This August, GEN Europe held its annual General Assembly in Ängsbacka, Sweden, coinciding with the European Ecovillage Gathering.

Are you curious to discover how simple visuals can transform communication and facilitation? Join us for an international training focused on Graphic Facilitation! 🎨 📅 When? 11–17 November 2025 (arrival and departure days included) 📍 Where? Ecovillage Arterra Bizimodu, Navarra, Spain This experience will bring together participants to explore how to use simple drawings, symbols,…

Are you between 18 and 30 years old? Are you a resident of one of the ESC programme countries? Then consider joining the Dream Team!

If you can’t join in person, Tamera is offering access to selected recorded sessions!

Nestled in the northeast of Scotland, The Park, Ecovillage Findhorn has long stood as a beacon for spiritual inquiry, ecological innovation, and community living. But in recent years, like so many communities worldwide, Findhorn has faced immense challenges – and now, against all odds, it is rising once more, renewed by the very principles on which it was founded.

The Regenerative Communities Fund (RCF), an initiative by ECOLISE launched in 2024, will officially open its Second Call for Proposals on Monday, 21 July 2025. This call will select 15 Demonstrators from across Croatia, Finland, France, Portugal, and Spain.

Applications for the 2025 Hildur Jackson Award are open until the 1st of August 2025!

Angel Matilla, IT Manager of GEN Europe in Arterra Bizimodu, describes what it means living in an ecovillage while being influenced by the flawed, individualistic system we currently live in.

At 90, still full of drive, visionary and co-founder of the “Lebensgarten Ecovillage” in Steyerberg: Declan Kennedy receives the Federal Cross of Merit.

During the RESILIENT competition awards ceremony, held at the Blagnac City Hall and organized by the Open Tourisme Lab, the Ecovillage of Pourgues was honored among dozens of inspiring initiatives promoting more sustainable and human-centered tourism.

We are thrilled to announce that GEN was chosen as the winner for the LUSH Spring Prize 2025!

Download the full report of 2024.

This article was originally published at Sieben Linden Ecovillage website by Simone Britsch 13th of June 2025 Hundreds of activists from over 40 countries have gathered in Cairo (Egypt) to take part in the Global March to Gaza. With a three-day, 48 km march to Rafah on the Gaza border starting on 12 June, they…

We are happy to announce that we will host a brand new EXPO & MARKET space at the 2025 European Ecovillage Gathering! This year we bring together traditional handicrafts, sustainable technologies and artistic pieces from our ecovillagers in one big, colourful exhibition and market place at the heart of the Gathering. The traditional GEN Expo…

In a recent interview with Maksym Zalevski from GEN Ukraine we delved into the inspiring resilience of Ukrainian eco-villages amidst ongoing challenges. Maksym shared how their network of around 55 locations, documented in their Green Tech catalogue, is adapting to climate change and the impacts of war through innovative, low-tech solutions. From Crisis to Innovation…

GEN Europe is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Project Developer Volunteer to support the development of Horizon Europe proposals under the upcoming 2025 Work Programme.

The programme of the 2025 Gathering is now live! Come check out what you could enjoy between the 12th and the 17th of August!

How can we root into care, community and ecological thinking in a world of division and noise?

We are looking for one person to coordinare the Dream Tea, to support the 2025 Gathering and enjoy the experience at no cost!

In GEN EU we believe in fostering open, ethical and trasparent communication which aligns with our values, and as a result we have decided to discontinue our engagement on X.

At a meeting of all partners in Weimar, Germany, the implementation of the project “Sustain-Ability: Shaping Green COMP for the youth field” began! From 17 to 23 February 2025, GEN Europe team representatives were on a tour in Germany related to the implementation of the Erasmus+ project, the aim of which is to make the…

After holding the Gathering in Northern Europe in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and in Eastern Europe in 2025, we hope to bring the Gathering back to Southern Europe in 2026 and/or 2027. However, we are open to applications from any European country, as we will also be looking for hosts for the following years 🙂 

Tickets on sale for the 2025 Gathering!

