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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.

List of Sister Projects

Global

• Four Years. Go. (4YG) http://www.fouryearsgo.org/
• Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) - http://gen.ecovillage.org/

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/
• Workshop N - http://werkstatt-n.de/
  • Workshop N is a seal of quality for outstanding sustainability initiatives from Germany
  • Workshop N is set against more than 1,000 participants / inside from academia, business, civil society and politics
  • Provides a very comprehensive list (via internal search engine) of eco-initiatives - Would be valuable registering in their engine
• 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