Carbon-Negative Chocolate and the New Realm of Ecosystemic Investing. We will present new ecosystemic investment opportunities and facilitate activities on systems-thinking for economic regeneration and financial permaculture. Our goal is to develop clear permaculture business language to capture and direct the large capital investments that are available whether from private or public sectors.

1. Financial Permaculture &
Ecosystem Investing
Carbon-negative Chocolate & Beyond
Ethan C. Roland, Greg Landua
www.AppleSeedPermaculture.com www.Nemawashi.org
Gratitude to Catherine Austin Fitts of www.Solari.com
& Ben Falk of www.WholeSystemsDesign.com

2. Permaculture

3. Wake Up

4. Peak Petroleum

5. Peak Petroleum
quot;Energy experts no longer debate about whether Hubbert's
peak will occur, but whenquot;
- Fox News, April 28 2006
Global Peaks US Prices
Source: Wikipedia

6. The Hirsch Report
• World oil peaking is going to happen, and will likely be
“abrupt and revolutionary”.
• Oil peaking will adversely affect global economies,
particularly those most dependent on oil.
• Effective mitigation will be dependent on the
implementation of mega-projects and mega-changes at
the maximum possible rate.
• Government intervention will be required, but
economic upheaval is not inevitable.
• Scenarios: 0, 10, 20 years before peak.

7. Climate Chaos
50 million climate change refugees by 2010 - UN

8. The Guardian (UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/
aug/06/climatechange.scienceofclimatechange
James Randerson reports the 4ºC rise warning from UK’s chief
scientific adviser Bob Watson

9. Food Insecurity
“...an impending crisis of soaring food prices...” - UN/FAO ISFP

10. 2004
Climate
Chaos

11. Hardiness Zones
www.arborday.org
Hardiness Zone

12. BioDevastation
• Welcome to “6X”

13. BioDevastation
• Welcome to “6X”

14. “Financial
Turmoil”
[From Chris Martenson,
TheEndofMoney.com:]
“Here's my very direct
and simple thought: The
US dollar is toast...
quot;What exactly is the long-term
direction of a currency that is
backed by defective loans,
unsaleable assets, and positions in
failed companies?quot;
“...the stage is now set for
a major dollar collapse.”

15. Transition & Complexity

16. The Permaculture Pie
carbon economic
natural farming
capital relocalization community
landscape currencies renewable
re-patterning energy
natural ecological
building agriculture
food
green forestry
architecture
biological “waste”
rainwater &
management &
greywater re-use
ubiquitous vibrant local bioremediation
food production culture

17. Permaculture:
the harmonious integration of landscape and people, providing their
food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs, in a
sustainable way

18. Permaculture:
meeting human needs while
increasing ecosystem health

19. Integrative Design

21. Permaculture Design =

22. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design

23. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care

24. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care

25. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more than 4,000 projects on the ground

26. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more than 4,000 projects on the ground

27. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more than 4,000 projects on the ground

28. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more than 4,000 projects on the ground

29. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more than 4,000 projects on the ground

30. Permaculture:
the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive
ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural
ecosystems.

31. Permaculture Principle
• Multiple Functions

32. Permaculture Principle
• Multiple Elements

33. Permaculture Principle
• Functional Interconnection

34. Permaculture Principle
• Catch & Store Energy

35. Financial Permaculture
• Regenerative commerce:
Think like a forest

36. Financial Permaculture
• Bubble economics:
Green economy or Bust?

37. Financial Permaculture
• Venture Altruism & EcoSocial Entrepreneurship

38. Total Economic Return

39. Total Economic Return
=
Return to Investor

40. Total Economic Return
=
Return to Investor
+

41. Total Economic Return
=
Return to Investor
+
Return to Community

42. Total Economic Return
=
Return to Investor
+
Return to Community
+

43. Total Economic Return
=
Return to Investor
+
Return to Community
+
Return to Ecosystem

44. Ecosystem Investing

45. Ecosystem Investing
• Invest IN ecosystems

46. Ecosystem Investing
• Invest LIKE ecosystems

47. Highway 2.0
Juicy Investment Opportunity 01
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP80j_mz4Jo
www.WholeSystemsDesign.com

48. Living Equity
• Hot investment tip:

49. Living Equity
• Hot investment tip: stock

50. Living Equity
• Hot investment tip: Livestock

51. Living Equity
• Tangible vs. Immaterial assets
• Livestock vs. Deadstock

52. Living Equity
• Measure your wealth in ounces

53. Living Equity
• Measure your wealth in ounces,
acres, and hooves

54. PermEstate
Juicy Investment Opportunity 02
• Invest in tangible & regenerative assets

55. PermEstate

56. PermEstate

57. PermEstate

58. PermEstate

59. PermEstate

60. PermEstate

61. PermEstate

63. PermEstate

65. Ecosystem Investing

66. Ecosystem Investing
• Invest IN ecosystems

67. Ecosystem Investing
• Invest LIKE ecosystems

68. Invest LIKE Ecosystems
Principles of Ecosystem Investing
INVEST:
• Living Equity

69. Invest LIKE Ecosystems
Principles of Ecosystem Investing
INVEST:
• Living Equity
• Diversely - for risk management

70. Invest LIKE Ecosystems
Principles of Ecosystem Investing
INVEST:
• Living Equity
• Diversely - for risk management
• Intimately - with integrity

71. Invest LIKE Ecosystems
Principles of Ecosystem Investing
INVEST:
• Living Equity
• Diversely - for risk management
• Intimately - with integrity
• Multi-locally

72. Booyacacao
Juicy Investment Opportunity 03
• Community Supported Chocolate
• Carbon-negative supply chain
• CCX & ECX (climate exchanges)
• Hot-spot preservation
• Delicious, Whole, Nutritious

75. Multiple Yield Horizons
Cacao/ Perrenial Poly Culture
Carbon Offsets
Conservation Grants

76. Booyacacao
Juicy Investment Opportunity 03
• “European Climate Exchange Foresees
Carbon Trade Doubling”
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/12/european-climate-exchange-
foresees-carbon-trade-doubling/

78. Ecosystem services
• Funding for conservation projects
• “protect the hotspots and the rest will follow”

80. Theobroma cacao
• Currency of the Americas
• Money does grow on trees
• “have your chocolate and eat it too”

82. Multiple croping
Cacao Coffee
Vanilla Sugar Cane
Coconut
• Resilience in diversity 26% 26%
16%
21%
11%

84. Summary

85. Next Steps

86. • September 22nd-26th, Hohenwald, TN

87. Carbon
Farming
• August 25 -
September 16th.
• The Farm,
Summertown, TN

88. Invest!
• Support Local Ecosocial entreprenuers!
• Kiva & Social Stock Markets
• Booyacacao - Carbon negative chocolate
• PermEstate - AppleSeed Permaculture

89. Questions?

90. Financial Permaculture &
Ecosystem Investing
Carbon-negative Chocolate & Beyond
Ethan C. Roland, Greg Landua
www.AppleSeedPermaculture.com www.Nemawashi.org
Gratitude to Catherine Austin Fitts of www.Solari.com
& Ben Falk of www.WholeSystemsDesign.com