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Johns, Maria – New Ground, 1992
Compares present agriculture practices to permaculture farming techniques, presents a historical perspective of permaculture and where these techniques are being successfully practiced around the world. Inserts (vignettes) enumerate the principles of permaculture and the background of Bill Mollison who conceptualized this farming practice. (MCO)
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends, Agriculture, Conservation (Environment)
Laird, John – Our Planet, 1991
This discussion focuses on potential solutions to the degradation of rainforests in Southeast Asia caused by indiscriminate logging, inappropriate road-construction techniques, forest fires, and the encroachment upon watersheds by both agricultural concerns and peasant farmers. Vignettes illustrate the impact of this degradation upon the animals,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Community Control, Community Role, Conservation (Environment)
