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Findhorn Ecovillage
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Findhorn Ecovillage, known in the past as the Findhorn Community, and also referred to as Ecovillage Findhorn, is an experimental and utopian community project based at The Park, in Moray, Scotland, near the village of Findhorn focused on ecological solutions to the world's crises and reconnecting humans to nature and spirituality. It has recently been bought out (Nov 18th 2024) by its community residents, introducing full democracy for the first time, as the residents aim to regenerate the economy and the community after a series of shocks to its economy and facilities, caused by Brexit, Covid-19, arson, energy inflation and decades of an aging population and old leadership.[1]
The project's main aim is to demonstrate sustainable development in environmental, social, and economic terms. The community itself began in 1962, but Ecovillage work is generally seen as beginning in the early 1980s under the auspices of the Findhorn Foundation. It now includes a wide diversity of organisations and activities.[2][3] Numerous different ecological techniques are in use, and the project has won a variety of awards, including the UN-Habitat Best Practice Designation in 1998 and 2018.[4]
An independent study[5] concludes that the residents have the lowest ecological footprint of any community measured so far in the industrialised world and is also half of the UK average; however this did not include the Scope 3 emissions created in the past by its many guests flying in to attend its courses.[6] The community is well aware of this paradox and seeks to find a way to earn income from more local sources, without the environmental impacts of flying. Although the project has attracted some controversy, the growing profile of environmental issues such as climate change has led to a degree of mainstream acceptance of its ecological ethos.[7][8][9]
- ^ Local relations between the Findhorn Foundation and the village of Findhorn have occasionally foundered over inconsiderate use of the word 'Findhorn' to mean either the former or the Ecovillage. See for example Walker (1994), Talk:Findhorn Foundation and also Findhorn (disambiguation).
- ^ Lovie, R. et al. (2005) Moray Sustainability Handbook. Keith. REAP.
- ^ "Findhorn Foundation". EcoVillage.org. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ Burns, B. et al. (2006) CIFAL Findhorn. Findhorn Foundation.
- ^ Tinsley, S. and George, H. (2006) Ecological Footprint of the Findhorn Foundation and Community. Moray. Sustainable Development Research Centre, UHI Millennium Institute.
- ^ Edwards, Rob (4 August 2007). "Findhorn eco-footprint is 'world's smallest'". Sunday Herald. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
A new expert study says the multinational community's ecological footprint is half the UK average. This means Findhorn uses 50% fewer resources and creates 50% less waste than normal.
- ^ Stern, Sir Nicholas. (2006) The Economics of Climate Change. London. HM Treasury. ISBN 0-521-70080-9
- ^ An Inconvenient Truth (2006) Directed by Davis Guggenheim and starring Al Gore. Paramount Classics.
- ^ Cavendish, C. (31 October 2006) The only debate left on carbon emissions is political. London. The Times newspaper.
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