DVD's of  3-DAY, 8th International Permaculture Conference

Professional video recordings of the 8th International Permaculture Conference
May 16-18, 2007, in São Paulo, Brazil

Now available here:  http://www.ipcon.org/ipc8dvds

Presenter bios are here:  http://www.ipcon.org/ipc8presenters

2007 8th International Permaculture Conference
Greening our Economy with the Principles of Permaculture

Permaculture is an ecological design science for creating efficient, productive, and self-sustaining systems that serve human communities and evolve into dynamic and regenerative relationships with the surrounding environment.  As such, the promise of Permaculture extends far beyond food production systems to our entire economy.  How we can use the principles of permaculture to green the global economy was the theme of the 2007 Permaculture Convergence in São Paulo, Brazil.  By linking the Permaculture concept to the emerging field of green economics we can begin defining what a sustainable global economy might look like and how it can be practically adapted to ensure that human welfare and ecological imperatives are rooted at the center of the model.  The theories and language of green economics provide sustainable policies with a compelling argument couched in the powerful language of money and economics.

The Conference hosted international speakers who presented plenaries, workshops, and case studies that are directed towards responding to the immediate challenges facing a world that must decide its course.  Their work highlights public policy requirements and the active participation of the business community necessary to encourage sustainable economies at the local, state, and national level.  Sustainable Cities,  Financial Systems in a Sustainable Economy, and Sustainable Development are the three panel discussions during which the themes of global environmental markets, micro-financing, green accounting, certification, complementary currencies and carbon credit exchange are presented.


DAY 1 ~ May 16th, 2007

DISC 1:
Keynote Speakers
Ali Sharif - Director of IPC8
Oded Grajew (portuguese)
Jeffrey Bronfman
Robyn Francis
Carlos Louge (español)

DISC 2:
Workshop on Sustainable Cities
Caridad Cruz - Cuba (español)
Tony Andersen -  Denmark
Donna Morton - Winnipeg, Canada
Declan Kennedy - Germany

DAY 2 ~ May 17th, 2007

DISC 1:
Keynote Speakers
Aerton Paiva (portugese)
José Berenger (portugese)
Vítor Fernandes (portugese)
Paul Stamets

DISC 2:
The Challeges for the Financial System in a Sustainable Economy
Giovanni Bartonini (portuguese)
Divaldo Rezende (portuguese)

Round Table Discussion
Jim Gollin, Donna Morton, Carlos Louge,
Declan Kennedy, Scott Pittman

DAY 3 ~ May 18th, 2007

DISC 1:
Keynote Speakers
Roberto Perez, Cuba (español)
Alexandre A. Takamatsu (portuguese)
Eric Fedus
Brock Dolman
Tião Rocha (portuguese)

DISC 2:
Sustainable Development from a Practical Perspective
Valentina Benavides - Equador (español)
Joel Cossa - Mozambique (portuguese)
John Nzira - South Africa
Josephine Kizza - Uganda
Prem Thapa - Nepal
Narasanna Koppula - India
Mouy Man - Cambodia


(All audio is in English with Portuguese subtitles, unless otherwise noted.)

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