パーマカルチャー・マガジン賞はパーマカルチャーの分野において、三年以上にわたって人々に感銘を与える活動を提示すことができる個人、コミュニティ、企業、グループ、あるいは組織に贈られます。
この賞が目を向けるのは以下の例にあるような、ローカル/地域コミュニティ主導型のパーマカルチャープロジェクトです:ダメージを負った土地の再生/リジェネレーション、生物の生息地と多様性にまつわる状況の向上、人々が実践的かつ共同体的スキルを身に着けるための支援、農産物への価値付与を通じた地域経済の発展、コミュニティ醸成、社会的結び付きや経済的レジリエンスの創生、新たな協働の手段と文化的パラダイムのモデル化、等。
パーマカルチャー・マガジン賞(Permaculture Magazineによる資金提供額25,000ポンド = 約487万円)は4つの団体に授与されました。
受賞者およびその他のファイナリストのリストは以下をご覧ください。
Battmungは韓国で若者が活性化し、パーマカルチャーデザインについて学ぶことができる持続可能なパーマカルチャーヴィレッジを創出するために設立されました。
高齢化によって危機に瀕している村の存続を目指しています。Battmungはパーマカルチャーを通じて、村に再び活気を取り戻させようとしています。若者を対象に72時間のパーマカルチャーデザインコース(PDC)を提供し、コース修了後も積極的にデザイナーとして活動を続ける人々は「Battmung Friends」グループを通じて交流を続けています。
2021年の設立以来、Battmungは以下の活動を行ってきました:
人々を繋げることの重要性を認識したBattmungは、2023年、韓国パーマカルチャー研究所(Permaculture Institute of Korea P.I.K)の設立にも貢献しました。協会の目標は地域ネットワークを運営し、パーマカルチャーに加え、土壌や食物連鎖の修復、エコロジー的認知や地域経済の向上を通じて韓国にリジェネレーションをもたらすことです。
Eco Centro Allpa Tarpunaはエクアドルの先住民コミュニティに焦点を当て、劣化した土地の再生や食料主権、自律あるコミュニティを目指して活動しています。
主な成果のひとつに、モノカルチャー(単一栽培)やユーカリによって劣化した土壌の回復があります。このプロセスは時間がかかるものの、再生型アプローチのメリットを示し、コミュニティのレジリエンス強化につながりました。Allpa Tarpunaは現在、以下の事柄に焦点を当てています:
Allpa Tarpunaはバイオベース建築や再生可能エネルギー、地蔵可能な水資源管理を自分たちの実践に組み込んでいます。また、先祖代々伝わる種子の保存や作物の輪作などアグロエコロジー技術を奨励し、化学物質への依存を低減させています。
将来的には、先住民の知識と現代の再生型ソリューションを組み合わせたパーマカルチャーデザインに関するトレーニングを拡大したいと考えており、地域の農家へのエンパワメントを推進しつつも、人々と自然とのつながりを回復するデザインの普及を目指しています。
Allpa Tarpunaはリジェネレーションに向けた種を蒔く生きた先住民の家族であり、持続可能でレジリエンスを備えた均衡の創出において、その影響力を発揮しています。
HortaFCULはリスボン大学の理学部(FCUL)に拠点を置くコミュニティベースのパーマカルチャープロジェクトです。
理想的な持続可能性と大学が環境にもたらす影響との間に広がる溝を懸念する生物学専攻の学生グループによって立ち上げられました。
このボトムアップ型プロジェクトは実践的な科学に基づいた知識の触媒としての重要な役割を果たすもので、今ではレジリエンスを備えた持続可能かつインクルーシブなコミュニティを形成し、一般の人々が自然に基づいた解決策について学ぶことができる場を提供しています。キャンパス内には5つのサブプロジェクトがあり、主にボランティアで構成される水平的に組織された守護者たちによってプロジェクトの緑地が維持されています。
パーマカルチャープロジェクトとしてのHortaFCULは、人間活動に関連する機能的ループを閉じることで、中心的目標を達成しています。具体例は以下の通りです:
NGO Permaculture in Ukraineはウクライナ全土でパーマカルチャーセンターのネットワークを取りまとめ、トレーニングやイベント、教育リソースを提供すると共に、国内避難民(IDP)や退役軍人も利用できるよう、支援しています。
この団体は2011年にウクライナで初めてのパーマカルチャーデザインコース(PDC)が開催された後に設立され、以降、毎年少なくとも1回のPDCを開催し、弱い立場にある集団がトレーニングを受けられるよう、資金調達を積極的に行っています。
2022年の全面的な侵攻後、団体の焦点は以下のように拡大されました:
14のパーマカルチャーセンターはトレーニングに加え、IDPや戦争を理由に放棄された動物のためのシェルターや、子どもや大人を対象にしたリハビリテーションも提供しています。また、団体のデザイナーたちは障害をもつ人々のための学校や住宅を含む、共同社会プロジェクトにも携わっています。空襲や停電が続く状況にも関わらず、NGO Permaculture Ukraineは2024年9月、キエフにある植物園で2日間のパーマカルチャーフェスティバルを成功させ、100名の参加者が再生活動の最前線で活躍する実践家たちと交流することができました。
NGO Permaculture Ukraineはウクライナの持続可能な生活と変革のために、ウクライナの人々へのエンパワメントに取り組んでいます。積極的なソーシャルメディア活用やエコビレッジ、廃棄物ゼロネットワーク、その他のエコロジー運動との協働を通じて、その影響力をさらに拡大し、ウクライナの再生のためにパーマカルチャーの原則を採用するよう、ますます多くの人々に影響を与えています。
Located in the mountainous island of Shikoku, Japan, Forest School Mikke exists to foster a culture of creative actions towards a sustainable and regenerative society.
Mikke is based in Kamiyama, a small town in Tokushima Prefecture. Like many rural towns across Japan, Kamiyama is on a path towards an ageing society and needs to create a reason for younger people to move to or stay in the town. It is within this context that Mikke is engaged in two major initiatives: school management and forest restoration.
