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Listen "Building Resilient Futures: Insights on Ecovillages"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, host Zola interviews Zahra Lightway about her tour of eco villages across Australia, India, and Europe.
The conversation explore what made the ecovillages she visited successful, mainly a robust governance system, income-earning programmes and opportunities, a shared worldview (values and beliefs), and mission-driven activities.
They cover sociocracy as a governance model, the difference between eco estates and eco villages, and innovative financial models like Les Pas Sages for start-up ecovillages, and the significance of a well-structured internal economic system.
The episode concludes with a conversation about the future of ecovillages.
Related links:
https://www.commonground.net.nz/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahralightway/
Global EcoVillage Network (GEN)
Main Website: https://ecovillage.org/ Global Ecovillage Network
Additional regional sites:
GEN Europe: https://gen-europe.org/
GEN United States: https://www.gen-us.net/
GEN Oceania & Asia: https://genoaecovillage.org/
Gaia Education
Main Website: https://www.gaiaeducation.org/ Sustainable Education Courses | Gaia Education - Transforming Communities
Foundation for Intentional Community
Main Website: https://www.ic.org/ Foundation for Intentional Community
EcoVillage Tours
Main Website: https://www.ecovillagetours.com/ Ecovillage Tours | Visit Intentional Communities around the world — Ecovillage Tours
Time stamps:
04:18 Zahra's Eco Village Exploration Tour
06:12 Insights and Best Practices from Eco Villages
19:33 Economic Models and Sustainability in Eco Villages
25:29 Challenges and Solutions in Eco Villages
43:52 Learning Opportunities and Resources
47:35 Conclusion and Contact Information
The conversation explore what made the ecovillages she visited successful, mainly a robust governance system, income-earning programmes and opportunities, a shared worldview (values and beliefs), and mission-driven activities.
They cover sociocracy as a governance model, the difference between eco estates and eco villages, and innovative financial models like Les Pas Sages for start-up ecovillages, and the significance of a well-structured internal economic system.
The episode concludes with a conversation about the future of ecovillages.
Related links:
https://www.commonground.net.nz/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahralightway/
Global EcoVillage Network (GEN)
Main Website: https://ecovillage.org/ Global Ecovillage Network
Additional regional sites:
GEN Europe: https://gen-europe.org/
GEN United States: https://www.gen-us.net/
GEN Oceania & Asia: https://genoaecovillage.org/
Gaia Education
Main Website: https://www.gaiaeducation.org/ Sustainable Education Courses | Gaia Education - Transforming Communities
Foundation for Intentional Community
Main Website: https://www.ic.org/ Foundation for Intentional Community
EcoVillage Tours
Main Website: https://www.ecovillagetours.com/ Ecovillage Tours | Visit Intentional Communities around the world — Ecovillage Tours
Time stamps:
04:18 Zahra's Eco Village Exploration Tour
06:12 Insights and Best Practices from Eco Villages
19:33 Economic Models and Sustainability in Eco Villages
25:29 Challenges and Solutions in Eco Villages
43:52 Learning Opportunities and Resources
47:35 Conclusion and Contact Information
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