1. REALS Resilient and Ecological Approaches for Living Sustainably

7. How can we create networks and learning between different contexts to strenghten resilience and sustainable life ?

8. What is REALS?

9. REALS is a Thematic Partnership 2013-2016, funded by the Swedish Institute (si.se) One of 4 confirmed TP out of 45 applications!

10. Thematic Priority: 1;3: An ecologically sustainable region: “Sustainable resource management aimed at minimizing the amount of waste, for instance by changing patterns of consumption or developing methods for improving resource efficiency”

11. NetworkLearning

12. Soultion focus

13. Russia Belarus Sweden

14. Where did the partnership begin? Ecovillages for Sustainable Rural Development www.balticecovillages.eu www.ecovillageroad.eu

17. TESTS - Transnational Ecovillages for Sustainable Transition to Sustainability BEN - Baltic Ecovillage Network

18. REALS Resilient and Ecological Approaches for Living Sustainably

21. wishes Expanding the framework beyond concepts like ecovillages, permaculture, transition towns -What do we have in common? Aim to create network with other sectors of society Aim to network for intercultural learning Making matters relating to sustainable living more "visible“ To create a “platform" from where new local pilot projects can be created

22. Framework: resilience and sustainable life

23. Choice of focus

26. Project content Workshops and meetings A web-based platform, social media, newsletter etc Create visibility Policy Recommendations (example EUSBSR, Almedalen Baltic 21 Co-Creation: the unwritten

27. What can a projectplatform created by new connections, insights and knowledge lead to?

28. Creating a partnership Harvesting (Documentation)

29. How can I contribute? Participation in workshops and meetings Sharing of valuable documentation - “harvest” Sharing of research, papers, relevant sources “harvest” Using REALS as a channel for communication Taking part in communication and organisation The creation of new project ideas

30. Partners

31. Associerade partners

33. Thank you! And welcome!