2006 February | Permaculture Research Institute of Australia

How can we organize global Permaculture efforts and still be effective in our local communities?

How can we build groups that sustain themselves after the Design Course is over? How can we create BioRegional and Regional networks to share information and resources?

We envision growing Permaculture from a strong base of integrated local community groups. Recent developments in the Northeastern United States act as a concrete example. (518) 610-1375

Download the document here: pc_organization_vision.pdf

Local Solutions to the Energy Dilemma

International Experts to Present Local Responses at New York City Conference – April 27 – 29 2006, New York City, NY

Over 30 leading experts in energy, agriculture, economics, engineering, geology, politics, transportation and sustainability will gather during the final week of April to address the local impact of what is viewed to be an impending crisis in world affairs.
As the world’s demand for oil has grown to match total production capacity, some experts believe reserves have virtually disappeared.

Name: Andrew JONES
Date of Birth: 28 February 1966
Nationality: AUSTRALIAN
Postal Address: 320 7th Ave, #102
Brooklyn, NY 11215
USA

Cell: +1.917.403.2157
Fax: +1.718.398.5795
E-Mail personal: ajventure@hotmail.com
E-mail: business: andrew@fullcirclellc.com

Directorships & Affiliations

Managing Partner, FullCircle LLC
423 Sterling Place
Brooklyn, NY 11238
USA
www.fullcirclellc.com

Board Member, Permaculture Research Institute

Key Attributes
• 10 years International experience in: emergency response, post conflict development and rehabilitation work
• Proven cross cultural experience and sensitivity
• Ability to work under conditions of security instability and respond to fast changing circumstances
• Well developed core skills of analysis, planning, evaluation, observation, and implementation
• An environmental holistic design approach based upon disciplines of permaculture and industrial ecology
• Strong links with international resource use and sustainable agriculture specialists
• Experience with and understanding for the incorparation of a market approach for development solutions

Languages
• English; first language
• Indonesian; Basic
• Spanish; Good
• Melanesian Pidgin; Basic
• Kurdish (Sorani); Moderate
• Arabic; Basic

Work Experience

FullCircle LLC
Position: Partner – Permaculture Services
January 2002 - present

Focus for the company has included the development of new project initiatives in organic waste management using vermiculture and composting technology, and development of consulting services with a range of clients in the humanitarian aid and development field. Recent work (2003) has included a needs assessment in Iraq, focused on environment and agriculture on behalf of Counterpart International, and a resource flow/opportunity analysis undertaken in Kiribati on behalf of the Federation of the South Pacific – Kiribati. FullCircle LLC business profile available on request.

Valentec Systems Inc: Permaculture Study (US D.O.D Funded)
Position: Permaculture Project Manager
January 1 2001 – December 2001

Responsibilities
• Coordinate project activities related to permaculture as potential incubator of new business on disused army weapons production facility.
• Manage staff and interns, liaise with local government representatives, seek new partnerships within local community.
• Secure potential new businesses based on appropriate use of local natural capital and human resources.

CARE International in Macedonia
Position: Project Coordinator, Rudina Rehabilitation and Permaculture Project
November 11 – December 12 2000

Responsibilities
• Coordinate project activities during final CARE phase out from the project and handover to local management.
• Support and guide NGO’s established through the project and assist with development of project funding initiatives.
• Finalise donor reporting.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position: Consultant, Environment and Refugee Issues
September 10 – October 4 2000

Responsibilities
• Participation in United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) led mission to Macedonia and Albania as member of technical team focussed on refugee related environmental issues.
• Preparation as contributing team member to final technical report on behalf of UNHCR.
• Debriefing of UNHCR Engineering and Environmental Services Section (EESS), Geneva.

CARE International in Macedonia
Position: Site Development Officer, Rudina Rehabilitation and Permaculture Project
July 17 – September 8 2000

Responsibilities:
• Development and documentation of the business plan and sustainability measures for the Rudina project
• Support the project manager in donor liaison and project proposal writing to generate support for the final phase of the project
• Facilitate training and capacity building of the local NGO selected to manage the project going into its final phase

Valentec Systems Inc: Preparation of NWLCC Humanitarian Aid Hub Business Plan
Position: Consultant on International Humanitarian Aid
Work carried out during period March - May 2000

Responsibilities:
• Team presentation to Valentec, army and other stakeholders of possible NWLCC site activities related to humanitarian aid.
• Preparation of a business plan for possible humanitarian aid activities associated with NWLCC site.
• Participated in Hawaii conference on Disaster Preparedness on behalf of NWLCC

UNHCR Macedonia (seconded through International Rescue Committee)
Position: Consultant on Rehabilitation and Development Issues, Skopje
September 15 1999 June 30 2000

