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	CONK! Encyclopedia: Bioregional_democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This movement is variously called bioregional democracy, watershed cooperation, or bioregional representation, or one of various other similar namesâ”all of which denote democratic control of a natural commons and local jurisdictional dominance in any economic developmental path decisionsâ”while not removing more generalized civil rights protections of a larger national state.
		Ecoregions, as defined by the science of ecology, are the borders of ecologically-sensitive districts, and may often converge with the borders of indigenous lands and lifeways.
		Scientists claim that ecoregions are observed in nature rather than imposed by man. A natural border or keystone species or soil type or watershed or micro-climate reflects local natural capital constraints in that region leading to a homeorhetic statis.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Bioregional_democracy (1232 words)

	Encyclopedia: Bioregional-democracy
		Grassroots democracy is a political process which is driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organisations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies.
		Ecoregions are defined by the World Wildlife Fund as relatively large units of land or water containing a distinct assemblage of natural communities and species, with boundaries that approximate the original extent of natural communities prior to major land-use change.
		Terrestrial ecoregions are land ecoregions, as distinct from freshwater ecoregions...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bioregional_democracy (2939 words)

	Talk:Biosecurity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Earlier versions of this article contained what appeared to be part of a manifesto by the author of the stuff about "ecoregional democracy" and "ecoregional constituencies".
		Ecoregional democracy is well known under the name Bioregional Democracy where it appears now - the name seems to be changing to reflect a shift from an old to a new term in ecology.
		These expenses may be minimized by political measures such as Ecoregional Democracy which forces political borders to conform to natural ecologies.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Biosecurity (1763 words)

	Bioregional democracy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		(Click link for more info and facts about Ecoregions) Ecoregions, as defined by the science of (The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment) ecology, are the borders of ecologically-sensitive districts, and may often converge with the borders of indigenous lands and lifeways.
		Supporters claim that ecoregional democracy can better preserve what remains of indigenous culture and indigenous language and lifeways, and permit (Click link for more info and facts about new tribalists) new tribalists to live in better harmony with the land.
		Critics argue that languages tied to ecology or specific lifeways are irrelevant in an age of global communications—some claim that everyone should learn (An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) English to avoid disadvantage in the global economy.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Bi/Bioregional_Democracy.htm (970 words)

	Cultural evolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Current political theories of the new tribalists seem to be attempts to consciously mimic ecology and so-called primitive life-ways that have stood the test of time amongst indigenous peoples, augmenting them with modern sciences.
		Ecoregional Democracy attempts to confine the "shifting groups" or tribes, within "more or less clear boundaries" that a society inherits from the surrounding ecology, to the borders of a naturally-occurring ecoregion.
		Progress can proceed by competition between but not within tribes, and it is limited by ecological borders or by Natural Capitalism incentives which attempt to mimic the pressure of natural selection on a human society by forcing it to adapt consciously to scarce energy or materials.
	uncover.us /en/wikipedia/c/cu/cultural_evolution.html (1767 words)

	Bioregional democracy - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This movement is variously called bioregional democracy, watershed cooperation, or bioregional representation, or one of various other similar names - all of which denote democratic control of a natural commons.
		This is the simplest form of bioregional democracy - cooperation to defend a single watershed.
		The most controversial argument for more bioregional democracy is the alignment of natural language and ecological stewardship.
	openproxy.ath.cx /bi/Bioregional_democracy.html (797 words)

	Decentralisation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In management science there are studies of the ideal size of corporations, and some in anthropology and sociology study the ideal size of villages.
		Another objection or limit to political decentralisation, similar in structure to that of Engels, is that terrestrial ecoregions impose a certain fiat by their natural water-circulation, soil, and plant and animal biodiversity which constitutes a form of (what the United Nations calls) "natural capital".
		Since these natural living systems can be neither changed nor replaced by man, some argue that a ecoregional democracy which follows their borders strictly is the only form of decentralisation of larger political units that will not lead to endless conflict, e.g.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Decentralisation (1067 words)

	Worldwide green parties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Greens — supporters of Green Parties — generally view grassroots democracy, pacifism, and social justice causes — especially those related to the plight of indigenous peoples — as inherently related to ecology and human bodily health.
		Thriving natural ecoregions, preventing global climate change, and preserving other aspects of the natural environment (see environmentalism) are viewed as necessary to maintain human life.
		Critics sometimes claim that the universal and immersive nature of ecology, and the necessity of converting some of it to serve humanity, predisposes the movement towards authoritarian and intrusive policies, particularly with regard to the means of production, as these sustain human life.
	butte-silverbow.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Worldwide_green_parties (3536 words)

