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The 'Better Futures Forum' launches today - seize the moment!

Action Ecology is excited to announce the launch of the Better Futures Forum, and to also be a part of something so groundbreaking and thrilling - shaping a more resilient New Zealand for a better tomorrow.

Permaculture, design, mapping and living ecosystems

Correspondence with Dan Palmer on his podcast 'Making Permaculture Stronger', sharing some thoughts on topics such as planning, design thinking, feedback and the balance between chaos & control.

NZ Public Presentation: "Climate, Food & Future"

Seminar entitled: "Climate, Food & Future: Regenerative Agriculture and the Challenge of Change" presented by Shane Ward at Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand.

Radio / Podcast interview on : "The Regenerative Hour"

A recent radio interview with Action Ecology Founder : Shane Ward - for the Australian radio show / podcast "The Regenerative Hour".

Documentary film appearance : "Living the Change"

A recent interview with Action Ecology Founder : Shane Ward - for the feature documentary film "Living The Change : Inspiring stories for a sustainable future".

Food systems and climate solutions with Michael Pollen

A really good interview with world famous author and professor Michael Pollan on how we talk about climate change, agriculture and food - but also how to simplify the solutions.

Nature inspired design for the future of our cities

In designing our shift from the industrial age to the ecological age, architect Michael Pawlyn draws on some of the best ideas biology and bio-mimicry reveal to us in order to radically transform the way we live and the biological approach to cities.

Tags: Science,Design

Integrated farming that builds soil and makes a profit

Gabe Brown's excellent no-input, integrated grazing and no-till pasture cropping system that treats the farm like an ecosystem and in so doing, builds soil, restores hydrology and creates a healthy ecology and economy for himself and his family.

Restoration Agriculture, Ecology & Mark Shepard

Agroforestry, ecological farming - whatever you want to call it - it works. Its commercial and it has a ton of environmental benefits so what are we waiting for? If not us, then who? "The eyes of the future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time".

Pest profile: Passion Vine Hoppers (Scolypopa australis)

How do you control insect pests in a spray free, chemical free management approach? What do you do when no amount of internet research seems to offer a solution?

Tags: Pest Management,Ecology

Top mistakes people make using N fixing plants

Do you really need nitrogen fixing plants?
Are they even doing their job?
Here are a few important things to consider before you start planting 'nitrogen fixing' plants and trees all over your landscape.

Tips for managing land ecologically

Two years after planting our edible garden regeneration and sustainable design project, our return gave us an opportunity to take stock and evaluate what had gone wrong and what had gone right. A good reminder that the principles behind managing land in a productive and ecologically healthy state are the same no matter the scale.

Tags: Ecology,Science,Permaculture

The Diet Myth : Microbial ecology in all of us

A fascinating, funny - and (un)surprisingly relevant to soils? - talk by Professor Tim Spector earlier this year at the "Food: The Forgotten Medicine" conference hosted by the College of Medicine exploring the important link between diet and health, where he explains the importance of microbe diversity in the gut.

Tags: Science,Biology,Health

The investment case for ecological farming

This white paper from SLM Partners explains why ecological and regenerative farming systems provide an attractive investment opportunity. For anyone with a financial interest in agriculture (i.e. institutional investors, family offices and investment managers with an interest in real assets and/or impact investing).

Tags: Economy,Ecology

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