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Living a meaningful life while caring for the world around us can feel overwhelming. But did you know that all over the world, ecovillages are implementing practical local solutions to global problems?GEN Europe is the European ecovillage ne...

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Summer Iberian Ecovillage Network Gathering: Another world is not only possible but necessary
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Summer Iberian Ecovillage Network Gathering: Another world is not only possible but necessary

The summer Iberian Ecovillage Network Gathering seems like a distant memory as I write these lines on a rainy autumn evening in Germany. Yet, it was held just a month ago, during some sweltering summer days in the Spanish community of Arterra Bizimodu, located in the northern region of Navarra. My mind drifts back to those busy, vibrant warm summer days.

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