Permaculture is a holistic design system that aims to create sustainable human settlements and food production systems while preserving natural ecosystems. It is based on three core ethics: care for the earth, care for people, and share the surplus. The document outlines how permaculture was developed in response to the environmental damage caused by modern agriculture and development techniques. It promotes creating sustainable communities through practices such as integrated land use, renewable energy sources, and limiting consumption to what is needed.
Man was given authority over the environment and all found within it since the time of his
creation. Man therefore has power over the seas, oceans, rivers and land among other natural
resources. For their livelihood, human beings depend on the environment. It is from the
environment that they acquire natural resources for their survival.
- See more at: http://www.customwritingservice.org/blog/environmental-ethics
This document provides an overview of key concepts in environmental science, including:
1) It defines the environment and discusses how humans exist within and impact the environment.
2) It explains that environmental science studies human interactions with the natural world and how to develop solutions to environmental problems.
3) It discusses sustainability and sustainable development as important goals for environmental science.
- Environmental education involves the systematic study of environmental issues from an interdisciplinary perspective, including both scientific and social aspects.
- It covers topics like ecosystems, biodiversity conservation, natural resources, pollution, waste management, and the environmental impacts of population growth and development.
- The environment is complex with numerous interconnections between living and non-living things, requiring inputs from many fields like science, economics, and sociology. Increased awareness through environmental education can help address issues like exploitation of nature.
The document discusses different approaches to environmental ethics and attitudes. It describes the ecosystem approach which considers interrelationships between ecosystems. It then outlines three schools of environmental ethics: anthropocentrism prioritizing human well-being, biocentrism focusing on inherent rights of all life, and ecocentrism maintaining respect for the Earth. Three environmental attitudes are also defined: development promoting human control, preservation calling for resource preservation, and conservation balancing human and environmental needs through sustainable practices.
The document discusses environmental ethics as it relates to genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It provides background on the development of environmental ethics as a field of study. It then summarizes different approaches to environmental ethics, including libertarian extension, ecologic extension, conservation ethics, humanist theories, and anthropocentrism. Finally, it discusses the current status of environmental ethics as an academic discipline and provides an example of considering the environmental ethics of introducing a genetically modified chestnut tree.
Empyrean ivillage is a new generation humanised colony that provides optimum sustainable social ecological ambience. Life made possible with efficient supply – consumer balanced chain from food to self-healing health system for next generation humans. In this colony, all necessities of life opted to carry out in a self-sustainable manner with harmony with nature and each other.. The core of this city is enablement of Blissful humans. Each human is integrated with body - mind transformation enabling them to know life in its full depth and dimension, and also about expanding the new venues of human experience making them becoming inclusive.
The way we treat the environment is an ethical issue that has been explored by environmental ethicists. They have considered whether the environment has intrinsic value beyond its instrumental value to humanity, and whether other species have an intrinsic right to exist. Alan Marshall categorized approaches to environmental ethics as conservationists who value nature instrumentally for human benefits, libertarian extensionists who extend rights to aspects of nature, and ecological extensionists who believe ecosystems have intrinsic value.
Environmental Ethics Views on DeforestationPriyesh Kara
The document discusses several ethical viewpoints for addressing deforestation, including deep ecology, Gaia hypothesis, dominion, stewardship, utilitarianism, and Kantian ethics. Deep ecology sees intrinsic value in all nature, while dominion views nature as existing for human benefit. Stewardship positions humans as caretakers of nature. Utilitarianism weighs costs and benefits, and Kantian ethics prohibits using nature solely as a means. No single view is deemed fully satisfactory or helpful, as reasonable arguments can be made from different perspectives on humanity's relationship with and use of the natural world.
Man was given authority over the environment and all found within it since the time of his
creation. Man therefore has power over the seas, oceans, rivers and land among other natural
resources. For their livelihood, human beings depend on the environment. It is from the
environment that they acquire natural resources for their survival.
- See more at: http://www.customwritingservice.org/blog/environmental-ethics
This document provides an overview of key concepts in environmental science, including:
1) It defines the environment and discusses how humans exist within and impact the environment.
2) It explains that environmental science studies human interactions with the natural world and how to develop solutions to environmental problems.
3) It discusses sustainability and sustainable development as important goals for environmental science.
- Environmental education involves the systematic study of environmental issues from an interdisciplinary perspective, including both scientific and social aspects.
- It covers topics like ecosystems, biodiversity conservation, natural resources, pollution, waste management, and the environmental impacts of population growth and development.
- The environment is complex with numerous interconnections between living and non-living things, requiring inputs from many fields like science, economics, and sociology. Increased awareness through environmental education can help address issues like exploitation of nature.
The document discusses different approaches to environmental ethics and attitudes. It describes the ecosystem approach which considers interrelationships between ecosystems. It then outlines three schools of environmental ethics: anthropocentrism prioritizing human well-being, biocentrism focusing on inherent rights of all life, and ecocentrism maintaining respect for the Earth. Three environmental attitudes are also defined: development promoting human control, preservation calling for resource preservation, and conservation balancing human and environmental needs through sustainable practices.
