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== Sustainability initiatives ==


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*[http://1000bxlentransition.be/ 1000Bxl in Transition]
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*[http://www.transitietervuren.be/ Transitie Tervuren]


=== Youth initiatives ===
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*[[wikipedia:Young Green!]]


== Initiatives by topic ==
== Networks and sustainability initiatives ==


=== Climate action ===
* [https://www.citizenspring.be/ Citizens Spring], citizen movement "to rebuild our local communities to be more resilient. Our goal is to develop and support various citizen initiatives that bring citizens together and that focus on sustainable solutions."
* [https://www.reseautransition.be/articles/initiatives/liege-transition-initiative/ Liege in Transition]
* [https://www.transitietervuren.be/ Transitie Tervuren]


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'''Resources'''


[http://singfortheclimate.com/EN/default.aspx Sing for the climate]
* [https://transitionnetwork.org/news-and-blog/essential-guide-transition-published-french/ 'Essential Guide to Doing Transition' in French]


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Energy_in_Belgium#Greenhouse_gas_emissions|Belgium, Greenhouse gas emissions]], [[wikipedia:Climate change in Belgium|Climate change in Belgium]]
== Youth initiatives ==


=== Community energy ===
{{Wikipedia excerpt|Young Green (Flanders)}}


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Solar power in Belgium|Solar power in Belgium]], [[wikipedia:Wind power in Belgium|Wind power in Belgium]]
== Visions ==


=== Cycling activism ===
[https://commonsjosaphat.wordpress.com/commons-josaphat/#English Commons Josaphat]


[[wikia:criticalmass:List of rides#Belgium|Critical Mass bicycle rides in Belgium]] - Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:De Gordel|De Gordel]]: family cycling and walking event in the Brussels Periphery, [[wikipedia:Villo!|Villo!]]: public bicycle rental programme in Brussels-Capital Region
== Community involvement ==


=== Ethical consumerism ===
* [https://www.g1000.org/en G1000], Belgian platform for democratic innovation. "We develop and support new forms of citizen participation. We are active in municipalities, cities, regions and on national level. We are also involved in various international networks." ''added 15:10, 17 November 2022 (UTC)''


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:List_of_Fairtrade_settlements#Fairtrade_settlements_in_Belgium|Fairtrade settlements in Belgium]]
== Community energy ==


=== Food activism ===
* [[Wikipedia:Solar power in Belgium]], [[Wikipedia:Wind power in Belgium|Wind power in Belgium]]


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== Climate action ==


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[http://www.catl.be/ Ceinture Aliment-Terre liégoise] - (fr, nl, de) [http://www.fian.be/ www.fian.be], Foodfirst Information & Action Network - [http://www.permafungi.be/ PermaFungi]
[https://singfortheclimate.com/EN/default.aspx Sing for the climate]


=== Sharing ===
* [[Wikipedia:Energy in Belgium#Greenhouse gas emissions]], [[Wikipedia:Climate change in Belgium|Climate change in Belgium]]


[http://www.habitat-groupe.be/ Cohousing in Belgium]
== Ethical consumerism ==


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== Food activism ==


== News and comment ==
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'''2015'''
* [https://www.catl.be/ Ceinture Aliment-Terre liégoise] - (fr, nl, de)
* [http://www.fian.be www.fian.be], Foodfirst Information & Action Network
* [https://www.permafungi.be/ PermaFungi]


Potager Alhambra, Brussels, Belgium. October 28 <ref>[https://cop21.transitionnetwork.org/potager-alhambra/ Transition Network]</ref>
== Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle ==


Brussels: a car-free sunday 13 times in a row <ref>[http://parissansvoiture.fr/2015/09/brussels-a-car-free-sunday-13-times-in-a-row/ parissansvoiture.fr] (''date not found'')</ref>
* [https://www.rreuse.org/ RREUSE] represents social enterprises active in re-use, repair and recycling


How 22 Belgian streets turned into lively car-free parks this summer, September 4 <ref>[http://www.fastcoexist.com/3050299/these-belgian-streets-turned-into-temporary-car-free-parks Co.Exist]</ref>
=== Events ===