	Bioregionalism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ecoregions, as defined by the science of ecology, are the borders of ecologically-sensitive districts, and may often converge with the borders of indigenouslands and lifeways.
		Scientists claim that ecoregions are observed in nature rather than imposedby man. A natural border or keystone species or soil type or watershed or micro-climate reflects local natural capitalconstraints in that region leading to a homeorhic statis.
		Two other Pillars, social justice and non-violence, are optimized by ecoregional borders because of the way that ecology itself imposes a certain type of naturalequality and harms reduction between living species.
	www.therfcc.org /bioregionalism-88424.html (1080 words)

	Talk:Indigenous peoples (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Note: this article appears to be by the same author as the lengthy stuff about "ecoregional democracy" and "ecoregional constituencies", neither of which can be found on Google -- it appears to reflect their world-view.
		"ecoregional democracy" is sometimes called "bioregional districts" or "bioregional representation" or 200 other names - all slightly differently defined.
		Ecoregional democracy is a blanket term reflecting the new word "ecoregion" now defined strictly in ecology.
	www.termsdefined.net /ta/talk:indigenous-peoples.html (596 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Social_evolutionism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Eventually, in the 19th century three great classical theories of social and historical change were created: the sociocultural evolutionism, the social cycle theory and the Marxist historical materialism theory.
		Among the scientists who contributed much to this theory are Walt Rostow, who in his The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto (1960) concentrates on the economic system side of the modernisation, trying to show factors needed for a country to reach the path to modernisation in his Rostovian take-off model.
		David Apter concentrated on the political system and history of democracy, researching the connection between democracy, good governance and efficiency and modernisation.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Social_evolutionism (6765 words)

	Encyclopedia: Cultural-evolution
		Theories of cultural evolution have been used to explain or justify a variety of social movements and political ideologies as diverse as Marxism, Gaians, Ecoregional Democracy and new tribalists.
		Unfortunately, certain kinds of cultural evolutionary theory (mainly unilineal) have also been used in the past to justify forms of Scientific racism, including policies of Colonialism, Slavery, and Eugenics.
		The Nearctic is one of the eight terrestrial ecozones dividing the Earths land surface.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cultural_evolution (5494 words)

	USAID CP FY2000: Paraguay
		Paraguay's emerging democracy is very fragile and is facing difficult political, social, environmental, and economic demands.
		The purpose of this objective is to strengthen Paraguay's nascent democracy by improving government responsiveness and accountability through the creation of an effective judiciary, an independent functioning electoral system, transparent local governments with decentralized services based on wide citizen participation and an active, responsible civil society.
		Because environmental problems aggravate poverty and complicate the transition to democracy, it is imperative that Paraguay develop and implement sustainable land use models and preserve the last remnants of these important ecosystems.
	www.usaid.gov /pubs/cp2000/lac/paraguay.html (3292 words)

	Donor Workshop Proceedings
		Ecoregions are ecosystems of regional extent that harbor distinctive biotas.
		Ecoregions occur at a spatial scale that corresponds to the major driving ecological and evolutionary processes that create and maintain biodiversity.
		Through our analysis of freshwater ecoregions through a workshop that was held in Bolivia, we developed a system of approximately 117 freshwater ecoregions which were categorized into major habitat types, a similar process as we did for terrestrial.
	www.worldwildlife.org /bsp/publications/lac/donor/donor.html (15380 words)

	Military fiat -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Smith wrote specifically against monetarism, where fiat would be exploited to protect favored industries, monopolize precious metals, and other goals that were not generally shared between the state and the more general public.
		These are considered (by mainstream economists) to be benefits of (Click link for more info and facts about natural capital) natural capital - but could also be considered (Military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies) defense.
		This is the essence of military fiat: power without any direct means of assigning or enforcing responsibility for the outcome on any party.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/military_fiat.htm (1031 words)

	USAID: Paraguay
		Summary: As this young democracy came to a crossroads in March 1999, for the first time it was an active civil society that tipped the political balance against reverting to authoritarian rule.
		Examples of these key governance practices highlighted in the new democracy SO are transparent, participative decision-making; open, clear government management practices; a strong, active civil society; improved and responsive delivery of public services; and serious, thoughtful discussions on basic democratic issues at national and local levels.
		Democracy will also be strengthened in Paraguay through the further development of an active civil society, improved local government capacity, and greater stability through environmental protection.
	www.usaid.gov /pubs/bj2001/lac/py/paraguay_ads.html (5447 words)

