Pierre Rabhi invented the concept of an oasis en tous lieux.
20 Facts About Pierre Rabhi
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Pierre Rabhi advocated a society which respects its population and land, supporting the development of agricultural techniques which preserve natural resources.
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Pierre Rabhi's theories relate particularly, although not exclusively, to arid countries.
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Pierre Rabhi died on 4 December 2021, at the age of 83.
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Pierre Rabhi was born into a Muslim family in Kenadsa, near Bechar, in 1938.
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Pierre Rabhi's mother died when he was four years old.
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Pierre Rabhi spent his childhood in France and Algeria, in the Catholic and Muslim worlds, until he was 14.
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Pierre Rabhi found work as a technician and married Michelle, a coworker.
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Pierre Rabhi met Pierre Richard, an ecologist who was involved in the creation of the Cevennes National Park and who encouraged them.
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Pierre Rabhi did not want to follow the productivist model in which he had been trained.
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In 1978, Pierre Rabhi was given responsibility for training in agricultural ecology at CEFRA.
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In 1985, Pierre Rabhi set up the agroecology training centre at Gorom-Gorom, with the support of the Le Point-Mulhouse association.
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In 1988, Pierre Rabhi founded the CIEPAD with the support of the Herault departmental council.
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Pierre Rabhi developed a model agricultural site, educational and training programs, and began overseas-development programs in Morocco, Palestine, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, Togo, Benin, Mauritania, Poland, and Ukraine.
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In 1992, Pierre Rabhi began a program for the rehabilitation of the Chenini-Gabes oasis in Tunisia.
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In 1997 and 1998, Pierre Rabhi was asked to prepare proposals for the implementation of his plan in preparation for the Agreement on Action Against Desertification.
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Pierre Rabhi began a pre-presidential campaign in 2012, obtaining the support of 184 elected representatives and beginning the Mouvement d'appel pour une insurrection des consciences.
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Pierre Rabhi led conferences and workshops on themes relating to simplicite volontaire and decroissance - degrowth.
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President of Terre et Humanisme, Pierre Rabhi was a member of the editorial board of the French monthly La Decroissance, and was vice-president of the Kokopelli Seed Foundation.
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Pierre Rabhi promoted disciplines stemming from Rudolf Steiner, including Waldorf education, biodynamic agriculture, and anthroposophic medicine, some of which are considered pseudoscience.