Communities
We prioritize programs with the highest potential for social and ecological impact and transformation. Our directed efforts concentrate on the most significant needs to generate maximum impact for every dollar invested. We respond to pressing global challenges, from socio-economic disparities to environmental crises, ensuring our initiatives make a tangible difference.
The Local EcoHabitats Network/ GLocal Initiative Fund
Our Mission is to support the well-being of humans and the planet
This initiative embodies a united entrepreneurial ecosystem, rooted in values like regeneration, bioregionalism, equity, and profound respect for indigenous wisdom. We bridge diverse groups, knowledge, and resources to support both human development and the planet’s well-being. Our multifaceted approach emphasizes harmonious interactions with nature, proactive ecosystem restoration, and fostering a nurturing network for entrepreneurial spirits.
Our investment strategy has a balanced blend of regenerative and transparent governance that focuses on local action through a global vision of interconnectedness that fits a wide variety of donors and investors.
Purpose And Vision
The Glocal Initiative encapsulates Gaia Hub’s aspiration to weave global aspirations with local nuances. Through this convergence, Gaia Hub envisions a tapestry where diverse habitats, individuals, and organizations unite, all anchored in values of regeneration, rights of nature, bioregionalism, and profound reverence for indigenous wisdom.
The intention is to progress towards an alternative, regenerative socio-economic landscape, where humanity’s footprint becomes net positive to Earth and its manifold ecosystems. In this ambit, the Glocal Initiative adopts global techniques and knowledge but implements them with a local, culture-specific touch, ensuring actions resonate deeply and sustainably with their intended communities and ecosystems.
Central to the Glocal Initiative is the aim to strengthen, expand, and harmonize the world’s myriad bioregions, habitats, watersheds, and ecosystems, all the while championing stakeholder value. Gaia Hub acknowledges the pressing need to advocate for this cause, as our very survival hinges on such a shift. Failure to pivot towards this regenerative direction poses existential threats.
By creating an alterNative Glocal Nation, Gaia Hub transcends traditional borders and demarcations, though it recognizes and respects them. Initially focusing on organically organized regions and local communities (BioHabitats), the vision encompasses the broader inclusion of natural bioregions in the future. This new Glocal Nation structure endorses an Integral Holistic BioCentric Vision, adopting general permaculture principles to orchestrate member interactions, facilitated by regenerative and radically transparent governance and economies.
The Glocal Initiative DHE / BioRegional Watersheds Ecosystem (DHOs) seeks to buttress the broader BioRegional community. This includes not only those aware and aligned with the initiative but also those on the periphery. Simultaneously, it ensures alignment with the SEEDs Strategy council and upholds values and standards mandated by the Constitutional and Stewardship Councils.
This overarching structure is designed to empower a broader community to actively participate and self-organize, fostering rich, mutually beneficial exchanges. Integral to this is the trading mechanism, conducted both through offline/onland and online marketplaces, benefiting members, be it on a Global DHE or Local BioHabitats DHOs level.
Resultant Social And Ecological Impact
The Glocal Initiative is primed to create ripple effects on both societal structures and ecosystems. By merging global aspirations with local interventions, it aims to revitalize and replenish degraded landscapes, advocate sustainable agricultural practices, and reinvigorate communities with resources, opportunities, and knowledge. The conscious integration of indigenous wisdom not only empowers and elevates local communities but also ensures sustainable interventions in line with local ethos and culture.
Moreover, the emphasis on the harmonious blend of global objectives with local practices aims to restore and regenerate land, promote sustainable practices, and inspire communities to reconnect with their indigenous wisdom.
In addition, by actively investing in technologies that promote inclusivity, connection, and efficiency, Gaia Hub fosters a robust social fabric that brings entrepreneurs and other stakeholders together in a mission to rejuvenate ecosystems, promote food sovereignty, and facilitate all-round well-being.
While the Glocal Initiative is deeply rooted in social and ecological impact, it also bears potential for some level of monetary returns. Although not the primary objective, strategic investments, especially in regenerative land development and green technologies, could appreciate in value over time, acting as a cushion for future endeavors. Furthermore, by tapping into local resources, both human and natural, the initiative ensures economic sustainability.
The Glocal Initiative’s economic model, with its blend of regenerative and transparent governance, has the capacity to stimulate a vibrant, inclusive economy rooted in local needs yet scalable to global aspirations. The envisioned trade mechanisms, spanning offline/onland and online platforms, have the potential to generate revenue streams, which can be channeled back into furthering the Glocal Initiative’s goals.
