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Here you can download the econnection GEN magazine from 2010. The issue focuses on results of the GEN Europe general assembly and the conference in Damanhur and it is quite news-like with an aim to give a comprehensive overview of what happened at that year’s GA. |
Practice of Sustainability in an Ecovillage
Is there a solution to the self-destructive conduct of our society ? Ecological Footprint of Krishna Valley in Hungary
Ecovillages: A Model Life?
More people are turning to eco communities as a viable alternative to urban life. Are you nature-starved, lonely, and fed up with the materialism,...
Ecovillage Living in Russia
The Birth Of The Ecovillage In the spring of 2001 a group of environmental enthusiasts introduced the head of the administration of Maloyaroslavets...
Worldwatch Institute - Engaging Communities for a Sustainable World
...In the middle of this car-centric infrastructure—what some might call “sprawl”— lies a little green oasis: the Los Angeles Ecovillage (LAEV). This...
From Eco-Kooks to Eco-Consultants
After decades of being more or less off the radar—dismissed as kooks and freaks—ecovillage initiatives around the world are now increasingly...
Children and Cohousing - The Birth of an International Social Movement
Pioneer of the cohousing movement, Hildur Jackson, describes the positive implications of this 40 year experiment and how it all began. Do women...
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03.02.2012 News from GEN South Africa Initiative
Umphakatsi Peace Ecovillage in South Africa has been actively involved in raising awareness about the ecovillages after the EDE in 2011.
26.01.2012 Swedish Ecovillagers come together
During three days in November, the recently restarted Swedish ecovillage association, Njord, hosted a big ecovillage gathering – the first one in...
24.01.2012 Outcome of the 'Communicate Yourself!' Workshop
This intensive and enriching workshop was facilitated by Kosha Anja Joubert and Martin Stengel in the ecovillage of Sieben Linden. 26 Participants...