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What is an ecovillage? Ecovillage Map National Network Map. ZEGG, Germany. According to the United Nations, this number will have risen to 5, million by The United Nations warns that urbanisation is also threatening fresh water supplies, waste water and public health.
The international community fears that the damage may be irreversible, which has drawn attention to the sustainable model in ecovillages. They set an example of how to make progress without endangering the future of the planet. The best GEN initiatives in — which received the Hildur Jackson Award — were an alternative childbirth centre in Kenya, a project in Mexico to rebuild areas affected by earthquakes in Puebla and Chiapas in a sustainable manner, and a plan to build accessible homes with scrap materials in rural areas of India.
The ecovillages' greatest milestones. In its last annual report the Global Ecovillage Network GEN said that there were around 10, ecological communities in countries, 35 state networks, GEN ambassadors, trainers, 32 associations and 23 governments interested in implementing this type of programme internally.
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Skip to main content. You are in Environment Ecovillages. Share in Twitter. Share in Facebook. Whatsapp Whatsapp. Ecovillages as an ecological alternative Ecovillages are small, self-sufficient communities that live from and for their natural surroundings. Ecovillages as an ecological alternative environmental sustainability nature society Ecovillages are small, self-sufficient communities that live from and for their natural surroundings. Most ecovillages have between 50 and inhabitants.
Operating since , it offers voluntary jobs of from one to twelve months to integrate in community life. It promotes an environmentally friendly and sustainable way of life.
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