Living Well Community

This symposium on regenerative practices is being organized by a partnership of organizations including the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), Open Team, the International National Trusts Organisation (INTO), the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy and Zero Carbon Britain. This event will feature keynote presentations by Bronson Griscom, Director of Forest Carbon Science for The Nature Conservancy and Joachim Schemel, Deputy Head of Division, Climate and Environmental Policy Sustainable Economy, German Federal Foreign Office 10.00am – 2.00pm – 11th November Click here to register and to find out more visit: www.ecovillage.org/cop23 www.folkecenterevents.net/ Keynote speakers: Bronson Griscom, Director of Forest Carbon Science for The Nature Conservancy & Lead Author, Natural Climate Solutions for achieving the Paris Climate Agreement. Joachim Schemel, Deputy Head of Division, Climate and Environmental Policy Sustainable Economy, German Federal Foreign Office Moderator: Kosha Joubert, Executive Director, Global Ecovillage Network Speakers: Leire Gorroño, Community Energy Expert, Nordic Folkecenter /Volker Thomsen, Senior Advisor, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy Keith Jones, the National Trust’s Environmental Adviser for Wales, International National Trusts Organisation Joanne Schanté, Co-founder and ScaleSchool Program Director, Open Team Paul Allen, Zero Carbon Britain research from the Centre for Alternative Technology Albert Bates, GEN Ambassador, Founder/Director, Ecovillage Training Center, Tennessee Dr. Ousmane Aly Pame, GEN Africa President, GEN Ambassador, Founder/Director Network for ERDES Ecovillage Emergence and Development in the Sahel, Senegal Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD, President, Global Coral Reef Alliance And Coordinat

We are excited to host the Power of Community online summit in Mongolia as a hub. The Permaculture Mongolia Club was established in 2016 with few enthusiasts in permaculture. We would like to provide awareness to the community and provide solutions for self sufficiency, green building and eco-friendly living.

YES-Ghana is hosting a SDG Youth Academy this week and it will be natural to run evening sessions to participate in the summit, to watch together and discuss.

Our french network exists since 1998 ; Today there is no real ecovillage in France, but a lot of “ecolieux” (ecoplaces), little places inhabited by some families and friends, 5, 10 20 people maximum. Why this inventory ? Why, in France, is it so difficult to imagine living in an real ecovillage ? What are the typical French difficulties we face ? As in our regularly organized cafés/debates, we propose you to discuss these themes together during this event and try to find citoyen solutions all together. See you soon … Marie-Line / Co-Présidente