REGENERATING A BIOREGION
Grounded in the Guanabara Bay bioregion, Sinal Do Vale regenerates natural ecosystems, revives cultural landscapes, builds resilient communities and empowers people to activate their agency to contribute to a sustainable future. We do this working with multi-lateral stakeholders across the bioregion to address social, environmental and economic challenges. Our prototypes are focused on soil regeneration, healthy food systems and sustainable economic opportunities.
OUR INITIATIVES
ACTIVE CITIZENS
Along the Caminho, we are : developing and strengthening a market for agroecological products that contribute to forest restoration. This includes training farmers in agroforestry and regenerative agriculture and establishing partners, such as with Italian B-Corp ABOCA, to develop sustainable supply chains.
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
PLACE-BASED CHANGE
Bioregional regeneration is a coming home to place.
We believe that the urgent environmental crisis can only be met by regenerative practices that honor local ecosystems and communities. A bioregional focus aligns human activities with the unique bio-geo-physical patterns of specific regions, fostering ecological health, social cohesion and resilience. We facilitate a decentralised approach where commmunities take responsibility for regeneration and resilience as co-guardians of their bioregion.
OUR THEORY OF CHANGE
We have created a theory of change where Biohubs, like SINAL, catalyze the Bioregion to create a Bioeconomy.
FIELD An economic system that uses renewable biological resources to produce food, energy, and materials in a sustainable way. It features business models that create value while meeting community needs.
SCALE The scale at which systemic change is possible, since actors are inherently bound by local geography, climate, ecosystems, communities and cultural values. Not by political boundaries.
CATALYST Catalyzes regenerative ecological initiatives in a bioregion - piloting, teaching and scaling nature-based solutions, as well as fostering collaboration between businesses, communities and researchers in the territory.
SINAL's Role as a BioHub
An innovation hub, developing prototypes and for ecological regeneration
A dynamic catalyst for teaching and scaling solutions in a bioregion
Facilitates innovative business models for the bioeconomy
A collaborative platform that brings together diverse stakeholders
We articulated this Theory of Change for Bioregional Development at Rio G20.
Find out more in our report.
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