Free Land on a Tropical Island!?

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Codicts Team
  • March 6, 2015
  • Sustainability
Tropical island with lush green forest and clear blue ocean under a bright sky.

Free land on a tropical island!?

Pitcairn, a small remote paradise-like island in the South Pacific is running out of people. They are giving land for free to people who want to settle there. Could it make a good Ecovillage location?

“With an aging population of around 50 people, this British Overseas Territory is seeking suitably qualified individuals and families who would enjoy the challenge of helping to build a vibrant and sustainable future in this far-flung settlement.”

Pitcairn is roughly 2170km (1350 miles) east south-east of Tahiti, while the Islands’ administrative headquarters is in Auckland, New Zealand, 5310km (3300 miles) away.
Read more: http://www.immigration.pn/

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