Marcelo Valansi

Marcelo Valansi

Founder Developer at La Ecovilla

TED Attendee
San Mateo, Costa Rica
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About Marcelo

I am a…

Connector, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Idea generator, Real Estate professional, World traveler

Bio

Marcelo Valansi is an innovative entrepreneur who is dedicated to the design, development and implementation of self-sustaining regenerative projects and communities. Marcelo has extensive experience in developing residential and commercial projects of different scale in several countries, such as Argentina, United States, Panama, Costa Rica. He also has experience in the field of economics and finance. Its focus is how projects can be developed in a new way, where the site is regenerated, creating communities that can generate a positive impact, accessible, replicate and profitable, generating a regenerative and sustainable development model over time. The last project he developed in Costa Rica and where he currently lives with his two kids is called www.laecovilla.com a Permaculture ecovillage surrounded by nature, turning a cowfarm in a food forest regenerative community, where 45 families from 29 different countries, different background and ages live in harmony with nature. Where it is shown how it is possible to live in harmony with nature without leaving comfort aside. He also cofounded an innovative alternative school www.realworldschool.com Marcelo travel around the world to learn what makes a community successful, sustainable and last for long time One of his passions is to be in nature, sail, dive, travel, explore, adventure, learn from different cultures and meet new teachers around the world. Currently he is working on developing more regenative resilient communities, ecovillages, using permaculture principals, organic agriculture and the latest technology available to create the town and communities of the future around the world.

I'm passionate about

My family, Nature, create models that produce more than they take, permaculture, Organic agriculture, food, cultures, personal growth, contribute, help others, connect people that are doing great project, happiness, freedom.

An idea worth spreading

There is enough knowledge and technology out there, that it is possible to live in harmony with nature with out compromising the level of comfort of modern life. There are other ways of living and educate our future generations and do things in this planet.

Areas of expertise

Alternative education, Community creator, Ecovillage design, Food forest, Future living, Nature connection, Permaculture, Regenerative development