Volunteer with Global Ecovillage Network Europe through European Solidarity Corps (ESC)  🌍 Live, Learn, and Grow in a Spanish Ecovillage! 🌍 Don’t miss this funded volunteering opportunity to live and work at the heart of the European ecovillage movement! Use your skills and enthusiasm for ecovillages and sustainable living, develop new competencies, make new friends…

Youth Impacting Transformative Economies Through Game Design… to connect, network, research, and play a board game!

The ecovillage ‘Los Portales’ is turning 40, highlighting the resilience, liveliness and longevity of the ecovillages!

Mary Inglis, a profilic writer who has been calling Findhorn her home for many decades now, shares her story in written form.

We have been deeply touched by all of your support and your help in spreading the word – every click really counted, and we couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you.

In the midst of November & autumn storms GEN Europe staff and council met for their bi-annual Meeting – this time in Findhorn Community in Scotland!

We’ve launched a new feature that connects with our interactive map to showcase our vibrant network of ecovillages!

Explore all the opportunities to volunteer in European Ecovillages as an ESC (European Solidarity Corps).

We’re once more delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to support us in receiving thousands of euros of funding – at no cost to you.

Mark the date: August 12th to 17th!

700 souls hailing from 41 different countries spent four days exploring and connecting in Sweden!

This August, GEN Europe held its annual General Assembly in Ängsbacka, Sweden, coinciding with the European Ecovillage Gathering.

The summer Iberian Ecovillage Network Gathering seems like a distant memory as I write these lines on a rainy autumn evening in Germany.

You are kindly invited to join our GEN Book Club happening September 30th 2024, 6-8.30 pm CET online!

Download the full report of 2024.

A recognised leader in the field of regenerative agriculture and the author of the widely acclaimed manual Regenerative Agriculture will join over 50 workshop leaders at the 27th edition of the annual festival of sustainable lifestyles.

Volunteer with GEN Europe, fully funded through the European Solidarity Corps! 🌍 Live, Learn, and Grow in a Spanish Ecovillage! 🌍 We’re pleased to announce that applications for our annual funded volunteering programme for youth (under-30) are open! Come and join us at the heart of the European ecovillage movement in our office in Arterra…

The Project Launch & Thrive has recently come to an end, and its two years of work have pushed GEN Europe’s IT infrastructure to new heights. Among many other achievements, we are celebrating the latest updates from the Ecovillage Map!

You are kindly invited to join our GEN Book Club happening July 23rd 2024, 4 – 5.30pm (CEST) online!

Surprise! The online home for all things ecovillage in Europe has a brand new feature. The summertime is here, and the Ecovillages are flourishing with meaningful events all across the Network. It’s the time of re-connecting, sharing and meeting new members. To support Ecovillage events and spread the news about them, we created a new…

As the project ReGEN4All came to its end, it was time to celebrate the achievements and share the abundance we co-created with our project partners. Have a glimpse into the project’s purpose, project results and created alliances! The purpose of the ReGEN4All project was to serve researchers, practitioners, and adult educators from ecovillages and academia…

While last year the arrival of spring was celebrated in Torri Superiore in Italy practising the beloved CLIPS, this year the spring training was held in Hungary! Community Learning Incubator Programme for Sustainability (CLIPS) was held between the 15th and 20th of April 2024. A study group of 24 enthusiastic participants from Hungary, Ukraine, Serbia,…

We are thrilled to unveil a dynamic new membership category aimed at embracing a wider spectrum of regenerative projects: The so-called Ecoprojects.

What can ecovillages offer to support youth in navigating through the global crisis?

This training invites recognition of the predicament we are facing as humanity, and helps to envision alternatives to the current socio-economic system through games, exercises, and stories. The training is aimed for youth-workers – people already working with other youth, or willing to start such work.

The seventh edition of the GEN Expo – Ecovillage Sustainable Technology Exposition will take place during the 2024 European Ecovillage Gathering in Ängsbacka, Sweden, 20-25 August!

