Training for future – EDE Tonndorf, July 2022 – Ecovillage Design Education
EDE – Ecovillage Design Education is a certified 4-week intensive educational program created by Gaia Education, held each year all around the world. This year’s EDE Schloss Tonndorf 2022 was a truly unique expe...
FLIARA Kick-off meeting in Brussels marks the beginning of the project
The European ‘Female-led innovation in Agriculture and Rural Areas’ (FLIARA) project celebrated its official kick-off meeting in Brussels on 26th and 27th January 2023, bringing together, for the first time, project ...
Communities for Future at COP27 – Together for Implementation?!
This article was written by ECOLISE’s network weaver Laura Kaestele on her experiences and reflections on attending COP27 in Egypt.
Radiant sunshine, dry air and colorful banners welcomed the tens of thousands of parti...
European Day of Sustainable Communities 2022… From “Fridays for Future” to “Communities for Future”?
Reflections on EDSC 2022 by Duncan Crowley
2022 is the 6th year of ECOLISE’s flagship project, the “European Day of Sustainable Communities” (#EDSC2022). Having won the 2019 Lush Spring Prize and launched Communi...
COP26 a stark reminder that we need to do more locally
As world leaders meet in Glasgow we are reminded of the need for those of us in the Global North to take responsibility for our own carbon emissions. As part of our response we need to ramp up local climate action.
Comm...
Over 400 events in 14 countries mark the 5th European Day of Sustainable Communities
Hundreds of communities in 14 countries celebrated the 5th European Day of Sustainable Communities (EDSC) on 18th September 2021. Some 400 events were registered on this website as part of the Day.
These locally organise...
Diverse voices & policy makers attend inaugural Communities for Future policy week
Diverse voices and policy makers across Europe joined the inaugural Communities for Future Policy week from 20th-28th September 2021. The theme of the week was ‘Transformation through localisation of policy and d...
Kaj so trajnostne skupnosti in zakaj njim posvečamo dan?
(Please find the English translation from Slovenian below.)
Kar stoji skupaj, traja, in kar traja, stoji skupaj. Ja, ja, saj vem, sprememba je edina stalnica v tem svetu, pa vendar življenje stoji vse bolj skupaj in tra...
European Day of Sustainable Communities #EDSC21
Welcome! This post gives tips and advice for promoting your European Day of Sustainable Communities event.
From 1st June 2021 you can register your event. We welcome events between 11th and 25th September 2021.
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