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GEN Worldwide

The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) is a grassroots non-profit organization that links together a highly diverse worldwide movement of autonomous ecovillages and related projects. Over the years GEN has developed many activities, as well as supported creation of sub-regional ecovillage network nodes

More information: www.ecovillage.org
gen.ecovillage.org GEN (Global Ecovillage Network)
ena.ecovillage.org ENA (Ecovillage Network of the Americas)
genoa.ecovillage.org GENOA (GEN Oceania and Asia)
www.gen-europe.org GEN-Europe

Gaia Trust, Denmark is a charitable entity supporting sustainabilty projects, especially the ecovillage movement and Gaia Education.

Alternative Economics

Alternative economics think-tanks and research centres
Complementary Currency
Worldwatch Institute
International Forum on Globalisation
New Economics Foundation
Feasta - Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability
E.F Schumacher Society
Institute for Community Economics

Microenterprise development and micro-credit
Sarvodaya (Sri Lanka)
Grameen Bank (Bangladesh)

Responsible business
Social Venture Network

Sustainable consumption
YouthXchange - Training kit on sustainable consumption for youth

Communities

Resources
Ecovillage Resources Directory - directory of resources (websites, books, mailing lists, etc.) of all issues relevant to building and living in eco-villages.
Network For a New Culture - new paradigms for relationship with self, others, community, the world at large; and supporting personal growth in an environment of truth, honesty, sharing, and cooperation.
Context Institute - a journal on humane sustainable culture.

Global
Global Ecovillage Network - everything you want to know about Ecovillages worldwide.

Africa
Berg en Dal - permaculture ecovillage in South Africa.

Asia
Auroville - "City of Dawn." Auroville Universal Township in Tamil Nadu, South India.

Australia
Blue Star - ecovillage in Limbim, Lismore
Chrystal Waters - a socially and environmentally responsible, economically viable rural subdivision north of Brisbane

Brazil
ENA-Brazil - Brazilian network of ecovillages

Europe
Damanhur - founded in 1977, Damanhur is an internationally renowned ecovillage
Ecologia - Ecologia Trust has been the link for the Findhorn Foundation with Russian communities and groups since 1988 and supports Kitezh, a Russian community of foster families who adopt and educate orphan children.
Ecovillage in Devon in the UK
The isle of Erraid - a small sustainable community living lightly, close to the earth on a beautiful tiny Hebridean island off the west coast of Scotland, open to guests throughout the year.
Kibbutz Lotan - is a young, fifteen-year-old intentional community in Israel's southern Arava desert, part of the beautiful Syrian-African Rift
Kientalerhof - courses for Selfdiscovery, Contemplation, Cooking, Music, Movement and Dance.
Lebensgarten - Ecovillage in Germany
Scoraig - various creative and commercial activities associated with the community on Scoraig peninsula.
Tamera - is a cooperative of people who work for the future with the intention to build a model for a nonviolent culture.
Zentrum Waldegg - international course and community centre - Switzerland

North America
Alpha Farm Community - Alpha Farm is an intentional community of people who have chosen to live and work together to share a more harmonious way of living.
Arcosanti
Breitenbush Retreat - Hot Springs Retreat and Conference Center in Oregon, USA
Earthaven Ecovillage - Learning, Living and Demonstrating Sustainable Culture
EcoVillage at Ithaca - (EVI) is a budding intentional community dedicated to exploring and modeling innovative approaches to ecological and social sustainability.
Farm - Founded in 1971 with a spiritual commitment to simple living and self-reliance.
Lost Valley Education Center - is an emerging Ecovillage and education center. Teaching environmental skills such as permaculture and deep ecology as well as personal growth programs.
Narrow Ridge - Earth literacy Centre - community in Tennessee with interests in Environmental programmes, retreats, community, sustainablity and spirituality
Twin Oaks Community - is an intentional community in rural Virginia that is income-sharing, holds the values of non-violence, egalitarianism, and environmentalism and manufactures leisure furniture, makes soy products like tofu and tempeh, and indexes books.
Sirius Community - a spiritual community, educational center, and ecovillage modeled on the Findhorn Foundation.

The co-housing network - cohousing communities balance the traditional advantages of home ownership with the benefits of shared common facilities and ongoing connections with your neighbors.
Cornerstone Village Cohousing - is one of very few urban cohousing communities. Located in Cambridge, MA, Cornerstone is dedicated to supporting diversity.

Centre for Alternative Technology - a research and demonstration centre.
Earth Transitions - inner & outer 'technologies' which exist to assit the Earth.
Ecodorp - Sustainable Development in The Netherlands
Greenpeace
Living Soil - creating living soil and redirecting food waste away from the landfill and back into the ecosystem
Lovearth - a concerned environmental/humanitarian organization.
The Guardian Newsletter - a bi-monthly newsletter geared towards environmental action and service, involving service trips, rebuilding of international communities, teaching languages to other cultures.
Naturesave Policies Ltd - ethical insurance which protects you and your environment

Sustainable Development

Resources
EcoABC.com - is a directory of eco professionals and links to information for the sustainable development, eco-village, eco building, healthy home and environmental health communities.
Greenfase - UK Environmental Directory
Holon Network - connects ecology, sociology, creativity and spirituality in different languages.
Intermediate Technology Development Group
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Rocky Mountain Institute - Economic Renewal Programme

Agriculture
Permaculture Activist site
Soil Association
Via Campesina

Architecture and Building
Archipelo - professional architects specialising in ecological design and consultancy
BSHF - Building and Social Housing Foundation
Eco Arc - chartered architects practice and environmental design consultants committed to sustainable design
Gale & Snowdon Ecodesign
The Joy of Our Dwellings: Spiritual and Sustainable Habitats.

Biological Waste Systems
Ameco ltd - Ecological design and engineering for wastewater treatment and bacterial augmentation.
Living Technologies Ltd - in UK
Ocean Arks International - Ecological Engineering research and design:

Building
Construction Resources - Britain's ecological building centre distributing materials & systems for sustainable building.
Green Building Store - supplying safe sustainable building products.

Education
Centre for Human Ecology - Scotland's alternative University for Ecology and Community.
Footprint Education - a training and education consultancy based in the Highlands of Scotland.
Findhorn Foundation College - holistic education, academic and experiential learning.
Living Routes - Offers college programs in ecovillages worldwide with credit through University of Massachusetts - Amherst.
Otley College - offers further, higher and vocational education.

Energy
Masonry Heating

Global justice campaign organisation
World Development Movement
Third World Network
International Society for Ecology and Culture