THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY SEED BANKS TO BIODIVERSITY

A video about the importance of community seed banks and how they support biodiversity. Kevin Dudley in conversation with Toni Ryan.

CHANGING THE STORY: COMMUNITY-LED SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

In this conversation ecovillage member Elizabeth O’Shea, who runs the independent bookshop Sheelagh na Gig, interviews Peadar Kirby, author of ‘Karl Polanyi and the Contemporary Political Crisis: Transforming Market Society in the Era of Climate Change’. The director of the Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy in Montreal, Prof. Marguerite Mendell, responds with her comments on the relevance of Polanyi’s insights to community-led social transformation.

PEADAR KIRBY AG CAINT AR AN DÍFHÁS

Seo taifeadadh de chaint a thug Peadar Kirby ar ‘Ceartas Aeráide agus an Dífhás” don Chomhdháil Oiliúna ar an Oideachas Saoránachta Domhanda.

COMMUNITY SEED BANKS

The act of saving and sharing seeds has a profound impact on biological diversity which is essential to the long-term vitality of all ecosystems. Keeping this genetic diversity alive helps ensure the resilience of both the wild and cultivated environments. A community seed bank ensures that as seeds are shared without restrictions they also remain in the public domain.

JUST A JUST TRANSITION

Ensuring a Just Transition is key to societal adaptation to ecological crises, in particular climate change. But what exactly is it, and what is really involved in such a transition in the agri-food context?

AN M2M SOLIDARITY PROJECT

This photo essay was jointly created by Cargonomia in Budapest, Hungary and Cloughjordan Ecovillage in Ireland as part of a project entitled M2M Solidarity initiated by the Transnational Institute (TNI) in Amsterdam.

BEYOND COP26: IDENTIFYING TRANSFORMATIVE PATHWAYS

The sixth episode of our Deep Listening Series focuses on the outcomes of the Glasgow climate summit and what it means for local communities and projects modelling the transition to a sustainable and biodiverse future.

NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY WEEK 2021 RECORDINGS

Biodiversity and Wellbeing

Wisdom of Place

Hedgerows and Nature

ECOVILLAGES AND THE LOW CARBON TRANSITION

With Anitra Nelson, Australian author and activist, Duncan Stewart, TV presenter and environmentalist, Sean McCabe from the TASC Climate Justice Centre, and Fran Whitlock from GEN Europe in discussion on the possible role that ecovillages play in the low carbon transition.

THE RELEVANCE OF ECOVILLAGES IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES

Around the world ecovillages have acted as micro-laboratories and destinations for learning how we build sustainable communities and make the transition to a low carbon and resilient society. In this session we explore what we can learn from ecovillages and why they might be relevant in these challenging times.

TWENTY YEARS A GROWING | CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF CLOUGHJORDAN ECOVILLAGE

The event takes the format of initial short reflections from four ecovillagers on living and working in the ecovillage, followed by a panel of supporters reflecting on the importance of the ecovillage, its challenges moving forward and the lessons it offers wider society.

THE FUTURE THAT AWAITS US

A conversation with acclaimed science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, marking the forthcoming publication of his new book The Ministry for the Future (Orbit, 2020) and the launch of Communities for Future. Amid the anxiety of Covid, we risk losing sight of the greater challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss that require a radical transformation of the ways we organise our societies and live our lives.

IRISH AND ECOLOGY An Ghaeilge agus an Éiceolaíocht

Michael Cronin gives a bilingual talk on the subject of his new book on Irish and ecology in which he argues that endangered languages like Irish ‘offer a way of engaging with the non-human world which can teach us invaluable skills for a future where the non-human is coming back to exact climate revenge on human hubris’.

Tabharfaidh Michael Cronin caint dátheangach ar ábhar a leabhair nua ar an Ghaeilge agus an éiceolaíocht. Leagfaidh sé béim ar thábhacht na Gaeilge ‘chun an nasc idir an chríoch dhaonna agua na críocha nádúrtha a athchruthú agus a shlánú’.