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Permaculture for farms conference produces excellent learning materials
(11 September 2017) – The ‘Permaculture for Farms’ programme which took place this summer in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, has made available a suite of learning materials in the form of recorded conference presentations, slides and a report of visits to six sustainable farms. The conference focused on…
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Record crowd gather at Global Ecovillage Network Europe assembly in Sweden
(6 Sept 2017) – Over 600 people gathered in August at the Ansbacka ecovillage, Sweden, for Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Europe’s annual general assembly. The conference revolved around three themes: solidarity, resilience and hope. One of the guest speakers was well-being and localisation campaigner Helena Norberg Hodge who co-founded GEN…
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Making the Energy Transition a European Success
(25 August 2017) – A report published by the Jacques Delors Institute sets out four objectives which it says could contribute to the success of the Energy Union, and in turn restore trust between Europe and Europeans. If there is one project today which carries a positive vision for…
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Producing energy in a culture of peace – Tamera, Portugal leads the way
(7 August 2017) – The community in Tamera Holistic Peace Research centre in Portugal, which is committed to an autonomous, regenerative and decentralised energy supply, has published 12 guidelines for energy production in a culture of peace. The ecovillage already has a 20kW solar plant that supplies 60%…
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Register now: European Day of Sustainable Communities launch event, Brussels
(17 July 2017) – Registration is now open for the 22 September Launch of the European Day of Sustainable Communities. The launch event is co-hosted by ECOLISE and the European Economic and Social Committee. The conference brings together policy makers and representatives of community-led initiatives on climate change and…
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‘Social Design for Sustainability’ course starts 23rd October
(20th October) – Gaia Education’s Social Design for Sustainability online programme starts 23rd October. On the course you will learn practical and effective ways to create the change we all seek. The programme gives you the chance and skills to learn about the different ways to participate in this…
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Scientific paper explores civil society roles in urban sustainability transitions
(28 June 2017) – A scientific paper that explores the changing roles of civil society in urban sustainability transitions has recently been published by a team of international researchers from the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, the UK, Italy, Canada and Sweden. The article, which is published…
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Gaia Todo Um Mundo festival attracts attention in Portugal
(28 June 2017) – An international climate change festival in Porto, Portugal recently brought together over 200 participants with speakers, musicians and street artists from all over the world, to join the debate on sustainability and future resilience. The international line-up of speakers included Leng Ouch, the 2016 Goldman…
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10,000s sign up for online grassroots sustainability courses
(21 June 2017) – Online learning as a tool for spreading sustainability knowhow has taken off, with tens of thousands of people signing up for courses on subjects as diverse as agroecology, reinventing democracy and ecovillage design. Two pioneers in this online field are L’Université des Colibris, the educational arm…
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How much electricity is produced by wind?
(19 June 2017) – An estimated 315 000 of the 3.1 million gigawatt-hour of gross electricity generated in 2016 in the European Union came from wind power. In other words, wind accounted for 10% of the total electrical energy produced in the EU in 2016. This is five times…
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