Regenerative

Description

SecondRenaissance.net:

"The concept of regeneration – and the social movement associated with it – can be contrasted with the more widely known concept of sustainability. While sustainability is about leaving the environment "as you found it" by seeking to neutralise negative impacts, regeneration is about replenishing, restoring, or enhancing – actively seeking to improve an ecosystem's resilience and capacity to regenerate. An example of regeneration is the restoration of Loess Plateau in China in 1994, where the Chinese government and the World Bank collaborated on restoring biodiversity and life-systems in nearly 4 million acres of over-grazed, over-harvested lands in north-central China.

In recent years, a regenerative approach has been increasingly applied to the design of cultures and human systems. Key principles involve seeing ourselves as living in patterns of relationships, rather than as separate individuals; seeing these relationships as part of wider living systems; and seeing these patterns as constantly evolving and emerging processes."

(https://secondrenaissance.substack.com/p/ecosystem-names-overview)

More information

Via [1]:

Designing Regenerative Cultures — Introduction [2]

Regenerative Cultures, with Daniel Christian Wahl [3]

The Design Pathway for Regenerating Earth - Joe Brewer [4]