This reinvestment mechanism ensures that while socio-ecological impacts remain at the forefront, the economic feasibility and sustainability of interventions are never compromised.
We have an innovative investment management model that encompassess cutting-edge technologies and mechanisms for transparent governance and regenerative practices
Decentralized and Distributed Governance: Glocal Initiative’s foundation is the Distributed Holonic Countries (DHCs), each operating as a sovereign blockchain. This ensures localized governance tailored to specific needs while integrating with the overarching Gaia Hub framework.
Native Governance Tokens: Each BioHabitat possesses its native governance tokens, making transactions and decision-making transparent and region-specific.
Gaia Hub Integration: While DHCs and DHBs have autonomy, they align with Gaia Hub’s broader vision, ensuring a cohesive mission that balances regional needs with global objectives.
Bio-Regional Sovereignty: Distributed Holonic Bioregions (DHBs) prioritize natural ecosystems, establishing their own governance protocols. These protocols emphasize local environments and cultures.
Bioregional Land Trusts: LandTrusts, non-profit entities, hold tokenized securities (NFTs) that fuel various projects, combining digital finance with real-world regeneration.
All community land trusts strike the balance between organizer, developer, and steward. Fortunately enough, the community land trust is a community development tool of uncommon flexibility that can accommodate a wide variety of land uses and development projects. Over the decades since the idea first came to fruition, community land trusts have been pushing the limits of what is possible with this governance framework. At Gaia Commons we are continuing the evolution of the community land trust model.The Schumacher Center for New Economics summarizes the community land trust as,
“…a democratically governed, regionally based, open membership non-profit corporation. Through an inheritable and renewable long-term lease, the trust removes land from the speculative market and facilitates multiple uses such as workforce housing, village improvement, sustainable agriculture, and recreation. Individual or organizational leaseholders own the buildings and other improvements on the land created by their labor and investment, but do not own the land itself. Resale agreements on the buildings ensure that the land value of a site is not included in future sales, but rather held in perpetuity on behalf of the regional community.”
In summary, the Glocal Initiative combines decentralization principles with Gaia Hub’s regenerative vision, crafting a model that’s adaptable, transparent, and both locally and globally effective.
Gaia Hub – General project
Innovative investment management model
We implement diverse and innovative social technologies for the management of our organization such as: “Dragon Dreaming” (based on three equally important objectives: service to the earth, community building and personal growth), “Sociocracy” (dynamic governance model that values equality and people’s rights, favoring effectiveness and transparency).
“Non-Violent Communication” (communication model that focuses on conflict resolution through three principles: self-empathy, empathy for others, and honest self-expression ) and the “Regenerative and Solidarity Economies”
(sober use of resources, absence of extraction, dynamism and care for the interaction between ecosystem actors, non-competition collaboration, promotion of life, prosperity and harmony), among other core principles, allowing us to plan, organize, direct and take care of the resource’s movement, decision-making in general and human interactions.
We co-create, in accordance with this comprehensive management model, support programs and personal growth, human development and eco-social design for the regeneration of comprehensive habitats. Social and environmental responsibility is intrinsic and creates the core values of the foundation and the projects that it develops and promotes, representing a valuable investment of all the resources received.
Investors or impact return strategy
As a natural result of the development through various aspects covered by this project and Gaia Foundation, the return on investment will be reflected in the appreciation of the material and human resources that we impact through the actions proposed in the short, medium, and long term.
This represents the contribution to the regeneration of the habitat of many valuable species of flora and fauna, rehabilitating the diversity of ecosystems and the preservation of genetics and biodiversity, creating diverse habitats for wildlife, as well as producing food and medicinal plants for people to enjoy.
Crop production (nursery for native, edible, medicinal and other beneficial plants and fungi) provide high quality organic food and well-being to people and the community, as well as the recovery, restoration and conservation of native / healthy ecosystems for the purpose of air and water quality, as well as the quality of human and biological life.
Our intention to offer return on investments will stay in the highest integrity with clear communication and agreements. We intend to use these investments to fuel our projects both virtually and on the ground, to set forth many regenerative prosperity plans, which will benefit the earth, the people, and strengthen communities in holistic manners.
Our collective will utilize methods of council and cooperative allocation of resources to create symbiotic designs to benefit all parties involved.
