Bioregional Resilience - August Newsletter
Welcome to the Biome Newsletter, August edition - featuring updates from our Giftees & local ecosystem.
When looking at the current state of our environment on a macro scale, it is understandable to feel discouraged given the effects of climate change, corporate expansion, and biodiversity loss across the globe.
However, when we shift our focus to our local bio-regions, it is possible find a renewed sense of hope.
We find pockets of incredible individuals and organisations dedicated to minimising our environmental footprint, restoring biodiverse ecosystems, and bolstering community resilience.
We are grateful each month to bring together the latest inspiration from our local biosphere.
We hope you enjoy this month’s digest.
Ngā mihi aroha
- Biome Trust
The Learning Environment collective, Whanganui.
Giftee Updates
The Learning Environment recently published their Annual Impact Story - a snapshot of some of their awesome measurable achievements. More
Papawhakaritorito Trust shares how Aotearoa has a unique opportunity to remain GMO free. More
Kōanga Institute features on the cover of NZ Lifestyle Block Magazine covering permaculture, homesteading, community-sufficiency and off-grid living. More
Toru Education exists to provide experiential learning opportunities in the Wellington bio-region that nurture people, planet and spirit. Events
Papawhakaritorito Trust has opened their Spring intake for the next Indigenous-led online course – Introduction to Growing Clean Kai. More
Mangaroa Farms is hosting a tree planting event by the Mangaroa River to celebrate DoC Conservation Week. More
Happen Films is currently fundraising to complete their next feature-length documentary, The New Peasants. Watch trailer
Kelmarna Community Gardens workshop programme hosts sessions on fermentation, gardening basics, seedling swaps & more. Events
Mangaroa Farms secures an additional 330 hectares of local farmland & native forestry along the Mangaroa river corridor. More
For the Wild interviews Dr. Bayo Akomalefe on ontological Mutiny - how might we descend in to the crises, embracing the decay & compost that modernity has come to detest? More
BioFi Project’s Samantha Power releases a powerful new book - Bioregional Financing Facilities: Reimagining Finance to Regenerate Our Planet. More
Local Futures new short film, The Power of Local features groups on five continents working to create healthy & fair local economies, communities & food systems. Watch
Regen Network hosts a online registry that helps communities develop methodologies to verify ecological credits, including carbon & biodiversity. More
Ma Earth interviews Stuart Cowan, Executive Director of the The Buckminster Fuller Institute on bioregionalism, abundance design & indigenous knowledge systems. Watch
SpaceBase podcast covers insightful interviews with aerospace specialists, investors, and entrepreneurs. More
One Earth describes how coastal Oysters act as natural water purifiers by filtering and removing pollutants from the sea. More
Stop Ecocide petition calls on EU countries to establish ecocide as a crime at the International Criminal Court. More
Centre for Strategic Philanthropy highlights the Simplicity Living project, aiming to deliver one million years of warm, dry, affordable housing in NZ. More
Solarpunk inspired Bosco Verticale, in Milan.
Additional News
Quorum Sense releases their collective response to the proposed GE Technology changes in Aotearoa NZ. More
Solarpunk is an emerging art form encompassing nature and technology, providing a lens for reimagining our relationship to the environment. More
DoC Conservation Week in Aotearoa NZ is this September 2 - 8, featuring a range of events to celebrate our native taonga species. More
OANZ covers Glyphosate: Understanding the Risks and Pushing for Change - by Dr Zuzana Oravcova Wheeler. More
TED Talk covers how indigenous communities make up only five percent of the world’s population but protect 80% of Earth’s biodiversity. More
Mangaroa Farms presents 10 Reasons GMOs are an Issue for Aotearoa, including environmental, cultural and health related concerns. Read
Ngāti Whātua Orakei Pourewa Māra Kai & Nursery was established in 2020 on reclaimed tribal land - to preserve traditional practices to encourage food sovereignty. More
“Think globally, act locally.”
