ESTUDO DO CONCEITO E EVIDÊNCIAS DA PERMACULTURA: UMA ESTRATÉGIA PARA A SUSTENTABILIDADE

Abstract

Permaculture can be understood as the union of several sustainable techniques that have ethics and principles used to preserve both places and communities, in order to ensure the permanence of human life on earth. Its main objective is to integrate ecological and sustainable behavior into the daily routine of individuals, ensuring a more harmonious way of living in balance with the environment. The objective of this work is to map the actions based on permaculture and its contribution to sustainability. The method used in this study was the bibliographic review, using surveys of articles, journals, dissertations and also in secure internet sources. As a result, it was possible to describe the history of Permaculture, in addition to its contribution to the sustainability of environments, it was also possible to present the impacts of the use of permaculture techniques by identifying concrete examples in Brazil and Portugal.