The Encyclopedia of Regeneration
A living compendium of planetary renewal — over 200 entries mapping the people, ideas, organisms, technologies, and practices regenerating Earth across 10 domains and 7 scales. Built by Gaia AI.
Featured Entries
People
Wangari Maathai — planted 51 million trees through the Green Belt Movement. Vandana Shiva — seed keeper defending biodiversity. Robin Wall Kimmerer — botanist bridging indigenous wisdom and Western science. Donella Meadows — systems scientist who identified twelve leverage points for systemic change. Buckminster Fuller — architect of whole-systems design. Paul Stamets — mycologist revealing the mycelial internet beneath our feet. Allan Savory — demonstrated holistic planned grazing restores grasslands. Leah Penniman — reclaiming Black agrarian heritage through Soul Fire Farm.
Organisms
Mycelium — the underground network connecting 90% of plant species. Coral Reefs — biodiversity hotspots covering less than 1% of ocean floor but supporting 25% of marine species. Old-Growth Forests — irreplaceable carbon vaults and biodiversity reservoirs. Wolves — keystone predators whose reintroduction to Yellowstone transformed an entire ecosystem.
Ideas
Systems Thinking — understanding interconnections rather than isolated parts. Deep Ecology — recognizing intrinsic value in all living systems. Biomimicry — innovation inspired by nature's 3.8 billion years of R&D. Circular Economy — designing out waste and pollution. Regenerative Agriculture — farming that rebuilds soil, sequesters carbon, and increases biodiversity.
Technologies
Biochar — ancient Amazonian technique locking carbon in soil for millennia. Digital MRV — satellite and AI-powered monitoring, reporting, and verification of ecological outcomes. Agentic AI — autonomous AI systems serving ecological coordination.
Practices
Rewilding — letting nature lead ecosystem recovery. Watershed Restoration — healing landscapes by following water. Traditional Ecological Knowledge — indigenous wisdom systems holding millennia of ecological understanding. Holistic Grazing — using animal movement to regenerate grasslands.
10 Domains of Regeneration
Soil, Living Systems, Water, Fire (Energy), Carbon, Ledger (Economics), Mind (Consciousness & AI), Circles (Community), Root (Indigenous Knowledge), Seeds of Hope (Emerging Solutions).
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