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Bioregional Design

  • Political borders are arbitrary liabilities that rarely align with the planet's natural systems.
  • A bioregion is defined by watersheds, ecosystems, climate zones, geology and soil, and topography.
  • Organizing along bioregional lines makes water a shared responsibility and aligns agriculture with the land, reducing chemical inputs and supply chain reliance.
  • Be pragmatic about purity: with a changing planet, assisted migration of species from other bioregions can be the most resilient choice.
  • Growth follows the land's carrying capacity; a cadre that outgrows a watershed splits along natural seams.
  • Trade within and between bioregions is purposeful and reciprocal, born of mutual benefit rather than extraction.
  • Bioregionalism is an antidote to the poison of nationalism.

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