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New report: the untapped climate action potential of EU regional development funds
A new report highlights how little EU countries are using existing EU regional development funds to transition to climate neutrality. Published by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, of which ECOLISE is a member, the report shows how Member States must make climate action a much bigger…
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Call for Smart Rural 21 project extended to 11th May
The Smart Rural project is a two and a half-year project supported by the European Commission (DG AGRI). Its overall aim is to promote and inspire villages to develop and implement smart village approaches and strategies across Europe, and to draw conclusions and support future policy interventions on smart…
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ECOLISE General Assembly shows the strength of communities at a time of crisis
Over 50 people from across Europe gathered online at the annual ECOLISE General Assembly recently, in a remarkable show of social connection at the height of an unprecedented global crisis. “The pandemic accentuates that what we have been doing for the last five years is gaining relevance all the time,”…
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An intern’s take on ECOLISE – flexible, caring, experimental
Lilian Seidler recently brought her can-do attitude, good humour, intelligence and creativity to the ECOLISE team for an action-packed internship. Here she tells us how she found the experience: My Master’s degree in peace and conflict studies at the Phillips-University of Marburg required me to do a three month international…
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Call open! Join Barcelona UrbanA Arena ‘Justice Challenges in Urban Sustainability’, 4-5 June
Are you passionate about justice and sustainability in…
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ECOLISE joins Irish climate justice seminar
ECOLISE communications coordinator Iva Pocock recently attended a seminar in Ballinasloe, Co Galway, entitled ‘Towards Climate Justice, exploring community work and human rights perspectives on climate justice’. Organised by Community Work Ireland (CWI), which works for social change that will contribute to the creation of a just, sustainable and…
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Meeting in German community focusses on upscaling ecovillage solutions
Participants in the Ecovillage Transition in Action project recently gathered in Schloss Tempelhof community in Germany to continue to develop a methodology for upscaling ecovillage solutions. Funded by ERASMUS+, the project looks at solutions and best practices applied in ecovillages and their cousin community-led initiatives to address complex…
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ECOLISE is hiring! Seeks Deputy Director & Policy Assistant
ECOLISE is recruiting for the posts of Deputy Director and Policy Assistant ECOLISE, the European network for community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability, is now at an exciting stage in its development. It will soon be opening an office in Brussels and is currently recruiting for the posts…
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Communities for Future Online Summit
The Communities for Future Summit is a rich online experience hosted by ECOLISE member Global Ecovillage Network (GEN). It features 32 leading-edge thinkers and leaders from around the globe who are engaging in concrete action for a just and regenerative future. From former UN…
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ECOLISE brings experience of community and municipality collaboration to Asian project
ECOLISE representatives Juan Del Río, Network and Outreach coordinator, and Cristianno Bottone from Municipalities in Transition (MiT), recently travelled to Jakarta, Indonesia, for the launch of a project focussed on Asian cities’ efforts to protect their citizens and cities from the impacts of climate change. The Climate Resilience and Inclusive Cities…
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