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We are proud to announce the launch of our new logo and visual identity! Over the past five years, we have grown and expanded as an institute at the forefront of systemic social and ecological change; it was time for our brand to reflect this evolution. We are pleased to release a new logo that reflects…

Water is one of, if not the most essential resource to life on earth. It enables everything else we want to do in life. As Henk Ovink says, “if we take care of the water, the water takes care of us.” We are one of the two primary organizers of W12+ Programs, a movement that catalyzes,…

World Toilet Day is coming up on November 19 and with it, a unique invitation to imagine life without something so fundamental as a toilet. Most of you reading this piece probably have indoor plumbing with hot and cold water and underground septic systems. But, the reality is that worldwide, 1 in 3 people lack…

by Ellie Leaning, EcoCiv Projects Director Water is the key that unlocks human opportunity and ecological wellbeing. It is what our existence here on the “blue planet” depends on.   At EcoCiv, much of our work focuses on looking at systems and structures that either promote or prevent the wellbeing of people and the planet. Water…

By Ellie LeaningEcoCiv Projects Director 60% of the human body is water. 71% of the earth’s surface is water. Yet, 844 million people currently lack access to safe drinking water. Every day, more than 800 children under age five die from diarrheal diseases attributed to poor water and sanitation. 1.8 billion people use a source…

On Mandela Day, we are called on to celebrate the life and legacy of the anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. As we continue to design solutions for global wellbeing, how can we enliven Mandela’s legacy of promoting peace, reconciliation, and social justice into our own work? Next week we are hosting the panel “A World Without…

This is a review of our first EcoCiv Dialogues panel, written by our partners at EcoCiv Korea.  By Reverend Dongwoo Lee, EcoCiv Korea On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Institute for Ecological Civilization held a seminar in webinar format entitled “The Most Important Lessons from COVID-19.″ The panel conversation was conducted through Zoom and broadcast…

By Zaana Hall and Ellie Leaning Today is World Refugee Day. At EcoCiv, we are using this moment to reflect on what it really means to promote wellbeing in a world where 79.5 million people are forcibly displaced, and climate change projections are dire, at best.  This nexus of climate change and involuntary migration is…