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Bill Mollison, the Tasmanian son of a fisherman who first coined the term 1978, defined “permaculture”
as:“The conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive systems which have the diversity,
stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of the landscape with
people providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable
way.”(Mordenfarm .com)
Below I have summarised the definition of permaculture as:
Recognising the intelligence of nature, understanding and working with it.
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There are three ethical principles in Permaculture,
1. Care of the Earth
2. Care of People
3. Return of surplus to Earth and people (also called “Fair Share
Care of the Earth - all living and non- living things, such as
animals , plants, land, water and air must be taken care of .
Keep land biodiverse and stable for future generations.By
not polluting the air we breathe, not poisoning the water we
drink, and not destroying the land which provides our
sustainance. This also including caring for the soil.
Care of people- It’s about promoting self-reliance and
responsibility towards the greater community. Sharing and
supporting one another. Also ,taking responsibility for more
than one’s own future, and help the other people around by
sharing knowledge and experience, teach people skills so
that they can provide for some of their basic needs.The key
of collaborative effort to bring change to one’s own life and
that of others.
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Return of surplus to Earth and people
(also called “Fair Share
-Acknowledging that we only have one
planet earth and we have to share it
with all living things and future
generations.Be aware of terrible
imbalance and a call to limit
consumption (especially of natural
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� Reduces waste
� Help in reducing soil pollution
� Less air pollution
� Less groundwater pollution
� Resources can be used quite efficiently
� Using renewable energy sources to save the
planet
� Less use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
� Minimize the endangered species problem
� Saving water
� Ethical benefits
� Permaculture community
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� Implementation of permaculture can be costly
� Short-term losses vs. long-term benefits
� Technological process may slow down
� conflict with customs and religious beliefs
� It may not work on a global scale
� Economic growth may decrease or be slow
� Lack of Knowledge about permaculture
� May not be sustainable for mass production
� Permaculture involves plenty of work
� Seeing the benefits takes longer
� It can be too risky
From :https://environmental-
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