The document discusses environmental ethics as it relates to genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It provides background on the development of environmental ethics as a field of study. It then summarizes different approaches to environmental ethics, including libertarian extension, ecologic extension, conservation ethics, humanist theories, and anthropocentrism. Finally, it discusses the current status of environmental ethics as an academic discipline and provides an example of considering the environmental ethics of introducing a genetically modified chestnut tree.
Empyrean ivillage is a new generation humanised colony that provides optimum sustainable social ecological ambience. Life made possible with efficient supply – consumer balanced chain from food to self-healing health system for next generation humans. In this colony, all necessities of life opted to carry out in a self-sustainable manner with harmony with nature and each other.. The core of this city is enablement of Blissful humans. Each human is integrated with body - mind transformation enabling them to know life in its full depth and dimension, and also about expanding the new venues of human experience making them becoming inclusive.
The way we treat the environment is an ethical issue that has been explored by environmental ethicists. They have considered whether the environment has intrinsic value beyond its instrumental value to humanity, and whether other species have an intrinsic right to exist. Alan Marshall categorized approaches to environmental ethics as conservationists who value nature instrumentally for human benefits, libertarian extensionists who extend rights to aspects of nature, and ecological extensionists who believe ecosystems have intrinsic value.
Environmental Ethics Views on DeforestationPriyesh Kara
The document discusses several ethical viewpoints for addressing deforestation, including deep ecology, Gaia hypothesis, dominion, stewardship, utilitarianism, and Kantian ethics. Deep ecology sees intrinsic value in all nature, while dominion views nature as existing for human benefit. Stewardship positions humans as caretakers of nature. Utilitarianism weighs costs and benefits, and Kantian ethics prohibits using nature solely as a means. No single view is deemed fully satisfactory or helpful, as reasonable arguments can be made from different perspectives on humanity's relationship with and use of the natural world.
The document outlines an upcoming presentation that will include presentations on ecosystems and the environment, as well as a skit on natural resource management and a quiz. It then provides background information on ecosystems, including their components and types. It describes the flow of energy through ecosystems, starting with sunlight being captured by producers and moving up the food chain. However, human activities like habitat destruction, overexploitation, and pollution are negatively impacting ecosystems. It concludes by listing several environmentalists and calling for working together to protect nature.
The document discusses several topics related to anthropology and sustainability, including:
1. Anthropologists should allocate their efforts to make their research relevant to environmental planning and understanding the relationship between local communities and global markets.
2. Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina follows permaculture principles of integrating human activities harmlessly into the natural world and achieving sustainability through local knowledge and global awareness.
3. The 12 design principles of permaculture include observing interactions, obtaining yields, reusing and valuing resources, and responding creatively to change.
The document discusses different worldviews and ethical perspectives regarding the environment and humanity's relationship with nature. It outlines several dominant worldviews like the expansionist view which sees resources as meant for human use versus the ecological view of finite resources. Ethical perspectives range from anthropocentric which places humans in domination over nature to biocentric granting intrinsic value to all life or ecocentric valuing the whole ecosystem. The document also discusses issues like environmental racism in toxic waste disposal and pollution affecting poor communities more.
This document discusses environmental ethics and provides definitions of key concepts. It begins by stating that ethics are important for development and societies without ethical principles can experience moral decay. It then defines concepts like values, morals, environment, ecology, ecosystem, and different perspectives on environmental ethics like anthropocentrism, biocentrism, and ecocentrism. The document examines environmental ethics as the application of ethical standards to human relationships with the environment and poses example ethical dilemmas. It explores expanding ethical consideration to include animals, communities, and nature. In closing, it recommends developing a holistic perspective that preserves ecological connections.
This chapter discusses different environmental worldviews and approaches to environmental ethics. It presents several philosophies for determining what is right and wrong from an environmental perspective, such as utilitarianism which evaluates based on the greatest good, and biocentrism which views all life as intrinsically valuable. It also outlines various worldviews including viewing humans as stewards of the planet versus being in charge of managing Earth. The chapter concludes by discussing the need for environmentally literate citizens to build a more sustainable society through understanding our interactions with nature and effective problem solving approaches.
This dynamic presentation serves to boost the educator’s motivation and ability to engage students of all ages in behavior that is respectful to non-humans (i.e. plants, animals, insects etc.)
An environmental worldview is an individual's beliefs about their role in the world, what constitutes right and wrong environmental behavior, and how the world works. These worldviews can differ between individuals based on their assumptions and values. There are several types of environmental worldviews including egocentric, anthropocentric, and life-centered/earth-centered views. Life-centered and earth-centered views see intrinsic value in all life forms and nature, not just their usefulness to humans. These viewpoints believe humans have a responsibility not to cause species extinction and that we are part of the larger Earth community.
This document discusses several key concepts in environmental ethics and management:
- Environmental ethics examines the moral relationship between humans and the environment and defines human obligations toward the non-human world.
- Anthropocentrism views nature as existing for human benefit while biocentrism argues all life has an inherent right to exist.
- Ecocentrism maintains the Earth itself has moral value and humans should treat it with respect.
- Environmental management aims to control human impact on resources to ensure ecosystem services for future generations through approaches like conservation and sustainability.
The document discusses different environmental worldviews and ethics related to humanity's relationship with the natural world. It outlines three main worldviews: planetary management, which views humans as apart from nature and able to manage resources for unlimited growth; stewardship, which sees humans as responsible managers of the Earth; and environmental wisdom, which views humans as dependent on and part of nature. It also discusses trends toward more sustainable worldviews and values, as well as strategies for developing more environmentally and socially just societies such as reducing consumption, pollution and waste.
