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Critical shift Community & Self-Governance — bioregions and systemic innovations 2 bioregions work on this critical shift through 6 systemic innovations.

🪢 Community & Self-Governance

Strengthening community networks and participatory decision-making capacity

Communities build strong networks and governance structures that enable collective action and long-term stewardship.

Mid Vistula River Valley

Poland

Orne Watershed

France

Lokalna Grupa Działania Aktywni Razem (Local Action Group Active Together)

Mid Vistula River Valley

Local Action Group supporting rural development, entrepreneurship, inclusion and civic participation across 12 municipalities.

Weaving Common Ground with Arc2020

Mid Vistula River Valley

European platform connecting agroecology voices through policy analysis, rural dialogues and sustainable food advocacy.

Le Coop des Territoires

Orne Watershed

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

Bocage Zéro Carbone

Orne Watershed

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

Rhizome

Orne Watershed

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

Bois Bocage Energie

Orne Watershed

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