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The book by Dayana Andrade and Felipe Pasini is deeply connected to the theme of regeneration, particularly the integral and syntropic regeneration of ecosystems.
It presents a broad understanding of life in Syntropy, based on Ernst Götsch’s vision of the constant flow of Life and the function of every species, every living being, and every particle in fulfilling specific tasks, in alignment with the “instrumental strategy” of Planet Earth.
On one hand, this book, through the hands of Dayana Andrade and Felipe Pasini, offers a profound philosophical and ethical explanation of Ernst Götsch’s thinking. On the other hand, it provides a foundation for knowledge about Syntropic Agriculture and its application in various contexts.
This syntropic cradle, inspired by Götsch—fertile, promising, intertwined, and complex—prepares us to understand that it is still possible for our planet to “be.”
We are called to act, promoting a convergence of reason, ethics, respect, and the sacred, acknowledging that perhaps we have come to fulfill a role—to syntropically “be.”
While the book has not undergone exhaustive revision for European Portuguese, in order to preserve the lively and original expression of Dayana and Felipe’s communication, we made several orthographic and syntactical adjustments to offer a more natural and fluid reading experience for Portuguese readers. The bibliography has been maintained in the footnotes, as in the Brazilian version, but we also compiled it in alphabetical order at the end of the book for better reference and research.
Graphically, we emphasized the TAO, the graphic representation of Ernst Götsch’s principles of Syntropic Agriculture, to provide greater visual comfort for the reader.
We also added valuable testimonials from people and organizations in Portugal who are familiar with the use of Syntropic Agriculture and who know Ernst Götsch, Dayana Andrade, and Felipe Pasini personally.
We hope this book not only helps to understand syntropy but also inspires other territories to take action.
— Nuno Roxo and Marta Cortegano, Co-founders of Associação Terra Sintrópica
A journey of reflection on current food production.
— António Coelho, Farmer, Mértola
A manual for any biome or edaphoclimatic context—from the Tropics to the Mediterranean!
— Pedro Nogueira, Coordinator of CAES
Ernst Götsch applies his deep knowledge in the service of others.
— Alfredo Cunhal Sendim, Montado do Freixo do Meio
It is a truly sustainable and regenerative approach to food production.
— João Ferreira, Project Vila Feliz City/Mendes Gonçalves
It is a fundamental document explaining a systematic and structured process.
— Carlos Mendes Gonçalves, CEO of Dream and Instability at Mendes Gonçalves
Let us become part of the ecosystems we currently only use.
— Benjamin Tirone Nunes and Livia Tirone, Co-founders of Rebundance and co-curators of leadership programs
Dayana Andrade has a degree in journalism, a master’s degree in Narrative Studies (UNESP) and a PhD in Environmental Sciences and Conservation (UFRJ). Since 2009, she has dedicated herself to the theoretical study, practical experimentation and dissemination of environmental issues with a focus on successional agroforestry systems and syntropic agriculture, both in Brazil and in Italy and Portugal.
In terms of practical experience, he managed the Syntropic Experimental Areas at the Fazenda São Sebastião Learning Centre (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) between 2016 and 2018; he applied syntropic principles in the implementation of Pedagogical Gardens in four public schools in southern Portugal, a project that won a National Competition in 2019; more recently, in southern Italy he is facing the challenge of recovering an olive grove in crisis using syntropic techniques.
In the field of communication, she launched the award-winning mini-documentary ‘Life in Syntropy’ during COP21 in Paris, created and maintained the Agenda Gotsch portal for 8 years. She has also worked as an environmental consultant on far-reaching television programmes such as the soap operas ‘Velho Chico’, ‘Pantanal’ and ‘Renascer’.
Together with Felipe Pasini, she is the author of the book ‘Life in Syntropy – Ernst Götsch’s Syntropic Agriculture Explained’.
Felipe Pasini is Journalist and Master in Environmental Sciences and Conservation from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Between 2007 and 2015 he worked as a producer of video recordings for the Natura company in the area of research and innovation; He was a consultant for TV Globo’s soap opera Velho Chico (2016), and for the remake of the soap opera Pantanal (2022) on the theme of agriculture and the environment; Between 2016 and 2018, he coordinated the Syntropic Agriculture Training Centre in Rio de Janeiro; From 2018 to 2020 he lived in Portugal to work on the design and implementation of a food network in one of the regions most at risk of desertification in Europe; In addition to his work on agriculture and the environment, Felipe was director of photography and cameraman for four seasons of the programme Brasil Visto de Cima (+Globosat); He is currently part of the research and creation team for the adaptation of the soap opera Renascer (TV Globo), and is coordinating the implementation of a regenerative system on a property in Puglia, southern Italy.
