Core Principles for Advancing Planetary Regeneration:
Impact-Based Education:
Universities within the coalition commit to restructuring their curriculum to prioritize impact-based education. This entails integrating planetary regeneration principles across disciplines, fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and actionable skills aimed at addressing global challenges.
University-City Partnerships:
Forge strategic partnerships between universities and cities to co-create sustainable solutions. This involves collaborative research, knowledge exchange, and community engagement initiatives aimed at addressing local and global environmental issues while enhancing urban resilience and quality of life.
Inter-University Transnational Undergraduate Student Projects:
Facilitate cross-border collaboration among undergraduate students from different universities within the coalition. Through transnational projects, students gain diverse perspectives, cultural understanding, and hands-on experience in addressing planetary regeneration challenges on a global scale.
Planetary Regeneration Labs:
Establish dedicated laboratories within each university for interdisciplinary research, experimentation, and innovation in planetary regeneration. These labs serve as hubs for collaboration, where researchers, students, and stakeholders can co-develop and test sustainable solutions for ecological restoration, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience.
Universities as Living Labs:
Embrace campuses as living laboratories for sustainability and innovation. By integrating sustainable practices, renewable energy systems, green infrastructure, and circular economy principles into university operations, campuses become models for sustainable living and provide tangible examples for broader societal transformation.
Respect for Inter-generational Rights and Responsibilities.
Adopt a holistic ecosystem approach to planetary regeneration, recognizing the interconnectedness of environmental, social, economic, and cultural systems. Emphasize the importance of preserving biodiversity, restoring ecosystems, promoting social equity, and fostering inclusive development for long-term sustainability.
Knowledge Sharing and Open Access:
Promote open access to research, data, and knowledge generated through collaborative efforts within the coalition. Encourage the sharing of best practices, innovative solutions, and lessons learned to accelerate progress toward planetary regeneration. Foster a culture of transparency, inclusivity, and continuous learning among universities and their stakeholders.
8. Inter-disciplinary, Inter-sectoral, and Inclusive co-creation
Form inter-disciplinary, inter-sectoral, and inclusive teams to accelerate the emergence of new ideas. Include marginalized sectors in authentic co-design and co-implementation processes.
9. Indigenous Knowledge and Wisdom
Modern managerial and scientific frameworks often lack the language and labels for complex, inter-dependent, and inter-generational systems.