An Emerging Model of Applied Cosmo-Localism and Regenerative Financial Infrastructure
While Ethereum Localism evolves from conceptual frameworks toward grounded practice, initiatives like the BioFi Project represent a new frontier: Applied Cosmo-Localism. BioFi offers a living prototype for how decentralized technologies, commons-based governance, and regenerative finance can converge at the bioregional scale. This entry serves as both an implementation guide and a glimpse into how financial infrastructure can be reimagined to align with ecological cycles, Indigenous wisdom, and community sovereignty. As we cultivate this growing body of work, BioFi stands as a cornerstone in the architecture of regenerative financial infrastructure for place-based resilience.
URL: biofi.earth
Overview
The BioFi Project reimagines finance as a catalyst for ecological and cultural regeneration. It designs and implements Bioregional Financing Facilities (BFFs)—decentralized financial infrastructures that direct resources into place-based regenerative initiatives.
BioFi operationalizes cosmo-local principles by connecting global financial flows with grounded, community-led action.
What Are Bioregional Financing Facilities (BFFs)?
BFFs are adaptive financial structures rooted in bioregional contexts. They:
- Decentralize governance over financial resources.
- Aggregate capital for coordinated regenerative portfolios.
- Integrate philanthropic, public, and mission-aligned private funding.
- Embed Indigenous knowledge, ecological stewardship, and participatory decision-making.
- Foster cultural coherence through storytelling and community engagement.
Each BFF is tailored to the unique socio-ecological fabric of its bioregion, serving as a living financial commons.
Key Resource
Bioregional Financing Facilities: Reimagining Finance to Regenerate Our Planet
By Samantha Power & Leon Seefeld
Download the guide – A blueprint for designing BFFs, including Trusts, Investment Cooperatives, and Venture Studios.
Alignment with Ethereum Localism & Web3
BioFi’s mission complements Ethereum Localism by bridging on-chain coordination with off-chain regeneration. Potential integrations include:
Ethereum/Web3 Integration Ideas
- DAO-Governed BFFs: Implement BFF governance through DAOs, ensuring transparent, participatory decision-making.
- ReFi Protocols: Leverage regenerative finance protocols (e.g., ReFiDAO) for capital flows, impact measurement, and incentive alignment.
- Tokenized Impact Credits: Issue tokens representing verified ecological or social outcomes, enabling secondary markets for regenerative value.
- Public Goods Funding: Connect BFF projects to quadratic funding platforms like Gitcoin for community-backed financial support.
- Decentralized Identity (DID): Use DID systems to empower local actors with verifiable credentials tied to stewardship roles.
- Interoperable Commons Infrastructure: Align with open-source toolkits and shared ledgers to facilitate cross-bioregional collaboration.
This synergy supports a polycentric, commons-oriented financial architecture that resists extractive models while enhancing local sovereignty.
Community of Practice
BioFi convenes a diverse network of:
- Bioregional organizers
- Indigenous leaders
- Regenerative practitioners
- Mission-aligned investors
- Systems change architects
This community co-designs financial ecosystems that restore landscapes, revitalize cultures, and regenerate commons.
Cross-links in the Knowledge Garden
Get Involved
- Explore resources and community offerings at biofi.earth and in the BioFi Resource Garden
- Join peer-learning cohorts focused on BFF design
- Initiate a BFF aligned with your bioregion’s needs
- Collaborate on integrating Web3 tools with regenerative finance frameworks
Finance, when rooted in place and guided by living systems wisdom, becomes a force for renewal rather than extraction.