Environmental ethics examines the moral relationship between humans and the environment. It believes humans are part of both society and the natural world of plants, animals, and ecosystems. There are three main branches: anthropocentrism views humans as having authority over nature, biocentrism grants moral status to all life, and ecocentrism values nature itself. Environmental ethics helps make people aware of destructive human impacts and teaches respect for diverse life forms. It is concerned with responsible conduct regarding nature and natural resources.
Environmental Ethics and social responsibility / Ethics and social responsibi...Samir (G. Husain)
1) Environmental ethics studies the moral relationship between humans and the natural environment, including non-human individuals. It provides a framework for protecting the environment through various approaches like ecocentrism, anthropocentrism, and technocentrism.
2) Principles of environmental ethics include preserving biodiversity, protecting ecosystems, avoiding harm, and conducting environmental impact assessments before altering nature.
3) Social responsibility means individuals are accountable for fulfilling civic duties, balancing economic growth with environmental welfare, and preserving resources for future generations through efforts like conservation, pollution control, and sustainable practices.
Environmental ethics examines the moral basis for environmental protection and humanity's relationship with the natural world. It addresses questions about the environmental damage caused by the current generation and what values must be compromised to reduce such harm. Key issues include pollution of air, water, and land as well as depletion of natural resources and biodiversity. Ethical values for pollution control recognize our duty to protect both human and non-human welfare while using non-human resources only to satisfy vital needs. Business can play preventive, curative, and awareness roles to minimize environmental damage and educate the public on protection efforts. Overall, environmental ethics calls for respecting nature, maintaining harmony with other species, taking responsibility for impacts, and considering long-term sustainability.
The document discusses different ways of viewing the Earth and human relationships with the natural world. It describes hunter-gatherer, agricultural, and industrial societies and their environmental impacts. It also contrasts a frontier ethic of unlimited consumption with a sustainable development ethic of meeting needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs.
The document discusses different approaches to environmental ethics, including anthropocentric, biocentric, ecocentric, and stewardship views. It provides examples of prominent thinkers who developed each approach, such as Aldo Leopold's land ethic and Arne Naess' deep ecology philosophy which argues that all life has intrinsic worth. The document also examines perspectives on humanity's relationship to the environment from frontier ethics, Judeo-Christian traditions, ecofeminism, and environmentalist Christianity.
Permaculture Implication in a Nepalese Contextx3G9
The document discusses the concept of permaculture, its origins, definition, characteristics, aims, importance, and application in design. Some key points:
- Permaculture was developed in Australia in the 1970s as a way to mimic natural ecosystems and create sustainable human settlements. It focuses on observing nature's patterns and replicating beneficial relationships.
- It aims to harmoniously integrate humans and nature to increase land productivity while maintaining ecological balance. Permaculture encourages self-reliance through integrated systems that meet human needs.
- Applying permaculture principles like maximizing useful connections and minimizing waste can help make human systems and settlements more sustainable long-term by considering environmental, economic and social factors.
Relationship of man to his environment is vital on how he will view life and how it will affect his principle concerning the environment that he lives in.
This document discusses permaculture as an alternative way of life based on a cooperative relationship with the biosphere. It notes that seeking solutions only through human technology has caused problems, as natural systems govern the planet. Permaculture aims to observe and learn from natural ecosystems like forests, which are self-managed, diverse, and recycle all waste. The document outlines design principles for regenerating agriculture, like harvesting rainwater, preventing erosion, growing biomass, and recycling organic wastes to maintain soil fertility without external inputs.
Permaculture aims to design human settlements that mimic natural ecosystems and support their maturation over time. Mature ecosystems have high diversity, perennial plants, cooperative relationships, nutrient cycling, and consume solar energy efficiently. Permaculture seeks to integrate humans into landscapes in ways that accelerate natural ecosystem development from immature to mature states which are more productive and resilient. By promoting ecosystem maturation, permaculture allows humans to justify their existence through benefiting rather than harming the environment.
Slow Food was founded in 1989 to counter fast food and promote sustainable food practices. It aims to educate people about where their food comes from and how it affects the environment. Slow Food's values of "Good, Clean, and Fair" promote eating seasonal, local foods that are produced sustainably and offer fair prices and wages. It now has over 100,000 members in 153 countries working to make sustainable food choices more widespread.
In this presentation a humble attempt is being made to highlight the reasons for the present situation of un-sustainability caused by ignorance and negligence of our dharma in maintaining and sustaining humanity. It emphasizes the need for activities towards the direction of humanity and the health of the environment we live in. It suggests how an individual, a family and the society can uphold dharma in all perspectives to enhance sustainability of humanity.
The document outlines an upcoming presentation that will include presentations on ecosystems and the environment, as well as a skit on natural resource management and a quiz. It then provides background information on ecosystems, including their components and types. It describes the flow of energy through ecosystems, starting with sunlight being captured by producers and moving up the food chain. However, human activities like habitat destruction, overexploitation, and pollution are negatively impacting ecosystems. It concludes by listing several environmentalists and calling for working together to protect nature.