The community house in Busha, Ukraine, was a project initiated as a response to the start of the war to serve as a refugee shelter in the short term and as an event space and community centre in the long term. The idea was born in the summer of 2022 at the European Ecovillage Gathering…

We are thrilled to announce that the strategic partnership ‘Launch and Thrive – Awakening the networks’ is successfully coming to an end! This partnership between GEN Europe, GEN Ukraine, BEN, RIVE, LØS and APTES bore many fruits and the time has come to celebrate the accomplishments and the launch of the final results. For that…

Dear community enthusiasts, fellow stewards of the Earth and guardians of community spirit! Are you yearning to be part of an international family built on love, trust, and solidarity?Does your community seek support to turn your regenerative vision into reality? GEN Europe warmly welcomes ecoprojects, ecovillages, networks, and individuals into our Europe-wide network and extends…

To spread knowledge about projects in the network and open our doors to potential new members, the GEN Europe Projects Working Group organizes this Online Welcoming & Networking Event on June 6th at 17:00 CEST. Do you… This open online event on E+ and ESC will give you an introduction to the different programs we…

We are thrilled to announce the call for space-holders for this year’s Ecovillage Gathering Children’s Programme! Our mission is to weave an inspiring and co-created experience for the youngest members of our community, and we need your unique talents and energy to make this happen.

Are you part of a new ecovillage or an upcoming ecovillage group? Be resourced by the European Ecovillage Gathering to bring your community-dream into reality!

Once again, the European Ecovillage Gathering, will support the rise of new and upcoming ecovillages through a Community Resourcing Circle! 

GEN Europe is seeking a part-time event coordinator to join our small and friendly team! We are looking for a candidate with a creative approach, willing to work with transparency, and who has excellent organisation skills, and enthusiasm for the European Ecovillage Gathering and the ecovillage movement. In this diverse role of immense significance for…

GEN Europe is currently looking for 2 coordinators who will lead our volunteer ‘Dream Team’, a 6-week short team ESC for the European Ecovillage Gathering in Sweden this Summer! About the Role In August 2024, Sweden will host the European Ecovillage Gathering organised by the GEN Europe at Ängsbacka. 25 volunteers from all over Europe…

GEN Europe is seeking a part-time communications manager to join our small and friendly team! In this varied role at the heart of the ecovillage movement, you’ll be tasked with raising GEN Europe’s public profile, spreading ecovillage news and opportunities, and building our membership in collaboration with the rest of the team. You’ll manage our…

We’re delighted to announce that the Open Call for workshops for the European Ecovillage Gathering is live! Every year, dozens of people offer workshops and activities of all kinds as part of the huge co-creation that makes our annual event so unique. This year’s Gathering will take place in Ängsbacka, Sweden, from 20-25 August and…

A new manifesto launched by civil society organizations including GEN Europe claims the right of EU citizens to have the choice to live sustainably, calling on policymakers to swiftly localise an ambitious European Green Deal. Manifesto launch event in Brussels, 7 November. Photo: Alejandro Puzzo ECOLISE, the European network of community-led initiatives on climate change and…

Volunteer with GEN Europe, fully funded through the European Solidarity Corps!We’re pleased to announce that applications for our annual funded volunteering programme for youth (under-30) are open! Come and join us at the heart of the European ecovillage movement in our office in Arterra Bizimodu ecovillage, Spain. If you’re curious to gain experience in areas…

Four days, 800 participants form 41 countries, over 50 workshops, and one beautiful temporary community created by every single person who attended biggest Ecovillage Gathering yet. We danced, sang, learned, played, built, and experienced the power of conscious community, nourished by the beautiful surroundings of our host, Nature Community in Germany. We are delighted to…

It took almost four years: from the first preparations in 2019, to nervously waiting for news of lockdowns in 2020 and again in 2021, it at times felt like the moment would never arrive. But as the sun set over the green hills and forests surrounding Nature Community and we looked out at the hundreds…

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Ecodorp Boekel has been selected from among thousands of applications as a winner of the 2023 EUTECH Sustainable Development Goal awards, in the category of SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. Boekel, located in the Netherlands, is a highly ambitious ecovillage project with the SDGs at its heart. The project and its core group have…

