Open Book of Ecovillages and Eco Communities
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The Open Book of Ecovillages and Eco Communities is being created as part of the open, community knowledge base of Wikibooks, so its content can be freely expanded and modified. As an international, multilingual platform, it globally supports the collaborative work of experts in developing advanced programs. Its aim is not to rigidly classify individual communities and activities, but to present the models and processes behind them. Communal farming, responsible resource management, various forms of co-housing, the application of permaculture and other sustainability models, as well as community experiments aimed at mitigating social problems, are all part of a larger, dynamically evolving process of change that we can follow and actively participate in here.
These initiatives are diverse, based on local needs, cultural backgrounds, and creative solutions, so categorizing them into rigid categories would be misleading. The introductions include key terms (which may later become technical terms) that convey conceptual frameworks; separate explanatory pages can be launched for these, which will form the backbone of the knowledge base and inspire the creation of further models and groups (The book's diverse categories help to overview these). The book does not intend to label groups, but to provide a comprehensive picture of the social, ecological, and economic processes taking place within them, all of which share the common goal of creating a more sustainable and livable world.
Since this book is a community project of Wikibooks, contributions from readers and researchers play a key role in continuously enriching the content, refining sources, and introducing new perspectives.
Valuable information sources
[edit | edit source]https://ecovillage.org/region/gen-africa/
List of subregions in Africa
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Central
Eastern
Northern
Southern
Western
Note that Ceuta and Melilla in Northern Africa are parts of Spain.
The five United Nation subregions:
Northern Africa
[edit | edit source]Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara
Sub-Saharan Africa
[edit | edit source]By countries: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Middle Africa
[edit | edit source]Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa
[edit | edit source]Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa
Western Africa
[edit | edit source]Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
European communities by countries and NUTS2 regions details: EUSTAT MAPS Mapchart: Map of Europe nuts2 regios
EU West & Center Europe
[edit | edit source]Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria:, Croatia:, Cyprus, Czech Republic:, Denmark, Estonia:, Finland:, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy:, Latvia:, Lithuania:, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova:, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia:, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
East Europe - Russian Federal territories
[edit | edit source]Central Federal District
[edit | edit source]Belgorod Oblast, Bryansk Oblast, Ivanovo Oblast, Kaluga Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, Kursk Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Oryol Oblast, Ryazan Oblast, Smolensk Oblast, Tambov Oblast, Tver Oblast, Tula Oblast, Vladimir Oblast, Vologda Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Yaroslavl Oblast
Northwestern Federal District
[edit | edit source]Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kaliningrad Oblast, Karelia, Komi, Leningrad Oblast, Murmansk Oblast, Nenets, Novgorod Oblast, Pskov Oblast, Saint Petersburg
Southern Federal District
[edit | edit source]Adygea, Astrakhan Oblast, Kalmykia, Krasnodar Krai, Rostov Oblast, Volgograd Oblast
North Caucasian Federal District
[edit | edit source]Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia-Alania, Stavropol Krai
Volga Federal District
[edit | edit source]Bashkortostan, Chuvashia, Kirov Oblast, Mari El, Mordovia, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Orenburg Oblast, Penza Oblast, Perm Krai, Samara Oblast, Saratov Oblast, Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Ulyanovsk Oblast
Council of Sustainable Settlements of Latin America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
https://ecovillage.org/region/genna/
Canada (Provinces and Territories)
[edit | edit source]Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
United States and Territories
[edit | edit source]Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Central Asia
[edit | edit source]Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
East Asia
[edit | edit source]China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan
North Asia
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Ural Federal District
[edit | edit source]Kurgan Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Tyumen Oblast, Khanty-Mansi, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Yamalia
Siberian Federal District
[edit | edit source]Altai Republic, Altai Krai, Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, Kemerovo Oblast, Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Novosibirsk Oblast, Omsk Oblast, Tomsk Oblast, Tuva, Zabaykalsky Krai
Far Eastern Federal District
[edit | edit source]Amur Oblast, Chukotka, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Kamchatka Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Primorsky Krai, Sakha, Sakhalin Oblast
South Asia
[edit | edit source]Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Southeast Asia
[edit | edit source]Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
West Asia
[edit | edit source]Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Australia
[edit | edit source]New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory
New Zealand
[edit | edit source]North Island, South Island, Chatham Islands, Stewart Island, Auckland Islands, Campbell Island, Kermadec Islands, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Snares Islands
Papua New Guinea
[edit | edit source]Central Province, Chimbu Province, Eastern Highlands Province, East New Britain Province, East Sepik Province, Enga Province, Gulf Province, Hela Province, Jiwaka Province, Madang Province, Manus Province, Milne Bay Province, Morobe Province, New Ireland Province, Northern Province, Bougainville, Southern Highlands Province, Western Province, Western Highlands Province, West New Britain Province, West Sepik Province, National Capital District
Melanesia
[edit | edit source]Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia
Micronesia
[edit | edit source]Kiribati, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Nauru
Polynesia
[edit | edit source]Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, American Samoa, Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia