Courses Dates: October 11th – November 11th 2011 Apply now: http://kwiksurveys.com?u=YAC_EarthCharter_Environment Course Description: The problems of today’s world are more complex than ever. They are highly interconnected and interdependent. We face climate change, vast exploitation of natural resources, population growth, growing gap between rich and poor, and social inequity, among many others. To be able [...]

Back in July I had my first project working for the Global Ecovillage Network: The Ecovillages and Sustainable Living Conference 2011 – Strategies for Resillience took place in Tamera, Portugal, where I could not only get to know many representatives from worldwide ecovillages but also witness the spirit of this movement. It was an atmosphere [...]

By Paul Hawken at GreenBiz.com Seventeen years ago he had a realization. At that time, Ray came home. He rediscovered a sacred earth with all its complexity, beauty and mystery, free from the constraints of this or that ideology, free from narrow-minded thinking, and he was freed to reimagine the relationship between humanity and nature [...]

With the goal of creating transformative change that lasts, The Weave tries to answer the question: what would the ideal engagement look like? It provides guidance for sustainability practitioners wishing to more deeply engage people in creating their sustainable future. The Weave integrates the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), also known as The Natural [...]

World Challenge 2011 is a competition organised by BBC World News and Newsweek, aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grassroots level. We want to hear from our viewers about the social entrepreneurs who are making a difference without costing the earth. It [...]

Launched by UNESCO this week in Paris… The Young Masters Programme on sustainable development, YMP, is a global web-based education and learning network. It is open for secondary students and their teachers from all over the world. And it is free of charge. The course will begin in September 2011, but you can already register [...]

Forum for Action on Sustainability, Intrapreneurship and Innovation On Tuesday, Generation Europe Foundation spoke in Workshop 2: “My Sustainable Business Models: Enhancing, Incubating and Fostering Sustainable Entrepreneurship”. And on the second day of the conference, we brought together representatives of “Generation Y – Millennials & Nexters”, including Tobias and Nike, during the final plenary session [...]

A Great Transition to a future of enriched lives, human solidarity, and environmental sustainability is possible. The Great Transition Initiative is a growing international network of scholars and activists that analyzes alternative scenarios and charts a path to a hopeful future. At once rigorous and inspiring, the Great Transition story brings the message that we [...]

Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Replace, Return What? A design competition. The theme of this year’s competition is using solid board materials from FSC certified sources and suppliers. For whom? Anybody over the age of 18! Until when? The deadline for participants to submit their final design entry is 20 October 2011. Prizes: Three finalists in each [...]

“Just as the tumultuous chaos of a thunderstorm brings a nurturing rain that allows life to flourish, so too in human affairs times of advancement are preceded by times of disorder. Success comes to those who can weather the storm.” ~ I-Ching, The book of change In association with the World Café Community Foundation, weDialogue [...]