49 min

Regenerative journey with Rob Wheeler from The Farm Ecovillage Community Resilience

    • Non-Profit

Today we speak to Rob Wheeler, the Ecovillage Resilience Project partner for The Farm Ecovillage and Education Center. In addition to his work locally, Rob has participated actively in the UN’s primary conferences and processes on climate and sustainable development for the past 25 years. He is the North American Representative on the Facilitating Group for Action for Sustainable Development which works with the UN on the Global Week of Action for achieving the SDGs. Rob serves on the Advisory Council for Ecosystem Restoration Communities and is the Founder and CEO of Sustainably Wise - which will be a web portal that will assist all interested people and stakeholder groups to help achieve the SDGs and to transition as rapidly as possible to a fully sustainable world. Rob is the Global Ecovillage Network’s main representative in the United Nations and a newly elected board member.

Dive deeper by exploring the Resilience Attributes mentioned by Rob:


Diversity



habitat diversity


food production/crops diversity


livelihood diversity


diversity of perspectives 





Redundancy



multiple reinforcing options


backup alternatives for responding to shocks





Connectivity & Modularity



connections with other ecovillages (shared learning/resources)


connections with surrounding communities (sharing information/resources)


landscape connectivity e.g., ecological corridors


connectivity that promotes recovery after disturbances/shocks


modularity to buffer disturbances (disease spread/economic impacts)





Inclusivity and equity



degrees of equity


how to gauge levels of trust


evidence of collective action


fair opportunities


reciprocity/exchange for mutual benefit





Adaptive learning & decision making



monitoring change


experimentation


processes for learning 


evidence-based strategies


polycentric governance





inhibiting top-down approaches

Learn more about them at: https://ecovillage.org/resilience-tracker-tool-release/



Join us as we explore the ways in which many forms of nurturing resilience are being developed. Find more at: ⁠ecovillage.org/ecovillage-resilience-podcast⁠⁠

Today we speak to Rob Wheeler, the Ecovillage Resilience Project partner for The Farm Ecovillage and Education Center. In addition to his work locally, Rob has participated actively in the UN’s primary conferences and processes on climate and sustainable development for the past 25 years. He is the North American Representative on the Facilitating Group for Action for Sustainable Development which works with the UN on the Global Week of Action for achieving the SDGs. Rob serves on the Advisory Council for Ecosystem Restoration Communities and is the Founder and CEO of Sustainably Wise - which will be a web portal that will assist all interested people and stakeholder groups to help achieve the SDGs and to transition as rapidly as possible to a fully sustainable world. Rob is the Global Ecovillage Network’s main representative in the United Nations and a newly elected board member.

Dive deeper by exploring the Resilience Attributes mentioned by Rob:


Diversity



habitat diversity


food production/crops diversity


livelihood diversity


diversity of perspectives 





Redundancy



multiple reinforcing options


backup alternatives for responding to shocks





Connectivity & Modularity



connections with other ecovillages (shared learning/resources)


connections with surrounding communities (sharing information/resources)


landscape connectivity e.g., ecological corridors


connectivity that promotes recovery after disturbances/shocks


modularity to buffer disturbances (disease spread/economic impacts)





Inclusivity and equity



degrees of equity


how to gauge levels of trust


evidence of collective action


fair opportunities


reciprocity/exchange for mutual benefit





Adaptive learning & decision making



monitoring change


experimentation


processes for learning 


evidence-based strategies


polycentric governance





inhibiting top-down approaches

Learn more about them at: https://ecovillage.org/resilience-tracker-tool-release/



Join us as we explore the ways in which many forms of nurturing resilience are being developed. Find more at: ⁠ecovillage.org/ecovillage-resilience-podcast⁠⁠

49 min