Week One
(Page Three)

Week 1 - State and Challenges of the World
In these two videos, we explore the need for Permaculture and what some of the issues are we face on the planet are 

State of the World-
 To understand the reasons why we do Permaculture, we need to examine the problems we face to get a picture of what issues we are solving. This video looks at the Earth at night in order to get a new perspective on resource distribution.

References:

World Energy Statistics  

Map of Global Carbon Emissions   

World Shipping Routes 

Many of the world's conflicts and problems seem to make some sense when we look at the distribution of energy consumption. The lights on Earth represent the standard of living from a Western perspective; transportation, consumer goods, economic activity and technological development. When designing Permaculture systems, we want to have a wide perspective on the world so we can best assess the forces at work wherever we are.



Week 1-Challenges of the World
The ecological challenges we face are daunting, but Permaculture provides solutions. Watch this video to identify some of the problems and see how Permaculture addresses them.  

Featured Links:

Environmental Education Media Project 

Commonland: 4 Returns From Landscape Restoration 

Special thanks to John D. Liu for permission to use his video footage

Here we look at the causes of land degradation, and then several snapshots of how a Permaculture perspective can reverse the problems. While this video introduces a general overview of a complex problem, throughout the rest of the course we explore the details of how to restore landscapes and stabilize the climate.

Podcast Episodes:

Earth Repair Radio: Rhamis Kent on Permaculture's Solution to the Refugee Crises 

Earth Repair Radio: Nat Topa on Permaculture and Resilience in Refugee Settings 

Earth Repair Radio:  Linnia Hawkins: Forecasting Your New Climate