Biodiversity
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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 Pygmies
by Xavier Fux Deep in the jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pygmy communities had lived for generations as…
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Maarten Stapper: “Biological Agriculture – a Third Way?” (IPC10 Presentation – Video)
If you didn’t catch it already, be sure to check out the previous post with Dr. Maarten Stapper’s first IPC10…
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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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Roberto Perez Rivero: “Permaculture’s Use of Water in Time of Climate Change – the Cuban Experience” (IPC Presentation – Video)
Roberto Perez Rivero gives his presentation at the IPC10, Amman, Jordan Photographs © PRI Roberto Perez Rivero gave an excellent…
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Arrested Development
The wild boar cull should be halted, and we should stop confusing conservation with gardening. by George Monbiot: journalist, author,…
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Spreading the Seeds of Consciousness
School children take part in Nendo Dango in Argentina´s Rio Negro Province, Patagonia. As part of a reforestation program around…
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The Power of International Law to Create the New World – An Interview with Polly Higgins
Editor’s Note: At time of writing, Polly is on a speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand — check out…
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Mutually Assured Depletion
The EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroes all blame each other for smashing the last great fish stock. All are…
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All is Not Well With the U.S. Organic Trade Association
Most permaculturists are aware that in regards to food today, ‘organic’ can often mean little, or nothing at all. The…
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World on the Edge by the Numbers – Grain Production Falling as Soil Erosion Continues
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute The thin layer of topsoil that covers much of the earth’s land surface…
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Rwanda – Forests of Hope
Many of you will remember the inspiring and encouraging example of earth restoration found in the story of the Loess…
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