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  • ECOLISE contributes to postgrowth discussions and conference in EU parliament

    Posted by Eamon O'Hara on 10th September 2018

    (10 September 2018) – ECOLISE team members Meera Ghani and Tom Henfrey will attend the upcoming Postgrowth Conference at the EU parliament on September 17th-18th, which will discuss alternatives to growth as the basis for economic policy. The conference was initiated by a group of academic researchers associated with the

  • A personal view of Global Ecovillage Network Europe’s recent gathering in Estonia

    Posted by Eamon O'Hara on 8th August 2018

    (8 August 2018) – Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Europe recently held its annual conference in Estonia. Nara Petrovič from Slovenia, who is an ECOLISE council member, was there along with some 600 participants from around Europe and beyond. He wrote a reflective article about his experience for the Slovenian newspaper,

  • Compilation of first ‘Status Report on Community-led Action on Sustainability and Climate Change in Europe’ continues

    Posted by Eamon O'Hara on 5th July 2018

    (8 August 2018) – Work on ECOLISE’s first Status Report on Community-led Action on Sustainability and Climate Change in Europe is well underway. A small team – involving Gil Penha-Lopes, Tom Henfrey and others – have been assembling core information and creating a framework describing key movements, issues and impacts.

  • CAN Europe urges EU climate strategy to prioritise lifestyle change and support for community engagement

    Posted by Eamon O'Hara on 12th June 2018

    (12 June 2018) – Europe’s largest coalition working on climate and energy issues, CAN Europe, of which ECOLISE is a member, is calling for lifestyle changes and support for citizen and community engagement to be key priorities for the new EU long term climate strategy. Reflecting the input of ECOLISE,

  • ECOLISE joins unique coalition to urge EU leaders to step up climate action

    Posted by Eamon O'Hara on 12th June 2018

    (12 June 2018) – A Coalition for Higher Ambition comprising a unique gathering of businesses, investor groups, local and regional authorities, and civil society groups including ECOLISE, today called upon EU leaders to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon Europe and thus limit climate impacts and allow for improvements to

  • ECOLISE continues to push for climate change and sustainability criteria in Smart Villages

    Posted by Eamon O'Hara on 21st May 2018

    (22 May 2018) – ECOLISE is continuing to input to the EU discussion about Smart Villages, aiming to ensure that the definition of such villages include climate change and sustainability criteria. Executive director, Eamon O’Hara, contributed to the current edition of the EU Rural Review, which this time focuses on

  • ECOLISE launches open online knowledge and learning meeting series

    Posted by Eamon O'Hara on 21st May 2018

    (21 May 2018; updated 5 July, 12 September, 11 Nov) – The ECOLISE Knowledge & Learning Working Group is launching an open monthly online meeting series in June. The aim of the series is to seed further collaborative developments that help advance the implementation of ECOLISE’s strategy. Each meeting will

  • ECOLISE welcomes five new members from Ireland, Portugal, Romania and Spain

    Posted by Eamon O'Hara on 17th April 2018

    (17 April 2018) – The ECOLISE network has grown to 43 member organisations and networks following the welcoming of five new organisations at the recent annual General Assembly in Luxembourg. The five are: Carraig Dulra, which focuses on permaculture training and education in Ireland; Caixa de Mitos, which supports social

  • Sharing stories, building empathy and making wise decisions – Talanoa comes to Brussels

    Posted by Eamon O'Hara on 11th April 2018

    (10 April 2018) – Talanoa, a traditional process of inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue from the Pacific islands, comes to Brussels next week in the form of an event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Dialogue on Non-State Climate Action. The event recognises that the shift

  • Calling all social innovators! Your final chance to co-produce a Declaration for Social Innovation

    Posted by Eamon O'Hara on 10th April 2018

    (9 April 2018) – If you are part of Europe’s diverse social innovation community you have a few days left to help co-produce a European Declaration for Social Innovation. How? By completing a short 5 minute survey (English version). It is part of a series of public consultations that have been

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