View source for Community-led initiatives in France

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== Overview ==
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[https://transiscope.org/ The Transiscope project] brings together data from five organisations in map form.

== Transition in France ==
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The Transition Network lists 36 initiatives in France<ref> https://transitionnetwork.org/transition-near-me/initiatives/. Accessed on June 10th 2018</ref> while the French Transition Network lists 141 Transitions Towns.<ref>  www.entransition.fr/. Accessed on June 11th 2018</ref>

== Permaculture in France ==
<blockquote>''Main page: [[Permaculture in France]]''</blockquote>

== Ecovillages in France ==
<blockquote>''Main page: [[Ecovillages in France]]''</blockquote>

The [https://ecovillage.org Global Ecovillage Network (GEN)] lists 27 projects in their database. This number is however only reflecting the projects that have registered themselves on the database. The ecovillage database contains ecovillage projects of all sizes and in all stages of development.<ref>https://ecovillage.org/projects. Accessed on May 23rd 2018</ref>

The ecovillages in France are organized in [https://www.colibris-lemouvement.org  Colibri movement]. Colibri´s mission is to "''Inspire, connect and support citizens who choose another way of life!''"

The Colibris citizen’s movement was created in 2007 and is working towards the construction of an ecological and human society by focussing on personal change. It´s “''mission is to inspire, connect and support citizens committed to an individual and collective transition process''” <ref>https://www.colibris-lemouvement.org/mouvement/notre-mission. Accessed on May 29th 2018</ref></. Colibri is supported by more than 4800 monthly contributors and 133 volunteer groups. 

Core projects of Colibri are [https://www.colibris-lemouvement.org/projets/projet-oasis the Oases project], supporting more than 100 existing oases of mutual aid and solidarity, the [https://www.colibris-lemouvement.org/projets/luniversite-colibris online university], offering free trainings to support green projects and [https://www.colibris-lemouvement.org/projets/fabrique-colibris La Fabrique], a “''citizen support platform where everyone can offer their time, their talent, equipment, or a little money for inspiring projects''”. 

The governance of Colibri is organized in 5 colleges and 2 circles with governance structures inspired by sociocratic and holocratc principles following [https://www.colibris-lemouvement.org/sites/default/files/content/statuts_colibris_16092016_0.pdf the statutes]:
 <li>"''The college of founders is the guarantor of the original intention and spirit of the Movement''</li>
 <li>''The operational college is responsible for the operational implementation of the strategy on a daily basis'' </li>
 <li>''The college of local groups ensures the dissemination and local rooting of the message and actions'' </li>
 <li>''The College of Contributors provides the bulk of the Movement's funding and thereby its independence and ability to act'' </li>
 <li>''The college of partners brings specific skills, complementary to those of the operational team; it ensures the links of the association with the wider movement that brings changes in society.'' </li>
 <li>The Orientation Circle (CO), equivalent to the General Assembly, is made up of all the founders and operational staff, a representative of each partner and each local protocol group (the most advanced groups) and 50 contributors. In total, around 120 people make up this circle responsible for overseeing strategic orientations.</li>
 <li>''The Steering Circle (CP) is the equivalent of the Board of Directors. Its mission is to guarantee the raison d'être and the good health of the association, and thus works in conjunction with the operational team to animate the participative governance of the Movement''".<ref>https://www.colibris-lemouvement.org/mouvement/une-gouvernance-novatrice. Accessed on May 29th 2018</ref></li>

Colibri is also a full member of [https://gen-europe.org GEN-Europe], the European branch of the Global Ecovillage Network.

== Community Energy in France ==
<blockquote>''Main page: [[Community energy in France]]''</blockquote>

Enercoop, a nationally active SCIC (cooperative and participatory association) founded in 2005 by a working group intending to  invent a new energy model, "''is the Country’s only cooperative supplier of 100% renewable electricity in direct contact with producers''".<ref name="SUSY 2016">Troisi, R., di Sisto, M., Castagnola, A., 2018. [http://www.solidarityeconomy.eu/fileadmin/Media/_Global/PositionPaper/SUSY_research_Report_Full_310517.pdf ''Transformative economy: Challenges and limits  of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in 55 territories in Europe and in the World.''] Sustainable and Solidarity Economy, Firenze.</ref>

 "Enercoop works with local players to implement production sites (from machine manufactureto assembly) and production phases and at the same time it encourages local employment. Enercoop buys electricity from 14 producers: 7 are hydroelectric producers, 1 is a biomass energy producer, 3 are wind energy producers and 3 are photovoltaic energy producers. The organization’s aim is to offer citizens the chance to contribute towards local energy production through a regional network of cooperatives (being created constantly) and become involved in the management of these cooperatives taking a short circuit electricity supply approach. Enercoop Languedoc-Roussillon is raising citizens’ awareness through debates, conferences and projections. By proposing non-polluting and cooperative energy through an energy short cycle, Enercoop has a positive environmental impact on the region".<ref name="SUSY 2016" />

== Solidarity Economy in France ==
<blockquote>''Main page: [[Solidarity economy in France]]''</blockquote>
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== Community Food Production in France ==
<blockquote>''Main page: [[Community Food Production in France]]''</blockquote>

'''Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in France'''

According to [http://urgenci.net URGENCI], the International Network for Community Supported Agriculture, the first CSA initiatives in France where started in 1991 (Jardins de Cocagne) and 2001 (AMAP) and estimates a total of 3,620 farms providing for up to 400.000 eaters in 2015. The CSAs are organized in different groups like the [http://miramap.org Inter-regional Movement of AMAP], connecting regional AMAP (association for maintaining small-scale family farming) networks, and [http://www.reseaucocagne.asso.fr  Jardins de Cocagne]. 
AMAP is since 2003 regulated by a national Charter defining 18 principles and responsibilities of producer and consumers, including the requirement for a written contract and a pre-payment system ensuring monthly payments from the consumers (risk sharing principle).<ref>Volz, P., Weckenbrock, P., Cressot, N. & Parot, J. European CSA Research Group (2016): Overview of Community Supported Agriculture in Europe. https://urgenci.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Overview-of-Community-Supported-Agriculture-in-Europe.pdf. Accessed on June 7th 2018</ref> <ref>http://urgenci.net/france/. Accessed on June 7th 2018</ref>


'''Incredible Edible Network'''

Originally inspired by [Incredible Edible Todmorden] in Northern England, the French network [http://lesincroyablescomestibles.fr/ Les Incroyables Comestibales] has become the world's largest national network of Incredible Edible initiatives, with over 300 community food growing projects listed on their website.

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The [https://wiki.lescommuns.org/wiki/Liste_des_communs Wiki des Communes] maintains a list of commons and commoning initiatives from all over France.

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== Intersections and Interactions ==

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