The document discusses several topics related to anthropology and sustainability, including:
1. Anthropologists should allocate their efforts to make their research relevant to environmental planning and understanding the relationship between local communities and global markets.
2. Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina follows permaculture principles of integrating human activities harmlessly into the natural world and achieving sustainability through local knowledge and global awareness.
3. The 12 design principles of permaculture include observing interactions, obtaining yields, reusing and valuing resources, and responding creatively to change.
The document discusses different worldviews and ethical perspectives regarding the environment and humanity's relationship with nature. It outlines several dominant worldviews like the expansionist view which sees resources as meant for human use versus the ecological view of finite resources. Ethical perspectives range from anthropocentric which places humans in domination over nature to biocentric granting intrinsic value to all life or ecocentric valuing the whole ecosystem. The document also discusses issues like environmental racism in toxic waste disposal and pollution affecting poor communities more.
This document discusses environmental ethics and provides definitions of key concepts. It begins by stating that ethics are important for development and societies without ethical principles can experience moral decay. It then defines concepts like values, morals, environment, ecology, ecosystem, and different perspectives on environmental ethics like anthropocentrism, biocentrism, and ecocentrism. The document examines environmental ethics as the application of ethical standards to human relationships with the environment and poses example ethical dilemmas. It explores expanding ethical consideration to include animals, communities, and nature. In closing, it recommends developing a holistic perspective that preserves ecological connections.
This chapter discusses different environmental worldviews and approaches to environmental ethics. It presents several philosophies for determining what is right and wrong from an environmental perspective, such as utilitarianism which evaluates based on the greatest good, and biocentrism which views all life as intrinsically valuable. It also outlines various worldviews including viewing humans as stewards of the planet versus being in charge of managing Earth. The chapter concludes by discussing the need for environmentally literate citizens to build a more sustainable society through understanding our interactions with nature and effective problem solving approaches.
This dynamic presentation serves to boost the educator’s motivation and ability to engage students of all ages in behavior that is respectful to non-humans (i.e. plants, animals, insects etc.)
An environmental worldview is an individual's beliefs about their role in the world, what constitutes right and wrong environmental behavior, and how the world works. These worldviews can differ between individuals based on their assumptions and values. There are several types of environmental worldviews including egocentric, anthropocentric, and life-centered/earth-centered views. Life-centered and earth-centered views see intrinsic value in all life forms and nature, not just their usefulness to humans. These viewpoints believe humans have a responsibility not to cause species extinction and that we are part of the larger Earth community.
This document discusses several key concepts in environmental ethics and management:
- Environmental ethics examines the moral relationship between humans and the environment and defines human obligations toward the non-human world.
- Anthropocentrism views nature as existing for human benefit while biocentrism argues all life has an inherent right to exist.
- Ecocentrism maintains the Earth itself has moral value and humans should treat it with respect.
- Environmental management aims to control human impact on resources to ensure ecosystem services for future generations through approaches like conservation and sustainability.
The document discusses different environmental worldviews and ethics related to humanity's relationship with the natural world. It outlines three main worldviews: planetary management, which views humans as apart from nature and able to manage resources for unlimited growth; stewardship, which sees humans as responsible managers of the Earth; and environmental wisdom, which views humans as dependent on and part of nature. It also discusses trends toward more sustainable worldviews and values, as well as strategies for developing more environmentally and socially just societies such as reducing consumption, pollution and waste.
Environmental ethics examines the moral relationship between humans and the environment. It believes humans are part of both society and the natural world of plants, animals, and ecosystems. There are three main branches: anthropocentrism views humans as having authority over nature, biocentrism grants moral status to all life, and ecocentrism values nature itself. Environmental ethics helps make people aware of destructive human impacts and teaches respect for diverse life forms. It is concerned with responsible conduct regarding nature and natural resources.
Environmental Ethics and social responsibility / Ethics and social responsibi...Samir (G. Husain)
1) Environmental ethics studies the moral relationship between humans and the natural environment, including non-human individuals. It provides a framework for protecting the environment through various approaches like ecocentrism, anthropocentrism, and technocentrism.
2) Principles of environmental ethics include preserving biodiversity, protecting ecosystems, avoiding harm, and conducting environmental impact assessments before altering nature.
3) Social responsibility means individuals are accountable for fulfilling civic duties, balancing economic growth with environmental welfare, and preserving resources for future generations through efforts like conservation, pollution control, and sustainable practices.
Environmental ethics examines the moral basis for environmental protection and humanity's relationship with the natural world. It addresses questions about the environmental damage caused by the current generation and what values must be compromised to reduce such harm. Key issues include pollution of air, water, and land as well as depletion of natural resources and biodiversity. Ethical values for pollution control recognize our duty to protect both human and non-human welfare while using non-human resources only to satisfy vital needs. Business can play preventive, curative, and awareness roles to minimize environmental damage and educate the public on protection efforts. Overall, environmental ethics calls for respecting nature, maintaining harmony with other species, taking responsibility for impacts, and considering long-term sustainability.
The document discusses different ways of viewing the Earth and human relationships with the natural world. It describes hunter-gatherer, agricultural, and industrial societies and their environmental impacts. It also contrasts a frontier ethic of unlimited consumption with a sustainable development ethic of meeting needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs.
