Lecture on Permaculture Organized by Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia

Last Tuesday, November 14, a general lecture on permaculture was organized by Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD) for the Natural Resource and Environmental Economics course. The lecture entitled "Permaculture: Lessons Learned from the Philippines and Indonesia" was attended by undergraduate students from UNPAD and graduate students from the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU). 

The first speaker, Dr. Jabez Joshua Flores of UPOU, talked about the status of permaculture research in the Philippines. According to him, even though there are many permaculture practitioners in the Philippines, the academic community in general seems to be uninterested in the topic in spite of its relevance in the age of climate change. He ends the talk by challenging the students to conduct their own permaculture research. The second speaker, Dr. Ernah of UNPAD, discussed the output of her team's research on permaculture ethics in Kebun Hanif Regenerative Farm--a permaculture site founded by alumni of UNPAD. 

If you are interested to watch the lecture, you can request a link to the video recording by email us at permacultureresearchph@gmail.com.