Permaculture & Palestine (PePa) is a global network of permaculturists, activists, farmers, educators and community organizers united in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their land.
Initiated in July 2025, we are currently 335+ members (29/11/2025) from across the world who believe that the ethics of permaculture — Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share — compel us to stand against genocide, apartheid, ecocide and the ongoing colonization of Palestine.
Our work is rooted in solidarity, not charity. We believe in horizontal relationships that respect Palestinian knowledge, agency and resilience. We recognize the interconnections between ecological and social justice in the context of settler colonialism.
Our Statement
A Call from the Permaculture Movement
We have created a collective statement calling on the international permaculture community to:
Speak clearly against genocide, apartheid, settler colonialism and ecocide in Palestine
Amplify Palestinian voices in permaculture courses, gatherings and projects
Take action through working groups focused on long-term solidarity and support
Acknowledge the colonial and patriarchal histories within the permaculture movement itself
"Permaculture is care for the Earth, care for people and care for the future. Let's live up to those ethics."
Permaculture & Palestine, Language for Justice and OGA present: "A Regenerative Online Conversation During Wartime".
"Bilad el Sham", or the Levant, holds Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan as one land tenderly woven together beyond the scars of borders. Join Lebanese permaculturists and agroecologists working at the intersection of environmental justice, mutual aid, and emergency relief.
Over 1.5 hours, we will discuss the re-escalation of the war and Zionist aggression; grassroots solidarity initiatives in Lebanon; long-term food sovereignty and systemic change; and an interactive Q&A session.
Facilitated by Habiba Youssef and Alfred Decker. Live interpretation in several languages.
The Work That Reconnects: Community at the Crossroads
An online experiential workshop for PePa participants who wish to explore, in the presence of others, their relationship to power and pain for the world. How do we speak or act upon injustices without losing ourselves? How can we move through pain without breaking down or turning to cynicism?
The Work That Reconnects is a process designed to support environmental and social justice activists. It consists of four stages: gratitude, honouring our pain for the world, seeing with new/ancient eyes, and moving forward.
Facilitated by Cinzia Colosio-Le Dem (ecotherapist) and Tina Lygdopoulou (mental health counselling). 2.5 hours per session. 6–20 participants. All 5 sessions are interconnected — participants are asked to attend each one.
Supporting Palestine with Care: A Live Session with Ashira Darwish
OGA, Language for Justice and Permaculture & Palestine hosted a one-off trauma-informed session with Ashira Darwish exploring how we can support Palestinians in ways that are decolonial, trauma-informed and grounded in real care.
Ashira shared wisdom rooted in land, culture and lived experience. She is a deeply rooted Palestinian healer, therapist, musician and educator; the founder of Catharsis Holistic Healing; and the creator of the Ashira Active Meditation, a healing modality grounded in ancestral wisdom, Sufi movement, and liberation psychology.
Practical Support for Palestinian-Led Projects (Second Conference)
A second online conference organised by the Permaculture & Palestine Initiative, facilitated by Habiba Youssef and Alfred Decker. Several Palestinian-led projects presented their work and shared their needs, with simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, French, Italian and Spanish through Language For Justice.
Acting in Solidarity with the Palestinian Diaspora in Europe
A special online conversation held during the "Organising with Front Line Communities - Migrant Specific" training in Catalunya, Spain, bringing together participants from organizations around Europe with the Permaculture & Palestine community.
This one-hour conversation focused on how to act in solidarity with the Palestinian diaspora in Europe, complementing our "Practical Support For Palestine" call with a focus on supporting Palestinians and Palestinian solidarity projects in Europe. We were joined by three Palestinian permaculturalists who shared their experiences and insights.
The event featured translated captions in many languages.
An online conference organised by Permaculture & Palestine, facilitated by Habiba Youssef and Alfred Decker.
This inspiring event brought together Palestinian-led projects working on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank, sharing their work and needs with the global permaculture community. Projects presented included:
Arab Group for the Protection of Nature — "Revive Gaza's Farmland" project (learn more and donate)
Gaza Grown / Palestinian Land Lab — Led by Veranda sisters Suzan & Qamar (support their work)
Sama Gaza — Working in Jerash Refugee Camp (Gaza Camp), Jordan (@samagaza_)
Farm volunteering in the West Bank — Including Marda Farm, Om Sleimen, Burin Agricultural Cooperative, and others
The event featured simultaneous interpretation in multiple languages and was attended by participants from around the world.
Genocide and Ecocide: A Conversation with Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh
We were honored to welcome Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, founder and volunteer director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability at Bethlehem University. During this special two hour session, Professor Qumsiyeh discussed interconnections between ecological and social justice in the context of Palestine and settler colonialism, followed by questions and comments from participants.
Professor Qumsiyeh is a renowned scientist, author, and peace activist who has published over 250 scientific papers and several books including "Sharing the Land of Canaan" and "Popular Resistance in Palestine." He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025.
The event featured simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, French, Spanish and Italian thanks to a collaboration with the Language for Justice initiative.
Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability — palestinenature.org
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Our Working Groups
PePa organizes into working groups through Telegram to take concrete action:
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Seeds & Food Sovereignty
Supporting Palestinian farmers with seed preservation, distribution and agricultural knowledge exchange. Recently fundraising for seed bank restoration after Israeli destruction of facilities.
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Social Media & Communications
Managing PePa's Instagram, Facebook and multilingual outreach in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Arabic.
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Direct Support & Fundraising
Promoting Palestinian-led projects who need funding and volunteers to continue their vital work.
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Shelter & Building
Designing and sharing plans for easily-constructed emergency shelters using locally available materials in Gaza.
How You Can Help
Sign & Share Our Statement
Add your voice to the growing chorus of permaculturists standing in solidarity.
In your permaculture courses, gatherings, workshops and projects — center Palestinian knowledge, experience and leadership.
Support Palestinian Projects
We share opportunities to directly support permaculture work in Palestine and with displaced Palestinian communities.
Featured Partners & Projects
Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN)
A green resistance movement working in the Arab region to strengthen communities' sovereignty over their land, food systems and life-sustaining ecosystems. Their "Revive Gaza's Farmland" project supports farmers to cultivate their land and feed their communities in the face of genocide and ecocide. They also run the Million Tree Campaign across historic Palestine.
Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability
Based at Bethlehem University and founded by Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh, conducting vital research and education on biodiversity conservation and environmental justice in Palestine.
Led by Veranda sisters Suzan & Qamar from Gaza, this Agritech and sustainable design project has helped over 75 families by providing agriculture kits to support healthy food production during the famine in Gaza.
Interpretation and translation initiative providing simultaneous interpretation services to make solidarity events accessible across languages including Arabic, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. Their team includes interpreters working from Gaza.
A movement-building organization that connects and strengthens grassroots changemakers worldwide working toward systemic transformation. Guided by the 7 Leaves of Justice, Equity, Diversity, Belonging, Decolonization, Regeneration, and Repowerment, OGA bridges causes, amplifies local voices, and cultivates global solidarity through visibility, capacity-building, and genuine partnership.
