← Bioregions
Flow diagram of Orne Watershed's systemic innovations feeding critical shifts 6 systemic innovations connect through 12 critical shifts toward Orne Watershed's overall regenerative change.

Orne Watershed

France

Colina, in the Orne watershed, is anchored by La Coop des Territoires and grows through farmers, associations, entrepreneurs and civic actors meeting around trust, field visits and shared tables. Together they are pioneering blended finance for investment in a living landscape.

🪢 Community & Self-Governance

Strengthening community networks and participatory decision-making capacity

⚖️ Policy & Advocacy

Developing policy engagement formats that connect local practice to systemic change

👛 Finance & Ownership

Co-creating place-based financing mechanisms and community ownership models

🎨 Culture & Heritage

Supporting cultural programmes, events, and heritage initiatives that bring people together and tell new stories about place

❤️‍🩹 Health & Social Services

Developing nature-based and community-led innovations that expand access to health and wellbeing

🏠 Housing & Infrastructure

Developing new models for rural housing construction and infrastructure investment

📚 Education & Knowledge

Building knowledge networks, curricula, and research programmes for regenerative practice

🔆 Energy & Carbon

Developing community-owned renewable energy systems and landscape-scale carbon reduction and management initiatives

🌳 Ecosystems & Biodiversity

Developing landscape-scale holistic ecosystem restoration and conservation programmes

🧒 Youth & Opportunities

Creating diverse pathways for young people into nature-positive livelihoods

⛓️ Value Chains & Economic Development

Developing new business models and short supply chains that capture more value from local assets

🍎 Food & Agriculture

Developing viable models for regenerative farming and food systems

Apidés

Rural Normandy coworking space supporting professionals through shared workspaces, equipment, collaboration and networking.

Le Coop des Territoires

Normandy cooperative supporting territorial development, local governance, experiments and the Colina bioregional lab.

Bocage Zéro Carbone

Normandy network helping businesses, authorities and residents accelerate carbon reduction through collective challenges.

Les Fourmis Vertes

Solidarity second-hand store combining reuse, social employment, low-tech workshops and eco-responsible living.

Rhizome

Normandy cooperative incubator helping agriculture, food and landscape entrepreneurs test, grow and support local organic supply chains.

Bois Bocage Energie

Normandy cooperative turning sustainably managed hedgerows into local renewable energy and circular value.