We can't really address regeneration holistically without seriously considering that destruction might happen a lot quicker and wider than we can possibly regenerate.
Unless we also address how to stop the destruction, we're not really designing.
Here are some designed efforts to change the systems's dynamics, by Legal Activism, an intervention in the Collective quadrants.
Polly Higgins, Eradicating EcocideVídeo de YouTubeLegal Action: EarthRights InternationalThis short film provides an overview of the work of EarthRights International Law of the Rights of Mother EarthFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia >> see original article for updates & links. The short law was presented by president Evo Morales at the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The law defines Mother Earth as follows: "the dynamic living system made up of indivisible community of all living systems and living beings, interrelated, interdependent and complementary, which share a common destiny. Mother Earth is considered sacred by the cosmovisions of the indigenous originary campesino nations and peoples." The short law proclaims the creation of the Defensoría de la Madre Tierra a counterpart to the human rights ombudsman office known as the Defensoría del Pueblo, but leaves its structuring and creation to future legislation. This law, including a twelve-article short version, was modified for a later agreement with the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, represented by Senator Freddy Bersatti and Deputy Galo Silvestre. Two articles were subsequently stripped from the draft, including provisions for free, prior, and informed consent by indigenous peoples on whose land development projects are planned. Drafting and legislative processThe law enumerates seven specific rights to be enjoyed by Mother Earth, constituent ecosystems, and human systems: The right to life including the integrity of ecosystems and natural processes, and the necessary conditions for regeneration The right to biodiversity which should be preserved without genetic modification The right to water in sufficient quantity and quality to sustain life, protected from pollution The right to clean air The right to equilibrium through "maintain[ing] or restoring the interrelation, interdependence, complementarity, and functionality" of all parts of the Earth The right to restoration of ecosystems damaged by human activity The right to live free of pollution including toxic and radioactive waste PrecedentThe law is considered to be the first instance of environmental law published in Spanish which gives legal personhood to the natural system, and may also allow for citizens to sue individuals and groups on behalf of "Mother Earth" in response to real and alleged infringements of its integrity. | Systems ScienceReview the Dana Meadows page & the systems articles there: Which are the most effective ways to intervene in a system? How can that be applied here? |