The document discusses different approaches to environmental ethics, including anthropocentric, biocentric, ecocentric, and stewardship views. It provides examples of prominent thinkers who developed each approach, such as Aldo Leopold's land ethic and Arne Naess' deep ecology philosophy which argues that all life has intrinsic worth. The document also examines perspectives on humanity's relationship to the environment from frontier ethics, Judeo-Christian traditions, ecofeminism, and environmentalist Christianity.
Permaculture Implication in a Nepalese Contextx3G9
The document discusses the concept of permaculture, its origins, definition, characteristics, aims, importance, and application in design. Some key points:
- Permaculture was developed in Australia in the 1970s as a way to mimic natural ecosystems and create sustainable human settlements. It focuses on observing nature's patterns and replicating beneficial relationships.
- It aims to harmoniously integrate humans and nature to increase land productivity while maintaining ecological balance. Permaculture encourages self-reliance through integrated systems that meet human needs.
- Applying permaculture principles like maximizing useful connections and minimizing waste can help make human systems and settlements more sustainable long-term by considering environmental, economic and social factors.
Relationship of man to his environment is vital on how he will view life and how it will affect his principle concerning the environment that he lives in.
This document discusses permaculture as an alternative way of life based on a cooperative relationship with the biosphere. It notes that seeking solutions only through human technology has caused problems, as natural systems govern the planet. Permaculture aims to observe and learn from natural ecosystems like forests, which are self-managed, diverse, and recycle all waste. The document outlines design principles for regenerating agriculture, like harvesting rainwater, preventing erosion, growing biomass, and recycling organic wastes to maintain soil fertility without external inputs.
Permaculture aims to design human settlements that mimic natural ecosystems and support their maturation over time. Mature ecosystems have high diversity, perennial plants, cooperative relationships, nutrient cycling, and consume solar energy efficiently. Permaculture seeks to integrate humans into landscapes in ways that accelerate natural ecosystem development from immature to mature states which are more productive and resilient. By promoting ecosystem maturation, permaculture allows humans to justify their existence through benefiting rather than harming the environment.
Slow Food was founded in 1989 to counter fast food and promote sustainable food practices. It aims to educate people about where their food comes from and how it affects the environment. Slow Food's values of "Good, Clean, and Fair" promote eating seasonal, local foods that are produced sustainably and offer fair prices and wages. It now has over 100,000 members in 153 countries working to make sustainable food choices more widespread.
In this presentation a humble attempt is being made to highlight the reasons for the present situation of un-sustainability caused by ignorance and negligence of our dharma in maintaining and sustaining humanity. It emphasizes the need for activities towards the direction of humanity and the health of the environment we live in. It suggests how an individual, a family and the society can uphold dharma in all perspectives to enhance sustainability of humanity.
To return the control of food to each local community is something essential to creating sustainable societies. Only installing this practice as habitual would change other systems a lot, amongst them the economy, soil regeneration & ecosystem & human health.
We explore the importance of food sovereignty & how it works in practice. Included in this class is an exploration in some detail in the various organic food-growing styles that can be used, in small & large scale, with examples of good practice in different areas of the planet.
A food Conversation with Tourmaline FarmsFieldtoplate
Pam Holloway has been farming for 16 years after traveling the world as a nurse. She noticed increasing autoimmune diseases in American children and healthier European children who ate more local foods. She discusses the importance of knowing where food comes from by asking who grew it, what conditions it was grown in, when it was harvested, and how it was produced. Soil health is also crucial, as the soil contains billions of life forms connected to human health. Pam sees a future with smaller, more local farms using portable structures and technology, as well as multi-species farming, to produce high-quality, nutrient-dense foods in an environmentally sustainable way.
This document acknowledges and thanks numerous groups and individuals for their support of Boulder Biomimicry. It thanks Marie Bourgeois, Martin Ogle, SarahDawn Haynes, Kelsey Simkins, the GrowHaus, Matt Pfeiffer, Jamie Dwyer, Erin Connelly, the Biomimicry Institute, Sam Kaiser, the CU Environmental Center, Front Range Bioneers, Uriah Beauchamp, Jacob West-Roberts, ILaunch, the Idea Forge, Tracey Calderon and the Northglenn STEM school, Prof. Lisa Barlow, Prof. Camen Pacheco-Borden, Prof. Tori Derr, Prof. Franck
The document describes how the environment sustains life through providing basic needs like food, water, air, shelter and space. It defines key terms like ecosystem, habitat, food chain and explains the roles of humans as resource users and decision makers who can prevent waste. Living things obtain nutrients from food sources in their habitat and energy is transferred between organisms through food chains within ecosystems. Sustainable practices aim to assure that resources and development meet long term needs without damaging the environment.
The document describes how the environment sustains life through providing basic needs like food, water, air, shelter and space. It defines key terms like ecosystem, habitat, food chain and explains the roles of humans as resource users and decision makers who can prevent waste. Living things obtain nutrients from food and require water, while air provides oxygen. Space, shelter and territories are needed for protection. Ecosystems include interconnected food webs and energy is transferred between organisms through food chains. Sustainable practices aim to assure resources last and the environment's ability to support life.
