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=Description=

Sara Silva et al. :

"The watershed of the Mira river is one of the regions in Europe that is most
at risk of desertification. In 2019, a collective of concerned inhabitants,
under the umbrella organisation Project Earth, rallied together with a
purpose: To regenerate the Mira watershed by focusing on its potential
and not its problems. For the first few years, the collective focused on
mapping the social ecosystem of the region, identifying the key
stakeholders, meeting them in their place and cultivating collaborative
relationships with them. This strategy showed a keen appreciation for the
diversity of place and how multiple centres can exist in one bioregion,
each with its own niche role to contribute to the ecosystem, both social
and ecological. The Project Earth team applied a differential approach,
adapting the way they engaged with each unique stakeholder group
according to their needs and the context. This allowed them to catalyse
the latent potential of this stakeholder ecosystem, as an ecosystem of
bioregional stewards, or River Guardians."

(https://ecolise.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bioregional-Governance-Training-Guide.pdf?)


=More information=

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