	Bioregional democracy - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bioregional democracy - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This page was last modified 00:58, 16 May 2005.
		The article about Bioregional democracy contains information related to Bioregional democracy, Ecoregions and indigenous peoples, Ecoregional consensus, Ecoregions as habitats, Ecoregions as trade barriers, Ecoregions contain biological dangers to citizens, Language and biodiversity, See also and External links.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Ecoregional_Democracy (1089 words)

	Worldwide green parties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Greens view grassroots democracy, pacifism, and social justice causes - especially those related to the plight of indigenous peoples - as inherently related to ecology and human bodily health.
		Thriving of natural ecoregions, preventing global climate change, and preserving other aspects of the natural environment (see environmentalism) are viewed as necessary to maintenance of human life, and perhaps more importantly, as a neutral focus for people to find ways to agree even with deadly enemies.
		Turning to the subject of bioregional democracy, only one Green Party in the world is organized along bioregional lines: The Green Party of Alaska.
	www.ukpedia.com /w/worldwide-green-parties.html (2496 words)

	New tribalists -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		They often seek to mimic (Click link for more info and facts about indigenous peoples) indigenous peoples in organizing small groups of people from several families in stricter ways than the larger (Click link for more info and facts about nation-state) nation-state or culture requires.
		Critics of this movement, including some (Click link for more info and facts about indigenous peoples) indigenous peoples, may regard leavers as interlopers or pirates of native culture, or seeking to dilute native sovereignty or threaten regard for native culture in general.
		(Click link for more info and facts about Ecoregional Democracy) Ecoregional Democracy and (Click link for more info and facts about peace movement) peace movement advocates are also often new tribalists as well, as the groups share common ideals.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/new_tribalists.htm (434 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Challenges include the proliferation of biological threats, the difficulty of tracking contamination (especially if carried by the natural internal processes of an ecoregion), and numerous political barriers.
		Unlike biosafety precautions, biosecurity tends to be active; countermeasures include monitoring statistics for patterns which suggest emerging epidemics, ensuring sufficient stockpiles of the appropriate vaccines or other medicines required to contain an outbreak, public health education and alertness, widespread use of sophisticated pathogen detectors.
		Some seek to minimize risk or expenses by political measures such as unified Homeland Defense or by extending agricultural isolation zones into Bioregional democracies - forcing political borders to conform to natural ecologies - but this may be at odds with traditional national and cultural borders.
	biosecurity.iqexpand.com (1219 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Bioregional democracy
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		Bioregional democracy (or the Bioregional State) is a set of Electoral Reforms designed to force the political process in a democracy to better represent concerns about the economy, the body, and environmental concerns (e.g.
		This movement is variously called bioregional democracy, watershed cooperation, or bioregional representation, or one of various other similar names—all of which denote democratic control of a natural commons and local jurisdictional dominance in any economic developmental path decisions--while not removing more generalized civil rights protections of a larger national state.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Ecoregional_Democracy (1356 words)

	Regional forum exchange between an anarchist and a neo-libiral: utopian visions ~ at runboard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As for political freedom: the essence of this is a complete lack of the state, whose sole agency is to take freedom away completely supposedly so that it could better protect it.
		The Federated Communes of Free Outer Eugenia are ruled by a federated bottom-up direct democracy.
		The 'community-minded, liberal individuals' in the UN report are the communal and ecoregional delegates whose only powers are relaying the consensus decisions of their communities to the assemblies and to reach a common policy, which must of course be approved by the communes.
	com1.runboard.com /banarchy.fanarchy.t16 (762 words)

	The Ultimate Worldwide green parties - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Critics sometimes claim that the universal and immersive nature of ecology, and the necessity of converting some of it to serve humanity, predisposes the movement towards program of Green Parties towards authoritarian and intrusive policies, particularly with regard to the means of production, as these sustain human life.
		A further criticism is that Green parties are strongest among the well educated in the developed world, while many policies could be seen as operating against the interests of the poor both in rich countries and globally.
		Green platforms draw terminology from the science of ecology, and policy from Feminism, left-liberalism, libertarian socialism (Social Ecology) and even sometimes libertarian survivalists.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Green_party (3384 words)

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