Key objectives are to gain political recognition for ecovillages in the Baltic Sea Region and strengthen the ecovillage movement. The number of politicians informed about the situation of ecovillages and the number of GEN national networks established and new members joining GEN are important indicators. The project will create a knowledge base for the creation of new eco-villages and further development of existing ones together with exisiting or future GEN national networks. Concepts such as permaculture, sustainable living, voluntary simplicity can be important in guiding us in cooperation.

The project has just had its "kick-off meeting" during two intense days (8-9 February 2011) in Vilnius, Lithuania. Several universities, NGOs and other institutions at national and international levels are represented, and together create an interesting group of people whose diversity of knowledge and experience can be of great benefit to the project. Representatives from Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Belarus and western Russia participated in the project and budget planning, presentations and discussions.