[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”21px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/perma.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/COLAB-BIG-LOGO-RBG.svg” title_text=”COLAB-BIG-LOGO-RBG” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Partner With Us!” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The International Permaculture Collaborative Laboratory (CoLab) is a global collective of permaculture practitioners, designers, researchers, and systems thinkers working together to strengthen the permaculture movement from grassroots to global scale. We connect people & projects across continents, providing the collaborative infrastructure, ethical digital tools, and capacity building that enable permaculture practitioners to increase their impact. Through sociocratic governance, transparent practices, and participatory design, we’re building the bridges that help permaculture solutions reach the communities and ecosystems that need them most. We work with nature, with people, and with care for the future.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Our Goals” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]To facilitate a thriving permaculture movement that is visible, credible, and impactful; where practitioners collaborate across borders and share knowledge and resources. To help create a world where permaculture transforms how communities collaborate to design solutions, grow food, restore land, and adapt to climate change, from grassroots to global scale.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/perma.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-wordpress-plus4.jpg” title_text=”Permaculture Enterprise Icon” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”120.4px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/perma.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/partners.png” title_text=”partners” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Our Work” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
A vibrant network of <\/span>151 members <\/span><\/span>from 25+ countries<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Next Steps project had <\/span>65 active <\/span><\/span>contributors<\/span><\/strong> and created <\/span>100+ <\/span><\/span>assets<\/span><\/strong> \/ resources licensed under creative Commons (CC BY SA). Examples include R&D, training, templates, frameworks and guides.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Raised a net of <\/span>\u00a3510 000+<\/span><\/strong> of funding to date<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Distributed <\/span>\u00a321 000<\/span><\/strong> in funding to small emergent projects and<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a312 000<\/span><\/strong> for Diversity and Decolonization projects<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n 6+ <\/span><\/strong>Microenterprises incubated<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n 30+ <\/span><\/strong>Allied Partner Organisations<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”Value Created” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Emergent Festival: Community-led funding for grassroots<\/p>\n Funding Circle: Curates a database of permaculture-relevant funding opportunities, & delivers capacity building<\/p>\n Minimum Viable Academy: Training and capacity building<\/p>\n iCAAFS Open Badges: Decentralized accreditation framework<\/p>\n Digital Circle: Ethical digital infrastructure & prototyping[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#1FD7E0″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Want to know more? Get in touch!” button_one_text=”Email us today” button_one_url=”mailto:funding@perma.earth” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We are keen to hear from Organisations, Associations, Foundations, Companies and Networks who are looking for meaningful collaborations and partnerships.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”The CoLab Addresses Systemic Challenges” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Connecting a global network of practitioners through our online platform<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Creating communities of practice that experiment and innovate together<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Building capacity in fundraising, M&E, and digital literacy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Providing ethical digital infrastructure and tools<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Researching, developing and disseminating new, evidence-based solutions Creating templates, tools, training, and organizational support that enable scale<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Aggregating and documenting the movement’s collective impact<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Translating grassroots practice into evidence, policy, and resources<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Advocating for permaculture as a solution to planetary crises<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/perma.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-wordpress-plus2.jpg” title_text=”Community Organisation Templates” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/perma.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-wordpress-plus.jpg” title_text=”Books Icon” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”CoLab is Unique” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The CoLab is intentionally and collaboratively designed. We’re unincorporated, horizontal and self-organised, emergent, and globally distributed.<\/span><\/p>\n Through sociocracy, transparent finances, and ethical digital tools, we prototype collaborative infrastructure others can adapt and replicate. We build and test collaborative infrastructure like policies, community templates,<\/span> <\/span>trainings, open tools, fair wage guides; that others can easily replicate<\/span>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”What is Permaculture? ” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Permaculture is a practical design system rooted in three ethics: Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It empowers communities to design their own solutions for food, water, shelter, governance, and collaboration; adapted and tailored to their unique context. Permaculture works with nature and with people, building self-reliant, cooperative communities that restore ecosystems while meeting human needs. From gardens to organizations, it creates regenerative systems at every scale, transforming both landscapes and how communities collaborate and make decisions together.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Permaculture tackles root causes of global crises through systems design:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Climate Change:<\/strong> Carbon sequestration, local economies, agroforestry, natural building, and closed-loop systems that regenerate rather than extract.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Biodiversity Loss:<\/strong> Local ecosystem health is designed in through organic agriculture & habitat restoration leading to increased resilience.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Food Security<\/strong>: Locally-controlled, regenerative food systems that build soil health and community self-reliance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Community Empowerment & Justice<\/strong>: Participatory design and cooperative models that redistribute power and address inequality.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Intersectional Marginalization<\/strong>: Centres inclusion and creates space for marginalized communities to lead sustainable solutions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Health & Nutrition<\/strong>: Diverse food systems produce nutrient-dense harvests with increases resilience and food security built-in.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gender<\/strong>: Human-centered ethics reject oppression; cooperative models challenge patriarchal structures and empower women’s leadership.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Environment<\/strong>: Regenerative practices restore soil, water, and ecosystems through observation, closed-loop design, and working with natural processes.<\/p>\n Permaculture education builds an engagement with and love for the natural environment across ages.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Poverty<\/strong>: Cooperative economics, repair culture, and local production systems build community wealth,increase quality of life (buen vivir), and reduce [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The International Permaculture Collaborative Laboratory (CoLab) is a global collective of permaculture practitioners, designers, researchers, and systems thinkers working together to strengthen the permaculture movement from grassroots to global scale. 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(from land management to business models to inclusive design)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span>We’re an experimental model for permaculture organizing: Innovative, grounded in ethics and governed by those who participate.
<\/span><\/p>\nPermaculture as systems change<\/h1>\n
dependence on extractive markets.<\/p>\n