Mikke is an alternative school where elementary school-aged children (6–12 years old) learn through an interdisciplinary curriculum based on food, clothing, and shelter, using the forest as a learning environment. Since its opening in 2022, 28 students have enrolled, and 191 participants have joined short-term programs such as summer school. Through its educational activities, Mikke fosters exchanges between people of different generations, fields, and backgrounds in the community. To date, it has held 11 community events with a total of 270 participants.
Like other rural areas in the region, Kamiyama is covered with unharvested monoculture forests of cedar and cypress, planted as part of post-war policies. This has led to a decrease in biodiversity, soil degradation and other undesirable downstream effects. The team at Mikke works to restore these neglected forests so sunlight can reach the forest floor and foster healthy ecosystems. Mikke has planted 70 fruit trees. By the autumn of 2026, to coincide with a new school building, Mikke aims to source timber from its own land and set up a firewood station.
Habilin Farms is a hub for both agro-education and community empowerment in the Philippines, offering workshops, training, and hands-on experiences in permaculture and sustainable living.
Founded by a small group of like-minded individuals, the farm started as a modest initiative to grow organic produce while practicing regenerative farming methods. Located in the rural landscapes of Tayabas, Quezon, the farm sits on fertile land surrounded by rich biodiversity and native flora, making it an ideal hub for permaculture. Over time, Habilin Farms evolved into a model of eco-tourism and community empowerment, offering immersive experiences like bamboo workshops, forest camping, and farm-to-table meals.
Since its founding, the farm has made some significant achievements, including:
Its ongoing initiatives aim to expand organic agriculture, eco-tourism, and community-based projects, further establishing Habilin Farms as a pioneer in sustainable development and regeneration in the region.
Seaforestation.co regenerates life in the ocean and revitalises livelihoods for seaweed farmers, smallholder rice farmers, and coastal communities – many of whom are on the frontlines of climate disruption.
Founded in 2022, Seaforestation.co was established to address the urgent need for ocean regeneration and climate justice. Specifically, the organization focuses on restoring primary productivity in marine ecosystems, which are essential for global food security and stabilising economies in coastal and rural areas affected by climate change. By fostering sustainable economies and introducing innovative marine permaculture techniques, Seaforestation.co works to foster sustainable economies while addressing critical environmental and economic challenges.
