Regional Water Cycle
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John D. Liu’s Green Gold Documentary – How the West (and East, North and South!) Could Be Won
As most of our readers will know, John D. Liu caught a vision years ago, and, thankfully, he ran with…
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Stabilizing the Climate with “Permanent Agriculture”
Trees are one of our most powerful tools to pull carbon from the atmosphere and sequester it in the soil…
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Food Forests, Part 2: Looking for Clues
Click for larger view As people become urbanised, they start looking at the world in urban ways. What does that…
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Permaculture in Damaged Lands: Degradation and Restoration in New Mexico
A certain coal-strewn road in Madrid, New Mexico — the remnants of a now defunct railway. Alternately barren and spectacular,…
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The Plow That Broke the Plains
I love history. As they say, if you don’t learn from it, you’re destined to repeat it. The video below,…
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Permaculture in Jordan Video Series – Part I
This excellent little video, put together by Anselm Ibing, introduces a new series on sustainable land use in Jordan. It…
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Jordan Valley Permaculture Project Update: Post IPC Happenings
An aerial view of the site Although the landscape here could be seen as a model for scarcity, what there…
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Letters from Jordan: ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’ Site Contrasts Against Jordan Insanities
Staring into the eyes of the future of Jordan, one wonders how things could be…. All Photographs © Craig Mackintosh…
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Owen Hablutzel: “Water and Transformation in Dryland Systems – Resilience Science & Keyline Application” (IPC10 Presentation – Video)
Owen’s talk here is quite fascinating. While most in permaculture will recognise the importance of mainframe design, Owen’s talk goes…
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Poll Indicates Lack of Confidence in Murray-Darling Basin Authority Plans
by Ian Douglas Initial results of an ongoing on-line poll on water policy in Australia raise concerns that the majority…
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Tony Rinaudo: “Against the odds: Reversing desertification in arid and semi arid lands” (IPC Presentation – Video)
Tony Rinaudo’s IPC10 conference presentation was one of the highlights of the event for three good reasons — 1) because…
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Brad Lancaster: “Urban Water Harvesting Systems” (IPC Presentation – Video)
Brad Lancaster presents at the IPC10, Amman, Jordan, Sept. 2011 Photographs © PRI Brad of harvestingrainwater.com has well-honed presentation skills…
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