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In no particular order except that mostly it all started here... Planet Drum Foundation For a detailed and extensive list of North Ameircan |
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The Community Solution is a program of Community Service, Inc. Community Service is dedicated to the development, growth and enhancement of small local communities. We envision a country where the population is distributed in small communities that are sustainable, diverse and culturally sophisticated. Community Service was founded by Arthur E. Morgan, educator, businessman and executive. He was the first president of the TVA and the president of Antioch University. We host the annual U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions. We also produced the powerful and DVD documentary, "The Power of Community – How Cuba Survived Peak Oil,"
The Community Solution, P. O. Box 243, Yellow Springs, OH 45387 937-767-2161 or, toll-free 866-767-2161 Email us at info@communitysolution.org http://www.communitysolution.org/ |
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Gaia University offers international students accredited Bachelors and Master degrees as well as graduate Diplomas through a pioneering educational concept. The self-directed, action learning methodology allows you to combine short residential courses with home-based project work while being supported by a professional network of advisors, tutors, mentors and workshop providers. You combine your ideals with practical experience to promote local and global sustainability, regeneration, justice and peace.
2007-8 programs in Brazil, Oregon and Tennessee USA and Germany in Integrative Ecosocial Design, Open Topic (Independent Study) and Organizing Learning for Earth Regeneration (Regional Development of Gaia University). Unfold your passions in any areas of Sustainabilty/Regeneration from Bioregionalism to Permaculture, Ecovillage Design, Post Petroleum Energy Descent Planning, Holistic Health, Ancient Wisdom and more. www.gaiauniversity.org |
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Bioregional Visions Council: Guardians of the Earth, contact Laura Kuri at or at Privada Colima #17, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 62450
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The Permaculture Activist Regenerative design for all bioregions. |
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AK Bioregionalismus Sauerland (c/o ) publishes "Die Stachelbeere", a newsletter for bioregionalism and eco-spirituality and is one of the most active bioregional groups in Germany. Contact: Lief-Thorsten Kramps, Lohmannstrasser 3, D-58119 Hagen/Westfalen (Bioregion Sauerland), Germany.
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A list of Australia's 80 bioregions can be found at:
http://www.environment.gov.au/bg/nrs/ibraimcr/ibra_95/ibra_big.gif. Also, The Web Incorporated is a bioregional organization in Australia working toward development through the Brisbane Regional Environmental Council and Forest ANA Queensland. |
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Eco-Bahia, an Ecuadoran bioregional Eco City project and collaboration between Planet Drum Foundation and the community of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador.
Eco-Bahia can be reached by contacting , , or |
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Genesis School. Vladir Villagran ( ) has a school in Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador, that teaches "green values" and conducts a Volunteer Program for anyone interested in getting involved.
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Green City Milan (Italy, c/o ) has news of urban sustainability efforts, green radio, "decorecycle" art, etc. in Milan.
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Italian Bioregional Network (c/o ) publishes Lato Selvatico magazine and news of Italian bioregional movement from Po River Valley to Naples.
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Japan Bioregional/Deep Ecology Movement (including Guard Fox Watch) c/o .
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HUEHUECOYOTL ECOVILLAGE, ECOALDEA HUEHUECOYOTL
APARTADO 111, TEPOZTLAN, MORELOS 62520, MEXICO (739) 395-5021 (5015) http://www.laneta.apc.org/rem/huehue.htm Permaculture ecovillage and home of the The Illuminated Elephants Traveling Gypsy Theatre. |
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Post Carbon Institute, 3683 West Fourth Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6R 1P2. Also home of The Relocalization Network
Julian is also co-creator of http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/ GIobalPublicMedia is part of a response to the difficulties that both public and profit-making news and other media have when trying to offer analysis and understanding which is not driven by the need to 'entertain', increase ratings, save money, make profit and satisfy shareholders. |
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Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) http://www.gaia.org and http://www.ecovillage.org
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BIOREGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHERN AMERICAS (BANA)
http://members.cruzio.com/~slriver/scmb/bioreg/welcome.htm BANA's mission is "to strengthen and amplify the voice of local bioregional groups in the Northern Americas". |
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A Bioregional Perspective on Planning and Regional Economics
Essay by Joel Russ http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/content/v12.3/russ.html |
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Balancing the scales: Managing biodiversity at the bioregional level
Book Review at http://biodiv.wri.org/pubs_foreword.cfm?PubID=2404 Also: What are the characteristics of bioregional management? http://wri.igc.org/biodiv/b014b-bts.html |
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Encuentro: Bioregionalists Cross the Border and Discover America by Antonio Lopez
Essay at http://www.swcp.com/~eltiki/homie_page/articles/bioregionalists.html |
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PROBEA( Proyecto Bio-regional de Educación Ambiental / Bioregional Environmental Education Project): SUCCESSFUL BINATIONAL & BIOREGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
by Greg Bloom, FronteraNorteSur Editor Report at http://www.nmsu.edu/~frontera/jun01/feat1.html |
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LifePlace: Bioregional Thought and Practice by Robert L. Thayer, Jr. Book review at: http://www.greenmarketreport.com/books/lifeplace.php
In a narrative rich with the essence of the Sacramento Valley, Thayer crafts a compelling argument for a life lived closer to the earth. He begins this evocative book--which is part memoir, part lifestyle manual--by describing his home of the last 30 years as "a mail-order spouse whom I would grow to appreciate, then love." |
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Memorandum of Understanding: California's Coordinated Regional Strategy to Conserve Biological Diversity "The Agreement on Biological Diversity" at http://ceres.ca.gov/biodiv/mou.html The California Biodiversity Council (CBC) http://ceres.ca.gov/biodiversity/ was formed in 1991 to improve coordination and cooperation between the various resource management and environmental protection organizations at federal, state, and local levels. |
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Sense Of Place, article at: http://www.conservationeconomy.net/content.cfm?PatternID=13 a project of |
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BANA - A New Voice for Bioregions by Beatrice Briggs, article at: |
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Riparian Habitat Joint Venture, a project currently underway which protects biodiversity and enhance natural resources as well as the human element they support. Report at:
http://www.prbo.org/calpif/htmldocs/rhjv/ |
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Toxic Lifestyles by Peter Bier at Peace Times http://www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/peace/ptimes/TOXIC.HTM
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What's a bioregion? http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/aboutus/accomplish-2001.html |
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THE ECOLOGY CENTER, INC.
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Ecology Center · 2530 San Pablo Avenue Berkeley, CA 94702
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Realistic Living, 3578 N. State Highway 78, Bonham, TX 75418 |
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Write Where You Are: Transformation Through the Spoken and Written Word, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Ph.D. http://www.writewhereyouare.org/ |
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http://www.planetaryhealer.net
In 1990, at the North American Bioregional Congress in Maine, the Water Committeee decided to give thanks to the water. We continue this practice of thanksgiving through a project we have named "Awakening the Planetary Healer Within" |
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http://www.nationalwatercenter.org
In its role as water advocate, the National Water Center strives to look at water with the broadest ideas of ecological balance and harmony. Supporting appropriate technology, bioregionalism, composting toilets, dowsing, ecology, flow forms, stream monitoring, vibrational water, watershed planning; we welcome articles on these subjects at this site. Particularly note WaterWorks http://www.nationalwatercenter.org/WaterWorks.htm |
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Ecological Cities Project
Rutherford H. Platt c/o Dept. of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 (413) 545-2499 http://www.ecologicalcities.org |
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