permaculture

["Rene and Lorraine van Raders" <rvraders@tpgi.com.au>]

>       A friend who works in a rainforest NGO is involved in a project for
> creating corridors connecting  rainforest remnants ( which may have a
> permaculture element in it if approved...)  
>       I remember reading some years ago of  such a project in Australia 
> where
> farmers permitted the implantation of corridors connecting forest
> remnants to  protect biodiversity .  Does anyone know of this project,
> and how it has fared over the years?  She would be most interested in
> hearing some feedback from it...
> 

There are many wildlife corridors in Australia.  David Holmgren, co founder
of permaculture, has I think done some corridors with exotic species..in
the south of Australia,  while most that I know are done with local
genotypes.  There are several tree planting groups in our region involved
in corridor type projects  (Landcare...which is govt and industry sponsored
and largely farmer based; Forestry.. govt dept;  Wet Tropics Tree Planting
Group .. govt funded, ex timber workers, local council direction; TREAT..
local community group (700 members) in association with govt nursery (Dept
of Envir.)).
The person in charge of the nursery where TREAT is based is Nigel Tucker. 
He is employed by the Queensland govt as a National Park ranger and is very
familiar with corridor projects.  He expects to be on-line in less than 2
weeks... I'll give you his address then.  (He mentioned that he is soon to
host a student from the University of San Paulo, Brazil; and that he'd
heard that the German govt was sponsoring a $30, 000, 000 corridor project
along the Brazilian coast).


>       Another request: does anyone know if Eden Seeds is on Internet?  I
> would appreciate their address..
> 
Don't think so... Eden Seeds, MS 316, Gympie, Qld 4570
fax 07 54865586

Cheers Rene van Raders