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The BeGood Cafe in Tokyo hosted the 3rd Ecovillage Conference just before the Worldview Module of EDE Japan. Read more from Hildur Jackson. Arriving in Tokyo’s international... Read more...
Our EDE is going well. The participants are great and all are in positions where they can apply what they are learning and experiencing. They have been introduced to the place and... Read more...
The fourth UMAPAZ EDE was officially opened with a string quartet concert of Bacarelli young musicians from the Heliopolis community, followed by an opening address by the Sao... Read more...
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Gaia Education Design for Sustainability- Training of Trainers - An advanced training course based at the Findhorn Ecovillage providing a practical forum for learning and developing skills. » More information
The programme takes place at the foothills of Mount Fuji. Each dimension is covered in a span of two months and by multiple facilitators. The next course starts on June 14, 2009.More Information
The Porto Alegre EDE course was successfully launched on April 13, 2009 at the Federal University of the State » Click here for more informationThe São Paulo EDE takes place in the metropolis of São Paulo over a period of four months. Each year, a group of 101 participants delve into the complex challenges of urban sustainability » Click here for more information
The Center for Creative Ecology at Kibbutz Lotan is hosting a Green Apprenticeship Training: Ecovillage and Permaculture Design Course from April 20 - June 4, 2009.Kibbutz Lotan is a young community established in 1983 by graduates of the Reform Jewish youth movements from Israel and overseas. It is situated in the Arava Desert in the south of Israel. Click here for more information
Crystal Waters Ecovillage Design Education Intensive - Food Production and Design Immersion (Six Week Course) 2009 AustraliaSix week residential at Crystal Waters offers skills for survival in a time of peak oil, climate change and economic stress ˆ Ecovillage Design Education with emphasis on food sustainability & design.
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Crystal Waters Ecovillage Design Education Intensive - Food Production and Design Immersion (Six Week Course) 2009 AustraliaSix week residential at Crystal Waters offers skills for survival in a time of peak oil, climate change and economic stress ˆ Ecovillage Design Education with emphasis on food sustainability & design.
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Representatives of UOC- Open University of Catalonia, Gaia Education, Eco-Union and Ecoserveis were present at Biocultura to launch the new virtual Eco University strategy in the company of a distinguished gathering of sustainability educators. The celebratory presentation took place at Biocultura the largest exhibition fair for Ethical Consumerism and Organic Food Production in Spain. The new on-Line Eco University aims to be internationally recognised for offering exceptional academic programmes of integrated sustainability, primarily in Spanish and English. For the first time, a number of influential educational institutions have united to achieve a single goal– create an on-line Eco University- which will promote the interdisciplinarity of the sustainability concept. The virtual Eco University will start its operations in the Fall 2009.
Five years into the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development for which UNESCO is the lead agency, the conference highlighted the relevance of ESD to all of education, promoted international exchange on ESD, especially between countries of the North and the South, carried out a stock-taking of the implementation of the UN Decade, and developed strategies for the way ahead