Operating across national borders, Seaforestation.co targets economically disadvantaged communities, particularly in Southeast Asia. It has established operations in regions such as the Central Philippines, where climate impacts are most severe. Many of these communities depend on vulnerable ecosystems for their survival, including seaweed farming and rice cultivation, both of which are increasingly threatened by heatwaves, droughts, and floods.
Seaforestation has successfully implemented a half-acre marine permaculture pilot, demonstrating the effectiveness of regenerative ocean farming. This initiative has enabled the production of over 8,000 litres of seaweed biostimulant, benefiting nearly a thousand rice farmers by improving crop resilience and yields in the face of climate challenges.
The Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute (IMAP) was founded in 2000 by a group of Maya Kaqchikel community members from San Lucas Tolimán, along the shores of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala.
The founders were deeply concerned about the environmental and social problems that affected so many living beings around the lake. The forced imposition of monoculture cash crops threatened communities’ food sovereignty, reduced land access, and contributed to environmental degradation. These farmers knew their ancestors lived in harmony with nature, stewarding the land and caring for their communities’ food and medicinal needs with native plants. However, colonialism violently wrested those cultural, spiritual, and agricultural practices from communities.
IMAP has worked for 24 years, combining permaculture education with the recuperation and application of ancestral knowledge. It develops knowledge and skills needed to guarantee food sovereignty, community development and biodiversity. IMAP has supported 15,000+ small farmers to produce, harvest, and use native plants and seeds like amaranth and chia in polyculture plots. These plants are better adapted to local conditions and resistant to disease, fighting malnutrition and helping local people become more resilient in the face of climate change.
IMAP believes efforts to support local biodiversity must include:
By focusing on food sovereignty – the right to produce and eat wholesome, culturally relevant food – sustainable, agroecological solutions are created that provide sustenance, promote ancestral practices, and support campesino farming based on respect for Mother Earth.
Through various projects, community engagements, and deep respect for traditional knowledge, The Pitak Project has empowered smallholder farmers and countless members of the public to become aware of and embrace practices that honour both the earth and its peoples.
Founded in 2013, in Northern Luzon, Philippines, Pitak is a less-than-hectare farm located 250 feet above sea-level. Pitak is the Ilocano (the main language spoken in Northern Philippines) term for mud. The name symbolises the bond of the rich soil and water that gives life. It also embodies the founders’ aspiration to build naturally and produce food the permaculture way. This humble piece of land has become a living classroom and a vibrant hub of life and living.
Pitak’s work includes regenerative agriculture that revitalises soil health and ecosystems, while also supporting local smallholder farmers to secure sustainable livelihoods. The work is not just about farming: it’s about healing the disconnect that so often divides people from the very soil beneath their feet. It applies regenerative principles in both the cultivation of the land and the cultivation of the community, aiming for solutions that enhance food security, well-being, and dignity. Its initiatives foster economic independence, preserve indigenous knowledge, and build resilience in the face of challenges like climate change and resource scarcity.
Pitak believes in the power of small-scale, grassroots efforts to ignite significant change. The impact has rippled outwards, inspiring similar initiatives that continue to contribute to forging a network of practitioners who are committed to ecological and social regeneration.
Youth Initiative for Community Empowerment (YICE) is a refugee-led organization that focuses on implementing regenerative practices for subsistence farmers in rural Uganda, especially women, youth, and refugees.
YICE employs permaculture techniques that align with nature, enabling larger harvests, reducing deforestation, and maintaining healthy soil and water, which helps mitigate climate change. In Kassanda and Isingiro Districts, YICE trains rural communities, equipping them with practical skills to enhance nutrition and earnings while fostering collaboration through small groups. The organization also provides vital resources like farming equipment, water harvesting kits, and seeds, which many farmers find unaffordable.
YICE empowers trainees to achieve sustainable food security, improve health, restore soil and water, and build economic resilience. By collaborating with local agricultural organizations and government entities, YICE offers tailored training in regenerative farming and climate change awareness, along with ongoing support for establishing traditional food gardens and fruit tree plantings.
Since its inception, YICE has: