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Regenerative science is an emerging field of research that studies how [[living systems]] can be [[stewardship|stewarded]], cultured, and grown to restore and regenerate the health of [[Pacha Mama]] and all [[Earthbound ecosystems]], including [[human communities]].
Regenerative science is an emerging interdisciplinary field of research that studies how [[living systems]] can be [[stewardship|stewarded]], cultured, and grown to restore and regenerate the health of [[Earthbound ecosystems]], including [[Pacha Mama]] and [[human communities]].


= Purpose =
= Purpose =


The goals of regenerative science are to:
Climate Wiki's research program for regenerative science is to:


1. Understand how living systems work;
1. Describe how living systems work, truthfully;


2. Develop new technologies and approaches that can be used for [[regeneration]];
2. Develop methods and technologies that can be used for [[regeneration]], ethically;


3. Enhance the resilience of living systems to [[ecocide]];
3. Protect living systems facing [[ecocide]], maximally;


4. Reverse the feedback loops accelerating [[climate collapse]] and [[the Sixth Mass Extinction]];
4. Reverse the [[feedback loops]] accelerating [[climate collapse]] and [[the Sixth Mass Extinction]], immediately;


5. Solidify the sustainable foundations of a [[climate justice|just]], [[decolonization|decolonized]], and enduring future.
5. Regenerate the ecosocial foundations of a [[climate justice|just]] & [[decolonization|decolonized]] future, perpetually.


The overall purpose informing regenerative science is regeneration itself - defined in this context as restoring balance in a living system which has been harmed or disrupted due to anthropogenic (human-caused) disturbance. This can include anything from individual organisms and ecosystems, up through social institutions and cultural patterns, to global processes like climate collapse.
The overall purpose informing regenerative science is regeneration itself - defined in this context as restoring balance in living systems which have been harmed or disrupted due to human disturbance. Its scope ranges from particular organisms and ecosystems, to social institutions, cultural patterns, and global processes like climate collapse.


= Applications =
= Principles =
 
== Living Systems ==
 
1. Living systems are '''interdependent''' – change in one part of the system influences other parts of the system in expected and unexpected ways
 
2. Living systems become '''more diverse''' as they evolve
 
3. Living systems are never static; they are always '''in flux'''
 
4. Living systems are filled with '''feedback loops''' that facilitate evolution
 
5. Living systems cannot be steered or controlled, only '''attracted or nudged'''.
 
6. Living systems only accept solutions that '''the system helps to create'''.
 
7. Living systems only pay attention to '''what is meaningful to them here and now'''.
<ref>https://kathleenallen.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LeadingFromTheRootsCH1_Print.pdf</ref>
 
<blockquote>The ability to self-organize is the strongest form of system resilience. A system that can evolve can survive almost any change by changing itself.</blockquote>
 
– Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems: A Primer
<ref>https://interactioninstitute.org/rooting-for-change-a-living-systems-approach-to-thinking-about-and-linking-our-organizations/#:~:text=Living%20systems%20are%20interdependent%20%E2%80%93%20change,they%20are%20always%20in%20flux</ref>


Key applications of regenerative science include:
== Human Communities ==


1. [[Ecological Design]]
'''1. Human communities are living systems:'''


2. [[Green Infrastructure]]
Biologically, ecologically, and spiritually, we are part of the Earth community. [[Pacha Mama]] is self-regulating, and all life on Earth forms a single community of which we are an integral part.


3. [[Syntropic Agroforestry]]
'''2. Human communities impact living systems:'''


4. [[Mass Climate Action]]
[[Geochronology]] has shown that we have entered a new [[geological era]] called (in Greek derivation) the [[Anthropocene]], because human [[pollution]] is having global impacts at an unprecedented ecocidal rate.


= Principles =
Regenerative science thus necessarily concerns itself with the whole range of human sciences or social studies which pertain to the nature of human systems in order to understand why this is happening, and how to stop it. The broad study of human history and geography shows that our actions, and different kinds of human communities, can either harm or help other beings and ecosystems to greater and lesser degrees.


== Of Living Systems ==
A wide range of scientific disciplines can be further used to study the numerous dimensions of human systems, how they shape and are shaped by human communities and other planetary ecosystems, and how their modes of production, distribution, and consumption fuel the regeneration or destruction of ecosocial and planetary health.


1. Living systems are complex and dynamic.
= Practice =


2. Living systems are self-organizing and self-regulating.
Regenerative science is not 'value neutral.' It is rather based on the premise that science is a collective enterprise,<ref>https://scienceornot.net/2012/01/23/science-is-a-collective-enterprise-its-models-are-cumulative-interconnected-and-coherent-2/</ref> and shared ecological values must inform scientific practice.<ref>https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/ecology-an-ethical-perspective-80059530/</ref> Further, science is understood to be a process which is both ecologically mediated and communally practiced. <ref>"Science is Ecological and Ecology is Scientific: The Uptake of Vinogradskii’s Direct Methods" https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-5198-9_9</ref><ref>https://communityscience.astc.org/overview/</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901119300942</ref>


3. Living systems are interdependent and connected.
Regenerative science is therefore not only the 'science of regeneration' but also responds to the need for the practices of science to change, and be done regeneratively.<ref>https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/78807361/SAQ116_1_05Castree.pdf</ref>


4. Living systems have the ability to regenerate and repair themselves.
Where the study of living systems leads to an appreciation for the sacred nature of life, its ability to grow and protect life is enhanced. For this reason, regenerative science is also a kind of spiritual practice.


5. Living systems are resilient and adaptable.
= Branches =


6. Living systems are resourceful and efficient.
[[Climate Science]]


7. Living systems are diverse and seek balance.
[[Soil Science]]


8. Living systems are complex and ever-changing.
[[Mycology]]


9. The study of living systems is an ongoing process.
[[Permaculture]]


== Of Human Communities ==
[[Agroecology]]


1. Human communities are living systems:
[[Regenerative Economics]]


Biologically, ecologically, and spiritually, we are part of the Earth community. [[Pacha Mama]] is self-regulating, and all life on Earth forms a single community of which we are an integral part.
[[Media Ecology]]


2. Human communities impact living systems:
[[Geochronology]]


Geochronology has shown that we have entered a new [[geological era]] called (in Greek derivation) the [[Anthropocene]], because human [[pollution]] is having global impacts at an unprecedented ecocidal rate.
= Applications =


Regenerative science thus necessarily concerns itself with the whole range of human sciences or social studies which pertain to the nature of human systems in order to understand why this is happening, and how to stop it. The broad study of human history and geography shows that our actions, and different kinds of human communities, can either harm or help other beings and ecosystems to greater and lesser degrees.
Key applications of regenerative science include:


A wide range of scientific disciplines can be further used to study the numerous dimensions of human systems, how they shape and are shaped by human communities and other planetary ecosystems, and how their modes of production, distribution, and consumption fuel the regeneration or destruction of ecosocial and planetary health.
[[Pyrolysis]]


= Practice =
[[Khemurgy]]


Regenerative science is not 'value neutral.' It is rather based on the premise that science is a collective enterprise, and shared ecological values must inform scientific practice. Further, science is understood to be a process which is both ecologically mediated and communally defined. The methods of regenerative science necessarily stem from the communities of practice which actively seek to or are able to maximize regeneration.
[[Mass climate action]]


This means that the application of regenerative science must be informed by ecological values such as [[interdependence]], [[symbiosis]], [[balance]], and [[biodiversity]] - which are also (when translated) core human values across cultures around the world.
[[Syntropic Agroforestry]] / [[Regenerative Agriculture]]


Regenerative science is therefore not only the 'science of regeneration' but also the practice of science, done regeneratively.
[[Green Infrastructure]]


Where the study of living systems leads to an appreciation for the sacred nature of life, its ability to grow and protect life is enhanced. For this reason, regenerative science is a spiritual practice as well as scientific.
[[Ecological Accreditation]]


= Sources =
= Sources =

Latest revision as of 23:19, 30 December 2022

Regenerative science is an emerging interdisciplinary field of research that studies how living systems can be stewarded, cultured, and grown to restore and regenerate the health of Earthbound ecosystems, including Pacha Mama and human communities.

Purpose

Climate Wiki's research program for regenerative science is to:

1. Describe how living systems work, truthfully;

2. Develop methods and technologies that can be used for regeneration, ethically;

3. Protect living systems facing ecocide, maximally;

4. Reverse the feedback loops accelerating climate collapse and the Sixth Mass Extinction, immediately;

5. Regenerate the ecosocial foundations of a just & decolonized future, perpetually.

The overall purpose informing regenerative science is regeneration itself - defined in this context as restoring balance in living systems which have been harmed or disrupted due to human disturbance. Its scope ranges from particular organisms and ecosystems, to social institutions, cultural patterns, and global processes like climate collapse.

Principles

Living Systems

1. Living systems are interdependent – change in one part of the system influences other parts of the system in expected and unexpected ways

2. Living systems become more diverse as they evolve

3. Living systems are never static; they are always in flux

4. Living systems are filled with feedback loops that facilitate evolution

5. Living systems cannot be steered or controlled, only attracted or nudged.

6. Living systems only accept solutions that the system helps to create.

7. Living systems only pay attention to what is meaningful to them here and now. [1]

The ability to self-organize is the strongest form of system resilience. A system that can evolve can survive almost any change by changing itself.

– Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems: A Primer [2]

Human Communities

1. Human communities are living systems:

Biologically, ecologically, and spiritually, we are part of the Earth community. Pacha Mama is self-regulating, and all life on Earth forms a single community of which we are an integral part.

2. Human communities impact living systems:

Geochronology has shown that we have entered a new geological era called (in Greek derivation) the Anthropocene, because human pollution is having global impacts at an unprecedented ecocidal rate.

Regenerative science thus necessarily concerns itself with the whole range of human sciences or social studies which pertain to the nature of human systems in order to understand why this is happening, and how to stop it. The broad study of human history and geography shows that our actions, and different kinds of human communities, can either harm or help other beings and ecosystems to greater and lesser degrees.

A wide range of scientific disciplines can be further used to study the numerous dimensions of human systems, how they shape and are shaped by human communities and other planetary ecosystems, and how their modes of production, distribution, and consumption fuel the regeneration or destruction of ecosocial and planetary health.

Practice

Regenerative science is not 'value neutral.' It is rather based on the premise that science is a collective enterprise,[3] and shared ecological values must inform scientific practice.[4] Further, science is understood to be a process which is both ecologically mediated and communally practiced. [5][6][7]

Regenerative science is therefore not only the 'science of regeneration' but also responds to the need for the practices of science to change, and be done regeneratively.[8]

Where the study of living systems leads to an appreciation for the sacred nature of life, its ability to grow and protect life is enhanced. For this reason, regenerative science is also a kind of spiritual practice.

Branches

Climate Science

Soil Science

Mycology

Permaculture

Agroecology

Regenerative Economics

Media Ecology

Geochronology

Applications

Key applications of regenerative science include:

Pyrolysis

Khemurgy

Mass climate action

Syntropic Agroforestry / Regenerative Agriculture

Green Infrastructure

Ecological Accreditation

Sources

  1. ↑ https://kathleenallen.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LeadingFromTheRootsCH1_Print.pdf
  2. ↑ https://interactioninstitute.org/rooting-for-change-a-living-systems-approach-to-thinking-about-and-linking-our-organizations/#:~:text=Living%20systems%20are%20interdependent%20%E2%80%93%20change,they%20are%20always%20in%20flux
  3. ↑ https://scienceornot.net/2012/01/23/science-is-a-collective-enterprise-its-models-are-cumulative-interconnected-and-coherent-2/
  4. ↑ https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/ecology-an-ethical-perspective-80059530/
  5. ↑ "Science is Ecological and Ecology is Scientific: The Uptake of Vinogradskii’s Direct Methods" https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-5198-9_9
  6. ↑ https://communityscience.astc.org/overview/
  7. ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901119300942
  8. ↑ https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/78807361/SAQ116_1_05Castree.pdf
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