Ecoyoff

Sustainable development in an urban environment

An African urban district designed for sustainability, recognizing the relationships among community, the natural environment, and the built environment. This Yoff Ecocommunity program aims at creating a center for excellence in action, research, and education in sustainable development. While promoting sustainable development in Yoff, the surrounding region, and Western Africa, EcoYoff is shared by the village association APECSY. This organization is constructing an ecovillage, APECSY Yoffhabitat. The local government of the Commune d'Arrondissement of Yoff - Dakar, hosts its local government planning database (SIUP), and the NGO, CRESP Senegal, is responsible for internships, research, education, and email coordination. For more information see Ecoyoff.