[Scpg] Bill Mollison pioneered the teaching of Environmental Psychology

[lbuzzell at aol.com]

Wesley Roe and Margie Bushman of the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network  
sent me this fascinating information on how permaculture co-founder Bill  
Mollison pioneered the teaching of Environmental Psychology...
 
Linda
 
 
Bill  Mollison
Known as the 'father of  permaculture', Bill Mollison is an influential 
figure in the world of  sustainable agriculture. After studying psychology and 
science at university he  pioneered the teaching of Environmental Psychology 
before, in 1972, he developed  the idea of permaculture, now accepted as a 
viable alternative to chemical-based  agriculture around the world.

Mollison is the founding director  of The Permaculture Institute, which he 
describes as the "largest aid program in  the whole world," and which 
operates hundreds of thousands of permaculture  programs globally. In 1991, he won 
the Right Livelihood Award for his work on  practical solutions to the 
world's problems. He has been named one of  Australia's Icons of the Millennium, 
has received the Banksia Environment Award  and was featured among  G's Top 
20 Eco Heroes in the  November/December issue.

According to Mollison, he achieved  all of this without much support or 
interest from governments or politicians,  making him a reluctant finalist for 
this year's Senior Australian of the Year  and a bit bemused by all the fuss.

"I would walk into a village and  say, I'm not here with any government or 
any church and I'm here to help. That  was my approach," he said.
He thinks education, not awards, is what will  ensure his legacy lives on 
in the decades to come. "I am a teacher," he said.  "And I taught thousands 
of teachers and now they  are teaching."

Australian of the Year Awards  2010
By Jessica  Stone
G-Online
Among this year's nominees are a  host of eco-inspiring Aussies...

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