What is Bioregionalism?
Bioregionalism takes a view of a landscape, its communities and culture, as shaped by topographic and biological characteristics rather than by man-made divisions. It connects people to place, supporting the thriving of the entire life community, and linking the local to the larger context. Bioregionalism puts into place a values base that is life-enhancing regenerative rather than destructive and exploitative, and that celebrates diversity.
“The term [bioregion] refers both to geographical terrain and a terrain of consciousness — to a place and the ideas that have developed about how to live in that place.”
— Peter Berg and Raymond Dasmann
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“Bioregioning is something that humans and early pre-humans, hominins, have done really since the beginning of time. It means living in a place, understanding that you’re part of the natural systems of that place, and, in a sense, working with those natural systems.”
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— Isabel Carlisle, Bioregioning and Our Felt Sense of Place
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Learn More Through These Links:​
"Why Bioregions?" from Bioregional Earth (16 min video)>>
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"Bioregionalism, an introduction" article by Peter Berg>>
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"Bioregionalism: A Better Way to Understand Where You Live" by Thomas Berry>>
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"What is a Bioregion?" article by Brandon Letsinger>>
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"What is Bioregionalism?" article by Brandon Letsinger>>
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"What is Bioregionalism" - Dept. of Bioregion>>
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"Ecoregions vs. Watersheds" - Dept. of Bioregion>>
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