Good news! We’re so excited to announce that early bird tickets for this year’s European Ecovillage Gathering are now on sale. There are discounts available for kids, groups, participants from Eastern Europe, and youth. Booking early helps us plan for an even better Gathering, so you’re invited to book before March 15th for the best…

We’re inviting you to take part in the making of our favourite event of the year – The European Ecovillage Gathering. Be part of our web of co-creators by submitting a workshop proposal, offering your facilitation skills, being part of the community care and medical support teams, acting as a translator, or one of our…

If you’re under 30 and resident in Europe, this is your chance to spend 8-10 months living and volunteering at the heart of the ecovillage movement – fully funded through the European Solidarity Corps programme! GEN Europe is seeking enthusiastic young people aged 18-30 who are interested in ecovillages and sustainable living, and who want…

If you’re looking for a solid basis to start your journey into ecovillages in 2023 – or if you already have a dream project in mind that needs support and inspiration to take flight – the Ecovillage Design Education Course might be for you. The EDE at Schloss Glarisegg, Switzerland has been running with great…

Our friends and colleagues in GEN Ukraine have been working tirelessly since the war began to provide refuge and humanitarian support in ecovillages, as well as helping refugees adapt and embed into community life through activities like food growing and building. You can find more information about their work here. GEN Ukraine is now launching…

National and regional ecovillage networks play a vital role in spreading thriving community culture – forging connections between existing projects and supporting new ones based on shared cultures and languages. We’re celebrating the finalising of the WESEEN project, that has supported the creation of two new networks – Western Europe (WE) which links the Netherlands,…

Use your enthusiasm for ecovillages and live in Arterra Bizimodu ecovillage, Spain, at the heart of the European Ecovillage Network! We’re seeking an motivated, proactive candidate who is excited about ecovillage living to join us in the GEN Europe office starting September 2022. ESC volunteering is fully funded by the European Union, so you’ll receive…

Since the outbreak of war, we have received messages of peace and solidarity with Ukraine from members of our network in Russia. However, until now they have felt unable to speak out openly due to the potential consequences, and the risk remains high. Nevertheless, they have shared with us this statement, also published on their…

On this page, learn about their initiatives to support refugees, read and listen to voices from Ukrainian ecovillages and give your support to ecovillage initiatives giving hope in the darkest of times.

We are in close contact with members of GEN Ukraine as they mobilise to support refugees by providing shelter in the country’s many ecovillages, permaculture projects and other eco-settlements. We will be publishing translated updates we receive from Maksym Zalevskyi, president of GEN Ukraine, who is spearheading the mobilisation. If you wish to support GEN…

We are now able to accept funds for supporting ecovillages in Ukraine. Ecovillages and other eco-settlements are right now hosting large numbers of refugees and need support to create safe, warm, hygienic spaces to house and feed people seeking shelter. With the initial aim of providing safe centres for at least 500 people, as well…

It is with great sadness that we witness, after years of armed conflict in the Donbas, the outbreak of open war in Ukraine. Weapons are never a means to settle conflict. Our hearts go out to our members in the country, and to all those striving for peace and community. We commit to offering all…

We are happy to announce that GEN Europe is looking for a temporary Projects Coordinator to join our small and friendly team to covering the 10-month maternity leave of one of our employees. We are seeking someone who has experience in project acquisition and project management, specifically in large scale projects funded through e.g. Horizon…

For community-seekers and communities new and old; for those curious about exploring regeneration of ourselves and our world; for dreamers and visionaries and hands-on creators and crafters… We’re excited to present a brand new offering to support community creation and inner and outer transformation. While changing travel regulations and public health guidelines still make it…

Participants of the project ‘Networking for Sustainability and a Green Youth’ have by now completed and submitted their first international youth projects aimed at sustainable development within the framework of the new 2021-2027 Erasmus+ program. The training itself took place at the Ängsbacka Course and Festival Centre in southern Sweden from April 7 to 12…