BioRegional Regenerative Development Plan
New impact generation opportunities
A bioregion is a geographical area defined by its shared ecological systems rather than political boundaries. By focusing on economic, cultural, ecological & social development within a bioregional context, we can effectively advance whole system health and regeneration.
OUR BIG PURPOSE
Design a fund of bioregional funds that empowers the creation and implementation of a global and multi-bioregional model and strategy for Colombia, LATAM and worldwide. Utilizing a proven regenerative methodology, this approach aims to elevate Life conditions across the economy, ecology, society, and culture & heritage, while delivering returns to investors.
GOALS
1. Identify the regenerative potential of the global and the local actors in the bioregions through the participatory methodology of Story of place.
2. Foster and facilitate a process of regenerative governance to build up with communities funds management abilities and decision making process for a bioregional engagement.
3. Create a BioLaboratory School for Regenerative Design & Development to spread the model to other bioregions in Colombia and LATAM.
4. Establishment and capitalisation of fund of funds for bioregional regeneration.
MILESTONES
– High level of “Story of Place” process, regenerative potential identification of financial potential.
– Foster critical mass of stakeholder engagement.
– Early stage asset identification within the 7 bioregions.
– Creation of artistic and communication pieces for showcasing.
– Detailed “Story of Place” process to co-create & valuate portfolio design for fund of funds with local stakeholders
– Strengthen the process of regenerative governance and development in local communities.
– Participatory financial design
– Designing of regenerative governance mechanisms for the fund of funds
Establishment
– Fund management, governance, systemic impact strategy & measurement.
– Monitoring the regenerative governance for collaborative financial dynamics in local projects.
– Financial modeling for bioregional regeneration.
– Governance School to scale the model to other bioregions globally.
– Onboarding of General partners – Sourcing and onboarding of LP’s
– Capital allocation to initiate asset design, development & implementation.
– Measurement of financial & impact and returns.
Key Impacts of the the gLocal/BioRegional Funds
1. Innovative Financial Model for Regeneration
This project introduces an innovative approach to financing regenerative initiatives at a bioregional level by creating a fund of funds. This financial model aims to pool and manage capital from multiple investors to strategically allocate it to specific regenerative projects across several bioregions in Colombia. The goal is to capitalize the fund with at least $50 million, providing a more robust and sustainable funding structure.
2. Strengthening Regenerative Governance
The project focuses on developing the abilities of local communities to manage funds and make decisions related to bioregional governance. This is crucial to ensure that communities not only receive funding but are also empowered to manage it effectively, fostering autonomy and long-term sustainability.
BioRegen Learning Centers
A significant component of the project is the establishment of bio regenerative governance centers. This aims to train community leaders and other key stakeholders in regenerative governance methods, with the intent of replicating and scaling the model to other bioregions in the world.
3. Enhancing Community Participation and Co-Creation
Unlike traditional funding models, this project emphasizes a participatory process in designing financial instruments. Local communities are involved in all stages, from asset identification to evaluation and portfolio design, ensuring that investments are culturally relevant and locally appropriate.
This participatory methodological approach is used to identify the regenerative potential of the involved bioregions. Through this process, the project seeks to deeply understand the history and context of each bioregion, helping develop investment strategies that respect and align with local dynamics.
4. Impact Measurement and Sustainable Returns
The project includes a framework to measure both financial and regenerative impacts, ensuring that benefits are not only economic but also ecological and social. This represents a significant shift towards a more holistic and multidimensional approach to success in conservation projects.
Adaptive financial models are employed to support bioregional regeneration, allowing greater flexibility and adaptability in capital allocation based on the changing needs of the bioregions.
5. Global Visibility and Expansion
Promoting Global Visibility and Support at International Events: One of the key goals of the project is to increase the visibility of bioregional initiatives on global platforms such as COP16. This helps attract more investment and support while positioning Colombia as a leader in regenerative governance and bioregionalization on the international stage.
1- Preliminary Design: Undertake high level design across 7 bioregions in Colombia, shaping asset creation and portfolio design
2- Participatory Design of Financial Instruments: Strengthen the process of regenerative governance in bioregions and participatory design of financial instruments, detailed asset sourcing and evaluation and comprehensive portfolio design. We are looking for 2.5M philanthropic + patient investment funds + participation in the Fund.
3- Capitalisation of Fund of Funds: Establishment and capitalisation of a fund of funds for bioregional regeneration. We hope to fundraise for at least 50M.
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