Responsibilities:
• Coordination of UNHCR’s program of assistance to refugee affected areas through USD 2 million Quick Impact Projects (QIPS) Program, and campsite rehabilitation and development program for 10 refugee campsites.
• Liaison with all stakeholders including Macedonian Government, donor representatives, International and national NGO’s, Municipal authorities and beneficiary communities.
• Development of QIPS management system.
• Reporting to UNHCR and multilateral donor agencies

CARE International in Macedonia
Position: Camp Manager, Cegrane Refugee Camp
June 1 1999 - September 1 1999

Responsibilities:
• Coordination of activities of the camp, including food and non-food logistics, warehousing, camp accommodation, essential infrastructure, land allocation, information dissemination, planning, development and maintenance of basic infrastructure and community facilities and promotion of community leadership structures
• Liaison with NGO’s, UN agencies, visitors, donors, media and Macedonian Govt. representatives
• Management of a CARE staff of 11 international and 160 national and refugee staff.

Achievements:
• Effective management of a process of camp consolidation and repatriation from a peak population of about 45,000 people
• Maintenance of good working relations with all camp stakeholders, including refugees, UN agencies, NGO’s and national and local officials
• Strengthening of community leadership and developed an effective community policing process
• Development of a creative camp-site permaculture rehabilitation plan worth approximately USD 2 Million that secured donor funding for initial phases

CARE International in Papua New Guinea
Position: Emergency Relief Coordinator, Papua New Guinea
January 1998 to February 1999

Responsibilities:
• Manage all aspects of CARE Australia’s involvement in emergency relief in PNG including program, operations, administration, project design and proposal preparation, finance and human resources
• Liaise with relevant PNG government departments and donor representatives
• Establish and maintain appropriate staff health and security measures for operations in Port Moresby, Mt. Hagen, Goroka and Kundiawa

Achievements:
• Successful management of a range of projects funded by the Canadian and German Governments, AusAID and the RSL to donor satisfaction (total value approximately AUD 1.5 million)

November 1992 - January 1998
1992-1995 Various positions were undertaken with CARE Australia and 4R’s (a small NGO) in northern Iraq
1997-1998 Working focus on the Mekong region, with time spent in Vietnam and Laos with CARE Australia.

Education

Secondary Education : Kaleen High School, Canberra 1978 - 1981
Dickson College, Canberra 1982 - 1983
Granted special awards for Economics, Society and Mankind.
Tertiary Education : 1984 - 1986, B.Sc. (Ecology), University of Canberra.
1996 - Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management and Development, NCDS, Australian National University, Canberra.

Additional Training
May 1999 Completion of Permaculture Design Course at Permaculture Research Institute,
(PRI) Tyalgum, Australia, Teacher: Geoff Lawton.
October 2000 Attendance of Bill Mollison Permaculture Workshop, NWLCC.
October 2000 Completion of second Permaculture Design Course, NWLCC, Louisiana Teachers: Geoff and Sindhu Lawton.
March 2001 Completion of third Permaculture Design Course with Bill Mollison, Janet Millington, Darren Dougherty - Tasmania, Australia
June 2003 Louisiana State University Composting Course
July 2003 Soil Foodweb International: Soil Biology and Soil Chemistry Workshop

Publications
1999 Australian National University (ANU)
• “Some reflections on Papua New Guinea’s drought and frost: relief and recovery”, Development Bulletin, No. 47, January 1999, pp. 82-84.
2000 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• Article on Rudina Permaculture Project for UNHCR Environmental Engineering Support Service (EESS) Magazine.
• Published EESS consultancy report on the Environmental Effects of the Kosovo Crisis on Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
• Published EESS consultancy report on the Environmental Effects of the Kosovo Crisis on Albania

2001 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• UNHCR Conference Proceedings - Promoting Sound Environmental Refugee Operations. Permaculture Refugee Camp Rehabilitation in Macedonia: Useful Lessons and Ongoing Challenges.

2001 United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

Contributing team expert to the publications:
• Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment - Albania
• Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment - FYR of Macedonia

2003 Mars Corporation – Seeds of Change
• The Cutting Edge, Seeds of Change e newsletter, April 2003, Travels in Permaculture
• http://www.seedsofchange.com/enewsletter/issue_34/permaculture.asp?UID=2003090211230035

Alameda Point Collaborative, Alameda, CA
6 weekends
March 17-19 & 24-26 & April 21-23 & 28-30 & May 12-14 &19-21, 2006

Schedule: Fridays 6:30-9:30pm, Saturdays 9am-5:30pm and Sundays 12-5:30pm with optional saturday evening presentations

You can register online at http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org.

This 72 hour Permaculture Design Certification Course has a unique Urban focus.

