I.P.A
Formed in 1997 in Manaus, Brazil, as the result of
an initiative backed by the United Nations Development
Program and the Ministry of Agriculture, the Instituto
Permacultura da Amazonia (IPA) was created to establish
a sustainable farm and initiate a complementary permaculture
education program . The farm has since become the most
influential showpiece of sustainable practices in the
Amazon.
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I.P.A.
I.P.E.C.
Instituto Permacultura do Cerrado (IPEC) was established
in 1999 to create the second permaculture reference
center planned for Brazil. A fifty acre parcel was purchased
in the colonial town of Pirenopolis in the state of
Goias to develop a sustainable demonstration site. Since
breaking ground a panorama of natural building techniques,
renewable energies, food production and a well established
level of community participation have made IPEC a unique
example of sustainable development in South America.
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more information on I.P.E.C.
I.P.E.P
The Instituto Permacultura e Ecovilas do Pampa (IPEP)
operates in the provincial town of Bage, in the state
of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. It emerged
from the work of the dedicated organic agriculturalists
who developed the Bionatur seed project, becoming the
largest supplier of organic seeds in the country. Considerable
experience was gained from working in communities settled
by the Landless Movement (MST).
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more information on I.P.E.P.
O.P.A.
The Organization of Permaculture and Art (OPA) was
created in 2004 by multicultural artists and educators
of diverse backgrounds who combine their passion and
belief in the arts and permaculture to offer sustainable
solutions while empowering people and their communities.
OPA is based in the city of Salvador, capital city of
the state of Bahia, in the northeastern coast of Brazil.
OPA emerged from the desire of combining permaculture
and arts in order to build bridges between cultural,
social and environmental sustainability in the urban
setting.
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information on O.P.A..
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New IPA underground auditorium
as seen from ferrocement fish tank.
View of primary Cerrado rainforest
as seen from the IPEC center.
 "Casa
Popular” model: built entirely with local and
natural materials. Cost USD $2700
 Day
of the Circo Agua Viva environmental circus public performance
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