Welcome to the Bioregional Directory

“Bioregion refers both to geographical terrain and a terrain of consciousness – to a place and the ideas that have developed about how to live in that place.” — Peter Berg

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More and more people are beginning to consider the well-being of the places they live as central to their own well-being. Ecology-related social transformers recognize that humans have the task of discovering or rediscovering what a realistic relationship to their life-place entails.

Bioregions (life-places) are usually identified and named by the people who live in them. They have “soft borders” which depend on climate, physiography, geology, climate, animal and plant geography, natural and human history, etc. Boundaries from one bioregion may include or overlap with another.

Exploring and understanding local bioregions is the natural place to begin to develop a planet-based consciousness. Bioregional groups address issues concerning community, economics, energy, agriculture, interdependence, etc. from the perspective that human beings are an interactive species in the biosphere. A group’s primary activities may include research and study, place-related publishing, educational outreach, celebrations of place, hands-on restoration, political action, spiritual community, actions for change, etc.

There is a great variety of ideas about bioregionalism and perceptions of bioregions. Some represented bioregions are very large and others quite small. Some are clearly defined and others roughly generalized.

Generally, bioregionally oriented individuals and groups work to:

• Discover, understand and maintain local natural systems.
• Develop and maintain practical, sustainable ways to satisfy basic human needs.
• Support proactive projects, employment and education, as well as engaging in protests against the destruction of the natural elements in a life-place.

This Directory is a resource to connect with and exchange ideas and methods with those who share a similar outlook. It will continue to be updated. Please contact Planet Drum Foundation with updates, additions or corrections.

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Asterisks (*) designate listings from the previous Directory that link to descriptions and current websites. 

Europe

Asia

Australia

• Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
• *Urban Ecology Australia, Inc.

South America

• Design School for Regenerating Earth
• Foundation for the Bioregional Autonomy of the Orinoco Watershed

Asterisks (*) designate listings from the previous Directory that link to descriptions and current websites.