I sette principi per un’agricoltura sostenibile descritti nel rapporto di Greenpeace sono:
1. restituire il controllo sulla filiera alimentare a chi produce e chi consuma, strappandolo alle multinazionali dell’agrochimica;
2. sovranità alimentare. L'agricoltura sostenibile contribuisce allo sviluppo rurale e alla lotta contro la fame e la povertà, garantendo alle comunità rurali la disponibilità di alimenti sani, sicuri ed economicamente sostenibili;
3. produrre e consumare meglio: è possibile già oggi, senza impattare sull’ambiente e la salute, garantire sicurezza alimentare e, contemporaneamente, lottare contro gli sprechi alimentari. Occorre diminuire il nostro consumo di carne e minimizzare il consumo di suolo
per la produzione di agro-energia. Dobbiamo anche riuscire ad aumentare le rese dove è necessario, ma con pratiche sostenibili;
4. incoraggiare la (bio)diversità lungo tutta la filiera, dal seme al piatto con interventi a tutto campo, dalla produzione sementiera all’educazione al consumo;
5. proteggere e aumentare la fertilità del suolo, promuovendo le pratiche colturali idonee ed eliminando quelle che invece consumano o avvelenano il suolo stesso;
6. consentire agli agricoltori di tenere sotto controllo parassiti e piante infestanti, affermando e promuovendo quelle pratiche (già esistenti) che garantiscono protezione e rese senza l'impiego di costosi pesticidi chimici che possono danneggiare il suolo, l'acqua,
gli ecosistemi e la salute di agricoltori e consumatori;
7. rafforzare la nostra agricoltura, perché si adatti in maniera efficace il sistema di produzione del cibo in un contesto di cambiamenti climatici e di instabilità economica.
Per contribuire alla crescita dell’agricoltura sostenibile, Greenpeace collabora con agricoltori e comunità rurali.
1. The document introduces permaculture, which is defined as designing sustainable agricultural systems that mimic natural ecosystems. It aims to provide food, energy, shelter and other needs in a harmonious and sustainable way.
2. The main ethics of permaculture are care for the Earth, care for people, and returning surplus resources to the Earth and community. It encourages self-reliance, sharing knowledge, and limiting consumption of natural resources.
3. The principles of permaculture include observing and interacting with natural systems, obtaining a yield, applying self-regulation and accepting feedback, using and valuing renewable resources, designing from patterns to details, integrating rather than segregating systems, using small and slow solutions,
This document discusses topics related to food security, permaculture, organic farming, and re-localization. It provides information on permaculture principles and design elements like zones and guilds. Methods discussed include square foot gardening, permablitzes, and using biochar to improve soil quality and sequester carbon. The overall message is that permaculture offers sustainable small-scale food production that decreases food miles and reliance on industrial agriculture.
Venkat was a pioneering permaculture farmer in India who passed away in 2011. He was known for his vast knowledge of permaculture principles and plants, which he shared with others through counseling and teaching. Venkat lived simply and found comfort in nature, healing himself with natural remedies and avoiding pain killers. He dedicated his life to developing sustainable systems through permaculture and establishing food sovereignty, leaving behind a legacy of knowledge to continue this important work.
The document discusses human habitat and how humans have failed to properly define and live within their environmental limits like other species. It argues that humans clear forests for agriculture and structures, polluting the environment. The education system also fails to teach living sustainably and in harmony with nature. Overall, the document is critical of how humans have approached defining and living within their habitat.
This document outlines ecological literacy and ways to develop it. It introduces teachers and lessons, defining ecological literacy as understanding natural systems and principles that sustain life. Developing empathy, embracing sustainability, anticipating consequences, and understanding nature's role are presented as eco-literate practices. Possible activities to develop ecological literacy include clean-up drives, nature walks, gardening, sustainability challenges, and community projects. Participating in challenges provides knowledge on environmental issues and inspiring reductions in impacts. The document encourages being good stewards of the Earth.
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Need help for this essay. Questions 1–4: Answer the following essay questions in one to two
short paragraphs. 1. Explain how human activities can cause an imbalance in biogeochemical
cycling and lead to problems such as cultural eutrophication and fish kills. 2. Compare and
contrast the traits and growth patterns of opportunistic versus equilibrium populations. Provide
one example of each. 3. Compare and contrast indirect versus direct values of biodiversity, and
provide examples. 4. Describe two traits that represent a sustainable society and two traits of a
nonsustainable society.
Solution
1.The global pressure of the human population is significantly altering the natural course of
many of biogeochemical cycles of our earth leading to imbalance nutrients and compounds with
the usual climatic and biological feedback mechanisms. These imbalances contribute to marine
dead zones, climate change, ocean acidification, and many other environmental
problems.Cultural eutrophication and fish kills are mainly caused due to the lack of oxygen also
known as anoxia. Although eutrophication is naturally occurring, slow and inevitable process.
When humans speed up that process by adding pollutants into our ecosystem, this will cause the
death and premature aging of bodies of water due to the contamination with sewage, chemicals,
and fertilizers. It will also cause cause the slow death of that body of water due to anoxia killing
all living things within it.
2Opportunistic species use the r-strategy. They produce millions of eggs and sperm since only a
small percent will
actually meet, join, and become offspring. Opportunistic species are often the first to colonize a
new environment with a \"boom and burst\" growth pattern, with a short life cycle. They tend to
“crash” when they run out of food, space. oxygen, sunlight, or whatever the limiting factor is in
that environment. Examples are most insects. and corals. barnacles, clams. scallops and oysters.
who spawn and fertilize their eggs in the water.
