IN a world of climate chaos and disruption, the bio-regional is a logical solution - for a circular economy of resources, food-health democracy, sustainable ecosystems which avoid future pandemics, and liveable communities.

But - all around, powerful forces push in other directions – global finance and supply chains, international migration, extraction and privatization of water / energy / materials... Meanwhile the vulnerability of cities and peri-urban sprawl grows, facing every natural disaster – fire, flood, drought, heat, storm, tide and hurricane…..

So the bio-region has never been so crucial and so challenging. We need to raise the game, to explore the potential of social innovation & policy learning, for a ‘collective bio-regional intelligence’. So this Conversation focuses on 3 main questions -

How would a bio-regional 3.0 look on the ground (in Manchester or similar) in 2050?

What are the possible implications of the pandemic & what can we learn?

Which pathways could lead towards such a ‘collective bio-regional intelligence’?

How to take this forward, with new writing, resources, funding etc?

We look forward to discussion leading towards action…