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Sister Projects in this context are all non-RBE and non-RBE-like ecological projects that exist in the world and share elements in common with RBE objectives or values. The purpose of this page is learning from their features, qualities, similarities and differences, successes and failures, experiences, contact details, history, etc. This page is most valuable in conjunction with the Technical Resources page.

List of Sister Projects

• Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) - http://gen.ecovillage.org/index.php/ecovillages/worldmap.html
• Appropedia - http://www.appropedia.org/Ecovillages
• Workshop N - http://werkstatt-n.de/

Global

• Four Years. Go. (4YG) http://www.fouryearsgo.org/
• Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) - http://gen.ecovillage.org/
• Transition Network - http://www.transitionnetwork.org
  • Partners list: http://www.transitionnetwork.org/about/partners

Europe

• Eurotopia - http://eurotopia.de/
  • Researches and distributes the directory "Eurotopia - Communities and Ecovillages in Europe" and offer additional media about living in community.
• Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Europe - http://www.gen-europe.org/
• Zero Waste Europe

Denmark

• Christiania

England

• Findhorn Foundation - http://www.findhorn.org/
  • Findhorn Foundation College - http://www.findhorncollege.org/
• Pekham experiment

Germany

• Council for Sustainable Development (Governmental, MME) - http://www.nachhaltigkeitsrat.de/
• More Than Shelters (Company) - http://morethanshelters.org/
  • http://facebook.com/morethanshelters
  • Combines knowledge and expertise in the fields of architecture, design and engineering, with the experience of aid institutions, NGOs and other partners, to provide the best possible care to refugees and informal settlements through adequate housing.
  • Partners page (several valuable organisations/companies): http://morethanshelters.org/index.php?page=partner
• Ökodorf Sieben Linden - http://siebenlinden.de/
• ZEGG Community - http://zegg.de/

Greece

• Telaithrion / Free And Real

Italy

• Beppe Grillo

Romania

• Aurora Community - http://www.aurora-circle.org/
  • http://www.facebook.com/aurora.community.romania
  • http://www.communitiesconvergence.com/
• Permacultura Romania - http://www.permacultura.ro/
• Zero Waste Romania - http://www.zerowasteromania.org/

Spain

• Mondragon Community

Middle East

Israel

• Haluza - http://www.haluzasmartcity.org/smartcityen

Central America

Colombia

• Eco Aldea Feliz

Costa Rica

• Fundación Durika
• Comunidad Pléyades
• Awakenig Soul

North America

• Federation of Egalitarian Communities - http://thefec.org/
  • The Federation of Egalitarian Communities is a network of communal groups spread across North America. We range in size and emphasis from small agricultural homesteads to village-like communities to urban group houses.
  • Guide to starting a community: http://thefec.org/start

United States of America

• Acorn Community - http://www.acorncommunity.org/
• East Wind Community - http://www.eastwind.org/
• Emma Goldman Finishing School - http://egfs.org/
• Sandhill Farm - http://sandhillfarm.org/
• Skyhouse Community - http://www.skyhousecommunity.org/
• Twin Oaks Community - http://www.twinoaks.org/