Equilibrium species use the K-strategy. The carrying capacity ofthe environment. These species
produce much fewer offspring and usually brood them andlor take care of them in other ways.
The populations of these species may rst grow exponentially. but the growth levels off when they
reach the carrying capacity ofthe environment. They prefer a stable predictable environment and
have along life cycle. Most birds and mammals use this strategy. as well as some live-bearing sh
like dogsh sharks .
3.Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life. This can refer to genetic variation, species
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By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
27. The rising global
temperature The degradation
of our souls
The pollution of
the oceans
The destruction of
animal species
The fierce
individualism fostered
by consumer
capitalism
42. BILL MOLLISONORGINIAL ARCHITECTS OF PERMACULTURE
Said
There is one prime ethical
directive to PERMACULTURE to
take responsibility for our own
existence and that of OUR
CHILDREN
43. We need to DO THIS TOGETHER to
realize that we are all in this situation
together
45. We will either survive together
OR
None of us will survive
46.
47. In nature, we see integrated eco system or
different elements are balanced together
and MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL relationships
48. WE HAVE TO START LOOKING AT THE HUMAN SOCIETY
IN THE SAME WAY
IT IS ONLY OUR CHOICES HAVE MADE COMPETITION
LIFE SHOULD BE COOPERATIVE RATHER THAN
COMPETITIVE
A CENTRAL PART OF HOW WE INTERACT WITH ONE
ANOTHER
62. Earth give us what we need
We need to treat it with
CONSIDERATION AND RESPECT
63. All system on the planet with living and non
living things are CARED FOR
64. From the souls the
plants we need
They give us the
air we breathe
Rivers that circulate
the water we drink
IT IS AN ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO TREAT
THESE ECOSYSTEMS WITH CARE
65. To ensure that they can continue to
provide the things to the HUMANS
and OTHER ANIMALS in the system
themselves need
66. The second ethical
principle
CARE OF
PEOPLE
Meeting people's needs they can enjoy a good
quality of life, fulfill their potential but
WITHOUT DAMAGING THE PLANET
67. The THIRD ETHICAL
PRINCIPLE when
permaculture was just
starting
SHARE THE
SURPLUS
Set limits to
population and
consumption
69. Limit your
consumption to
no more than you
need
And limit
consumption of
resources
SO THAT WHAT WE
TAKE FROM THE EARTH
DOESN’T DAMAGE
70. ON A MICRO LEVEL
This principle NOT BUYING
PRODUCTS YOU
DON’T NEED
71. Such as capitalism damages us and the
planet by demanding EXCESSIVE
CONSUMPTION
72. AS YOU REALIZED
The first ethical principle
The second ethical principle
The third ethical principle
CARE OF THE
EARTH
CARE OF
PEOPLE
SHARE THE
SURPLUS
More sustainable
future
We are all
connected
Take responsibility
for our actions
Non-destructive
competition
Harmonious way
of life
73. History tell us another story that human ethics
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ENSURE OUR SURVIVAL
75. OUR BEHAVIOR TODAY REALLY IS
THREATENING OUR SURVIVAL
It is not too much of a stretch of the imagination
Peoples mind
THEY COULD
CHANGE HOW WE
ACT
PERMACULTURE
PRINCIPLES
88. We depend upon a healthy
diverse natural world. It will be in
the interest of everyone to
preserve natural systems and
treat them with respect
OUR FATE IS TIDE UP WITH THE FATE OF
THE REST OF LIFE ON THIS PLANET
89. CARE OF
PEOPLE
CARE OF
SPECIES
Given that we evolved from animals we could even
expand the second permaculture ethic here for people
to care for species. An ethic that recognizes our
common origins with all life on Earth.
90. So fundamentally you could say that
permaculture ethics BOILS DOWN to how
to act to sustain the earth
91. In the past the different
ways of providing food for
ourselves have not had
this idea at their core
Feudal system of land ownership that
kept the many impoverished but the
few rich were not sustainable
THE FEW
RICH
MANY
IMPROVERISHED
LEADING TO FAMINE AND REVOLUTION
92. While MORE MODERN METHODS such as using vast tracts
of land to produce a single crop or raise a single species of
livestock animal have also become unsustainable as they
have depleted the health of the land drastically
93. If we look to nature for a way of
producing abundance while caring
for the earth
BEST EXAMPLE IS PROBABLY THE FOREST
94. These ecosystems are very productive
support many species of plants have
complex interrelationships with lots of
types of animals
BENEFITS THEY PROVIDE TO THE SOIL
BALANCE WITH WHAT THEY TAKE FROM IT
TO GROWN IN A SENSE
96. THIS IS A COMMUNAL SYSTEM
With all the members of it
living better off from its
permanence
And continued health
And with all energy that
the system needs
coming from the system
itself
97. In contrast modern agriculture
relies on external sources of
energy such as fuel, fertilizers and
pumped in water
98. WE CAN MAKE USE OF THIS
IDEA OF COMMUNAL
PERMANENCE BY COPYING THE
FOREST STYLE PLANT GROWTH
FOR OUR OWN FOOD
PRODUCTION.
