Regenerative Development Initiatives
Equity Pact is a Rescue Earth Initiative
There are four primary initiatives and two sub-initiatives. They are:
What does the Term ‘Regenerative’ Mean?
The term ‘regenerative’ describes the processes that restore, renew or revitalise their own sources of energy and materials, ensuring the capacity to sustain and nurture all life. Regenerative approaches use whole-systems thinking to build equitable resilience that responds to the needs of society while respecting the integrity of nature.
Regenerative Development
Regenerative development marks an evolution in the concept and practice of sustainable development.
Sustainable or green development has focused on minimising damage to the environment and human health and using resources more efficiently to limit the degradation of earth’s natural systems. Regenerative approaches, however, seek to reverse the degradation of the planet’s natural systems and also design human systems that coevolve with natural systems to generate mutual benefits and greater expression of life and resilience.
Regenerative development is a living systems meta-discipline that unifies the pattern practices of social and ecological design into a process that lifts people, building design, and community planning into a co-evolutionary relationship. The effect: improving the overall quality of the physical, social and spiritual aspects of our living places and the planet.
Regeneration in Context
Regeneration is often a core goal of many frameworks with an ecological focus, such as nature based solutions, biomimicry, agroecology, permaculture, conservation agriculture, forest gardening, natural farming, and bush regeneration. Re-Alliance aims to enhance understanding of the potential of such movements to create regenerative solutions.
Related Articles:
Shifting from Sustainability to Regeneration, by Bill Reed. Building Research & Information, 2007.
Regenerative Development and Design by Pamela Mang, Bill & Reed, Regenesis Group and Story of Place Institute Chapter 303, Encyclopedia Sustainability Science & Technology, 2112
Raising the profile of regeneration and its potential to move livelihoods and economies beyond the sustainable, Ethical Consumer for The Lush Spring Prize, 2016
Related Videos
In this Christchurch Conversation, Bill Reed introduces us to the practical concepts of regenerative development and design, to help us all create a deeper, more enduring and mutually beneficial relationship between people and place. After his talk, Bill is joined by Debbie Tikao (Matapopore) who facilitates a Q&A session.