John Seed

  • Benefit concerts for Ecuador’s endangered rainforests

    The tropical Andes of Ecuador are at the top of the world list of biodiversity hotspots in terms of vertebrate species, endemic vertebrates and endemic plants. Ecuador contains more diversity than the entire United States.

  • New film, book on permaculture

    Anima Mundi: Permaculture, Climate Change, Peak Oil & the Soul of the World Directed by Peter Downey Visit Animamundimovie.com Permaculture Pioneers: Stories from the New Frontier Edited by Kerry Dawborn & Caroline Smith Available from www.permacultureprinciples.com Sydney launch of Permaculture Pioneers & premier of Anima Mundi August 25, 7pm, Chauvel Cinema, Paddington Town Hall

  • Convergence meets to defend forests

    I went down to Tasmania for the Southern Forests Convergence organised by activists at the Huon Valley Environment Centre (HVEC) over February 19 to 21. These folks are the heart and soul of ancient forest protection in Tassie and, as always, it was a great honour to work with them.

  • ECUADOR: Blockaders seek to save forest

    Early in the morning of October 11, dozens of women — many accompanied by their children — arrived in the Mindo Nambillo Cloud Forest Reserve and began peacefully blockading construction machinery belonging to the company Techint,

  • Campaigning for the world's rainforests

    LISMORE — The Lismore-based Rainforest Information Centre (RIC) has been struggling to protect the world's rainforests since 1981. Formed by veterans of the 1979 actions to defend Terania Creek in northern NSW, RIC was the first

  • Rainforest projects hit the road

    Rainforest projects hit the roadLISMORE — Ruth Rosenhek and myself, from Lismore's Rainforest Information Centre (RIC), will be doing workshops and presentations in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Newcastle in the next month to

  • WA forest camp set up

    WA forest camp set upGIBLETT FOREST — Environmentalists have set up a protest/witness camp here in an effort to halt logging. Giblett state forest near Pemberton forms the heart of one of the most beautiful old-growth forest

  • Hour of Power - SAVE KARIONG SACRED LANDS

    • Online
    • Central Coast

    JOIN US ONLINE FOR AN HOUR OF POWER TO HELP SAVE KARIONG SACRED LANDS FROM DEVELOPMENT! This is an URGENT CALL TO ACTION. Submissions are open right now in response to the Planning Proposal to rezone environmentally sensitive bushland owned by Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) at Kariong to allow them to develop the land to build a housing estate. Only a short walk…

  • Help Prevent Koala Extinction

    • Regional NSW

    Koala habitat is being logged all over NSW including at Ourimbah on the Central Coast
    Listen to speakers about whats happening in NSW and at Ourimbah in particular
    Please come along and learn what each of us can do to prevent koala extinction. Coffee Cart open for drink and snacks from 6.30