99. We will talk more about FORECAST GARDENING later but
suffice it to say forests points the way to healthy
productive and long-lasting systems that are sustainable
100. Think about it wouldn’t you like to PLANT A TREE and know
that your children’s children won’t cut it down
102. WITH THIS METHOD
HOW APPLYING THE SAME
PRINCIPLES AT WORK
WITHIN IT
Productive
energy flows
Self
sustainability
of systems
Minimal
waste
103. WITH THIS METHOD
HOW APPLYING THE SAME
PRINCIPLES AT WORK
WITHIN IT
Productive
energy flows
Self
sustainability
of systems
Minimal
waste
To our
households
towns and
cities can
make for
more stable
functional,
productive
and practical
landscape
for us all to
live in
104. And you know what? We can totally
do it. We have the technology and
technical know-how to design
agricultural systems houses and
communities
BENEFIT EVERYONE IN EVERYTHING
105. At present our towns and cities and the vast
majority of our agricultural land are pretty
unproductive spaces
The first thing permaculture looks
to do is make these areas more
PRODUCTIVE IN A SUSTAINABLE
way
106. Instance a permaculture
practitioner would look to
harvest rainwater that
currently runs off our roofs
and down the drain
Use it within the system saves for
watering plants or they might plant
several different species of crops in
an agricultural area to create a
more productive and sustainable
method of agricultural production
than monoculture
107. These are just two ways to rethink our we
used areas of land as long as we curb our
greed for more than we need we can be
PERFECTLY HAPPY and SUSTAINED by the
areas we already INHABIT
108. The knock-on effect of this type of
productive land use is to free up the
rest of the globe for natural
ecosystem to be rehabilitated
If we are smarter about how we use
what we have already got we won’t
need to exploit the wilderness
IN THRIVING WILD
ECOSYSTEMS IS
ESSENTIAL FOR THE
HEALTH OF THE PLANET
109. These two things complement each other settlement
design is necessarily human centered as we have to ensure
we provide for our needs but by making sure statements
are designed as best they can be we also promote
conservation
111. Ecosystems are under
pressure as never before
forests are being cleared
at an extraordinary rate
oceans are being turned
into barren deserts by
population and
overfishing
112. And the entire time animal and planet species are
becoming extinct. Some before we’ve even had a chance to
discover them
114. PERMACULTURE PURPOSES THREE
RESPONSES TO THIS DESTRUCTION
First is to care for
surviving natural
systems
Just leave them alone
If we let the wilderness be it will heal
itself as nature always finds a way.
116. PERMACULTURE PURPOSES THREE
RESPONSES TO THIS DESTRUCTION
The second is to
rehabilitate land that
we have degraded or
eroded through our
actions
We can do this simply by choosing to
grow certain assemblies of plant that will
replenish the soil with nutrients and bind
it together so it does in a road again
nature provides an answer. We just need
to listen
118. PERMACULTURE PURPOSES THREE
RESPONSES TO THIS DESTRUCTION
Third is to create
our own complex
living
environments
If we consider that all life forms are in
essence native to earth we all have the
opportunity to contribute to the
preservation of those life forms
119. So the first thing to do is get
our homes. Our gardens, our
cities and our farms in order
so that they support us and
we do not have to exploit the
natural world anymore
121. SECONDLY
IT’S A CONVERSATION NO ONE REALLY
SEEMS TO WANT TO HAVE
IF WE INCREASE OUR NUMBER TOO
MUCH WE WILL INEVITABLY NEED TO
ENCROACH FURTHER UPON THE
WILDERNESS
WE WILL HAVE SOWN THE SEEDS OF
OUR OWN DEMISE
122. PERMACULTURE IS THEN ALSO ABOUT
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Those who practice it create Gardens
to provide themselves and their
families with food seek ever more
efficient ways to reduce their energy
consumption and try to limit their
own impact on earth
123. WE CAN ALL TAKE SMALL STEPS TODAY
TO HELP
For instance you can change your shopping
habits to purchase local sustainable chemical
free products rather than industrial agriculture
124. YOU CAN TURN A SMALL CORNER OF
YOUR GARDEN OVER
125. To the wild animals and plants that find their
way there you’d be surprised how many
species of insect amphibian lizard and
butterfly will make a home in even the
smallest of gardens
126. IF WE ALL TOOK SUCH RESPONSIBILITY
THINK WHAT WE COULD ACHIEVE
Supporting
Creating
investing
127. IF WE ALL TOOK SUCH RESPONSIBILITY
THINK WHAT WE COULD ACHIEVE
Supporting
Creating
investing We all have a apart to play in supporting
creating and investing in natural ecosystems. If
we do change we are showing our respect for
all life forms on the planet
128. IF WE ALL TOOK SUCH RESPONSIBILITY
THINK WHAT WE COULD ACHIEVE
Supporting
Creating
investing
We all have a apart to play in
supporting creating and investing in
natural ecosystems. If we do change we
are showing our respect for all life
forms on the planet
NOW THAT’S AN ETHIC FOR EVERYONE TO GET BEHIND
129. PERMACULTURE HAS ITS ETHICAL
DIMENSION
BUT IT IS ALSO A PRACTICAL DESIGN SYSTEM
Permaculture
Design
Permaculture
Design
CONCEPTS THEMES
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT NEXT TIME