'''2014'''
* Repair Cafés, [https://repairtogether.be/agenda/repair-cafes/?uniquefilters=select%3A101 Repair Together]


One-minute manifesto: give Brussels back its river – video, June 6 <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/cities/video/2014/jun/06/one-minute-manifesto-brussels-river theguardian.com]</ref>
== Sharing ==


Brussels is one of the most ‘passive’ cities in Europe and soon to be the home of the two largest passive buildings in the continent, March 19 <ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/brussels-a-passive-iconic-city/index.html European Green Capital]</ref>
[https://www.habitat-groupe.be/ Cohousing in Belgium]


'''2009'''
== Past events ==


Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to go vegetarian at least once a week, <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8046970.stm BBC news]</ref> May 12
'''2019'''


== Resources ==
'''Mar 21 - 24''' [https://www.citizenspring.be/ Citizen Spring]
*How to organise sustainable meetings & events in Brussels, ([http://www.iclei-europe.org/fileadmin/templates/iclei-europe/files/content/ICLEI_IS/Publications/bxl-greenmeetings-guide-final-www2.pdf PDF]) A practical guide, www.iclei-europe.org


=== Maps ===
'''2016'''


Plasticfree options in Brussels, July 2015, [http://www.bio-brussels.com/no-plastic/2015/7/20/plasticfree-markets-shops Yes! my life is plasticless]
Sep 18 [https://www.bruxelles.be/artdet.cfm?id=5547 Car Free Sunday in Brussels]


== Interwiki links ==
== About Belgium ==
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Belgium|Belgium]]


== External links ==
{{Wikipedia excerpt|Belgium|paragraphs=2}}
*[http://www.bruxellesenvironnement.be/ Brussels Environment], administration of the environment and the energy of the Region of Brussels-Capital


== Near you ==


'''References'''
[[Brussels community action|Brussels]] - [[Ghent community action|Ghent]]
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Location Belgium, Europe
  • News Belgian court orders 55% emissions cut from 1990 levels, theguardian.com (Dec 01, 2023)
  • News Brussels launches permanent citizens’ assembly on climate, knoca.eu (Nov 17, 2022)
  • News More flowers, fewer cars: the rewilders turning parking spaces into parks, The Guardian (Jun 22, 2022) — Across the UK and Europe, the ‘parklet’ movement is gaining pace, transforming dead spaces where cars used to be into pockets of green

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Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]

  • Citizens Spring, citizen movement "to rebuild our local communities to be more resilient. Our goal is to develop and support various citizen initiatives that bring citizens together and that focus on sustainable solutions."
  • Liege in Transition
  • Transitie Tervuren

Resources

Youth initiatives[edit | edit source]

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Young Green (Dutch: Jong Groen) is the youth organisation of Groen, the Green party in Flanders and Brussels.

Visions[edit | edit source]

Commons Josaphat

Community involvement[edit | edit source]

  • G1000, Belgian platform for democratic innovation. "We develop and support new forms of citizen participation. We are active in municipalities, cities, regions and on national level. We are also involved in various international networks." added 15:10, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Community energy[edit | edit source]

Climate action[edit | edit source]

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Sing for the climate

Ethical consumerism[edit | edit source]

Food activism[edit | edit source]

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Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]

  • RREUSE represents social enterprises active in re-use, repair and recycling

Events[edit | edit source]

Sharing[edit | edit source]

Cohousing in Belgium

Past events[edit | edit source]

2019

Mar 21 - 24 Citizen Spring

2016

Sep 18 Car Free Sunday in Brussels

About Belgium[edit | edit source]

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Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. It covers an area of 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi). Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest metropolitan region is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven.

Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds. It is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the Flemish Region (Flanders) in the north, the Walloon Region (Wallonia) in the south, and the Brussels-Capital Region. Brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of GDP per capita. Belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the Flemish Community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the French Community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. A small German-speaking Community, making up around one percent of the population, exists in the East Cantons. The Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual in French and Dutch, although French is the majority language and lingua franca. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.

Near you[edit | edit source]

Brussels - Ghent

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External links

  • Brussels Environment, administration of the environment and the energy of the Region of Brussels-Capital
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