The 18 day class is held on 34 acres in the center of an emerging urban ecovillage/supportive community sited on a former Naval Air Station. You will experience a collaborative permaculture design educational experience with a very dynamic team of instructors in a multicultural and progressive environment.

All the usual Permaculture topics will be covered as well as additional attention given towards youth empowerment, green jobs, local environmental and social justice issues. Hands-on experience in a new Ploughshares Permaculture Nursery social-venture business will be offered as well as tours of the rich local East Bay Area landscape of urban ecological demonstrations sites. Come find and co-create community with us.

Geoff will be presenting a slide night at the Maroochy Community Permaculture Gardens at Yandina.

He will be talking and showing slides of his latest projects in Vietnam and in Jordan. Geoff has been involved in thousands of Permaculture projects both in Australia and overseas including, Jordan, Iraq, Macedonia, Egypt, Mexico, Kiribatti, Vietnam, Ecuador, England, Denmark, North America and Peru. Geoff’s clients are government, non government organisations, aid organisations, multi- nationals, private individuals, groups and communities.

If you are even the slightest bit interested in Permaculture or aid work overseas, this is one event you can’t afford to miss. Permaculture has a lot of the answers for the ills of this world and you are sure to be inspired when you hear about the positive work that is being done to rebuild communities and help people to become self sustainable by producing their own food and shelter.

Australian Soil Additives & Products, in association with the Soil Foodweb Institute proudly presents international sustainable land-use and agricultural specialist, Research Director and President of the Soil Foodweb Inc., Dr Elaine Ingham on her 2006 Australian tour. This will be a seminar education event, only available to selected guests.

Dr Ingham will work directly with growers and agronimists to address the practicalities of integrating soil microbiological management into economically viable and sustainable agricultural production.

Byron Bay 13 March 2006
With SFI, ASAP is committed to improving our most valuable commodities: our people, our economy, our soil and water. Primary sponsor, ASAP is dedicated to distribution, education and management in the area of sustainable development.
RSVP to Australian Soil Additives & Products by 7 March (Phone: (02) 6688 2324)

Through this one-day symposium, guests will:

• Gain a practical insight into how beneficial microbial life improves soil and plant health, and reduces the risk of disease, and of insect attack, through a variety of composting applications
• Explore compost tea testing and evaluation methods required for profitable crop and soil management. Specific business cases will be presented to show the economic reality.
• Learn how to correlate soil and plant nutrients to signs and symptoms of the crop, then develop a plan of action for composting or composting tea suitable for various sites. View a tested new, portable brewer.
• See how a soil microbiology approach - with strong agricultural design - can see lasting and profitable changes to your enterprise.

This will be a fast-paced evidence-based, invitation only seminar lead by Dr Elaine Ingham.
Agricultural design specialist, Geoff Lawton will also present along with successful growers to highlight key experiences over the past 5 years.

Grab the PDF here: SoilSym2006.pdf

Estancia Ranquilco, a 100,000 acre traditional cattle and sheep ranch in the high Andes of Northern Patagonia offers a Permaculture Design Certificate course, taught by Geoff and Nadia Lawton.

• Suite with fireplace and private bath USD$1,750 (4 total people)
• Shared room and bath USD$1,250 (10 total people)
• Room with outdoor shower and outhouse USD$1,000 (5 total people)
• Camping USD$750 (5 total people)

Ranquilco can be accessed through, either Buenos Aires, Argentina, or Santiago, Chile.

Detailed information can be found on http://www.ranquilco.com

Over the hills, through the woods, and at the end of a dead-end road; that’s where you’ll find the little Hamlet of Bouzov Svojanov; a 600 year old village with a present-day population of only 20 people.

It is also here that you will find our ecovillage initiative where we seek to create a model for rural sustainability and in doing so seek to return life to a village almost abandoned by the modern migration to the city.

PermaLot was established as a Czech civic association in the year 2000. So far we have purchased 10,5 hectares of forest, meadows, fields and orchards which we are converting to certified organic and managing following permaculture principles.

It has been just over one year since the devastating Asian Tsunami changed the region forever. Since then there have been so many other tragedies in the region and worldwide. IDEP extends its heartfelt sympathies to all those that have suffered so greatly. We also extend our best wishes to the thousands of people all over the world that like us continue to work tirelessly to try and bring some relief and education for sustainable development to the areas most effected by the events.

Here at IDEP we have been very busy with the ongoing implementation of our recovery programs in Aceh, in addition to focusing on revitalizing our programs here in Bali and nationwide in Indonesia. Our programs are progressing well thanks to supporters worldwide and our outstanding Indonesian and expatriate team members who have been supported by many local & international volunteers.

Initial meeting with Lamsujin community - Demonstration of organic compost - Seed saving activity