Regenerative journey with Rob Wheeler from The Farm Ecovillage

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