapped up the journey to bring the Dances of Universal Peace to Vietnam and Indonesia for the first time! Through singing and moving together with meaningful music and lyrics, participants were guided through many levels of emotions, and depths of consciousness together. Community healing …
- REGEN-Nations 2022: New Projects IncubatedREGEN-Nations – the programme of whole systems design for regeneration curated by Global Ecovillage Network Oceania & Asia – has recently ended its 2nd live cohort of 2022. This cohort was brewed in August 2021 and has gone through a rich journey full of learnings, especially …
- Call for Volunteers – GEN AustraliaWould you like to contribute to regenerative actions with the global ecovillage network that includes Australia & Oceania? Are you interested in ecovillages, intentional communities & transition towns? Are you interested in contributing to the positive impact that ecovillages and intentional communities are making? Do you …
- Let’s Map and Weave Local Safety Nets Ahead of DisastersBefore the pandemic started in 2020, we had to run a Permaculture Design Course for grassroots leaders in disasters that we knew we could not help out during the Taal volcano relief. Thus, we gathered together different changemakers working for community kitchens, breast milk donations, mental …
- Living in Anthropocene: Ethnographical Study of an Eco-Community in Rural Hong KongKootyin Chow lives in Nam Chung community, an eco-community in the northeastern part of Hong Kong. For her master’s studies, she did an ethnographic study in her community exploring the notion of sustainability using a multi-species perspective including villagers, plants, and animals. In the excerpt below, …
- Dances of Universal Peace is Coming to Asia!Only if we are united, do we stand a chance to overcome the global problems we face as humanity. It’s time to heal the fragmentations of society and use our differences as an enrichment rather than an impediment to our harmonic presence on Earth. The Dances …
- Planting Seeds of Hope in Qiandao EcovillageFrom August 1st to August 15th 2022, a permaculture design certification course took place at Qiandao Lake Ecovillage which is located in the southwest of the Thousand Island (Qiandao) Lake Zhejiang Province, China. 44 Participants from different areas of China spent 15 days together learning permaculture …
- Joining the Dances of Universal Peace International Camp in Yalova, TurkeyA few weeks ago, I had the wonderful chance to participate in the Dances of Universal Peace International Camp that was held in Yalova, Turkey. It was a 5-day camp where we did a lot of rounds of sacred dances, meditation, and workshops with participants coming …
- GENOA at the 1st Asian Ecoversities GatheringThe 1st Asian Ecoversities Alliance Gathering has recently been held from Sep 13th -16th, 2022 at Wongsanit Ashram, Thailand with the participation of 35 people from different countries within Asia including India, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Bhutan, Japan, Vietnam, and Singapore. From Global Ecovillage Network Oceania & …
- Applying whole systems design to your project with REGEN-NationsWe know that a strong community project needs to work on its social, cultural, ecological and economical design. But how do we weave all these aspects together flawlessly in a project? This is what we will look at in Whole Systems Design module of the REGEN-Nations …
- Story of the TUI Community Being – An Invitation for ResilienceThis article was written by Robina McCurdy from TUI Community, Aotearoa – New Zealand Tui is a 35-resident community in the Golden Bay bioregion of the South Island of Aotearoa/New Zealand. It is situated in a relatively remote rural area, adjoining the Abel Tasman National Park. …
- Learn about Regenerative Economics with REGEN-NationsYou are invited to the one-month Economy Dimension of REGEN-Nation online learning journey, starting from August 11th 2022. The fact that our economic system is unsustainable urges us to search for alternative systems that are more circular and regenerative. The good news is that many people …
- Implementing Ecovillage Principles in the Sundarban Coastal Community, BangladeshThis is a story of the flagship mangrove ecosystem conservation and climate change adaptation in the Sundarbans coastal region of Bangladesh. It is a story of humans living in harmony with nature, meeting their needs of drinking water, energy, and other livelihood needs through integrated native …
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