Restoring and Regenerating Agricultural Ecosystems

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Restoring & Regenerating Agricultural Ecosystems Matthew Lynch Asia-Pacific Center for Regenerative Design [email protected] June 27, 2015 - HARC Kunia

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Restoring & Regenerating !Agricultural Ecosystems

Matthew Lynch!Asia-Pacific Center for Regenerative Design!

[email protected]

June 27, 2015 - HARC Kunia

Araki Island, Vanuatu

Araki Island, Vanuatu

Vanuatu archipelago

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Coconut jam production Araki Island

Cacao bean production

Tisvel Village

High-value artisan single-origin chocolate

Tisvel Village

Malekula Island

(Beef under coconut)

Sandalwood nursery

Tisvel Village

Araki Island

Sandalwood in the field

Port VilaPiper nigrum on Erythrina sp.

Alley cropping using Glyricida

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Regenerative Enterprise models of economic development redirect financial capital flows back towards cultivating our primary forms of capital, which forms the basis of human well-being (true wealth).

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ECONOMICS:

ECONOMICS:“OIKOS” / “NOMOS”

ECONOMICS:“OIKOS” / “NOMOS”

“MANAGEMENT OF THE HOME”

REGENERATIVE ENTERPRISE:OPTIMIZING FOR

MULTI-CAPITAL ABUNDANCE

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SANDALWOOD!PRODUCER

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KITCHEN !GARDEN

KITCHEN !GARDEN

KITCHEN !GARDEN

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SANDALWOOD!PRODUCER

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KITCHEN !GARDEN

HARDWOOD !CASH CROP

KITCHEN !GARDEN

KITCHEN !GARDEN

FRUIT !TREE!CROP

NUT !TREE!CROP

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KITCHEN !GARDEN

MUSHROOM!PRODUCER

NURSERY!CROPS

HARDWOOD !CASH CROP

KITCHEN !GARDEN

KITCHEN !GARDEN

NURSERY!CROPS

FRUIT !TREE!CROP

NUT !TREE!CROP

https://www.lush.co.uk/article/introducing-slush-fund

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KITCHEN !GARDEN

KITCHEN !GARDEN

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CACAO!PRODUCER

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CACAO!PRODUCER

CACAO!PRODUCER

KITCHEN !GARDEN

MUSHROOM!PRODUCER

NURSERY!CROPS

KOA !CASH CROP

KITCHEN !GARDEN

KITCHEN !GARDEN

NURSERY!CROPS

COCONUT!CASH!CROP

ILIAHI!CASH!CROP

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https://www.lush.co.uk/article/introducing-slush-fund

SANDALWOOD!PRODUCER

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HARDWOOD !CASH CROP

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FRUIT !TREE!CROP

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LOCAL!ENTERPRISE!ECOLOGIES

Regenerative Enterprise models of economic development hold enormous potential to Restore & Regenerate Agricultural Landscapes

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NEW!SPECIES OF!BUSINESS

Regenerative Enterpriseeconomic development hold enormous potential to Agricultural Landscapes

Matthew Lynch!Asia-Pacific Center for Regenerative Design!

[email protected]

Restoring & Regenerating !Agricultural Ecosystems

June 27, 2015 - HARC Kunia