Geoff Lawton
Geoff Lawton | |
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 Lawton, 2009 | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Permaculture, Agriculture |
Geoff Lawton is a permaculture consultant, designer and teacher.
He holds a diploma in permaculture design. Since 1995 he has specialized in permaculture education, design, implementation, system establishment, administration and community development.[1]
In 1996 he was accredited with the Permaculture Community Services Award by the permaculture movement for services in Australia and around the world.
Since 1985, Lawton has undertaken a large number of jobs consulting, designing, teaching and implementing in over thirty countries around the world.[2] Clients have included private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non-governmental organizations and multinational companies.[3]
Lawton's aim is to establish self-replicating educational demonstration sites. He has currently educated over 6,000 students in permaculture worldwide. Lawton's 'master plan' is to see aid projects being replicated as fast as possible to help ameliorate the growing food and water crisis.
Permaculture Research Institute
In October 1997 Bill Mollison, upon his retirement, asked Geoff to establish and direct a new permaculture research institute on the 147-acre (0.59 km2) Tagari Farm. Lawton developed the site over a period of three years and established The Permaculture Research Institute as a global networking centre for permaculture projects. The institute is a non-profit company limited by guarantee. It is currently located at Zaytuna Farm at The Channon in Northern NSW, Australia where Lawton is managing director.
The institute has since founded PRI USA, which is a registered charity - a tax-exempt organization under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Other permaculture research institutes that have been launched or are in the process of being launched include: PRI Jordan, PRI Canada, PRI Chile, PRI Turkey and PRI Afghanistan.
Writing
- Brick & Tile Permaculture, Permaculture International Journal
- The Sleeping Jaguar (co-author), Permaculture International Journal
- Ecuador (co-author), Permaculture International Journal
- Permaculture Aid in the Balkans, Permaculture International Journal
- Future Food Security, Green Connections
See also
References
External links
- The Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
- Permaculture Research Institute USA
- The Permaculture Research Institute of Chile / Instituto Chileno de Permacultura
- Greening the Desert - Dramatic example of permaculture at work, as implemented by Geoff Lawton.
- Greening the Desert II - the follow-up to the above project.
- Permaculture Master Plan - Permaculture Centers Worldwide.
- Interview with Geoff Lawton - on project in Iraq.
- Interview with Geoff Lawton - on the 2004 tsunami, New Orleans, and recent environmental problems.
- Permaculture Across Borders
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