The Regenerative Developmental Goals

Moving beyond sustainability to active restoration of planetary health and human capacity.

The SDGs focused on material development. The RDGs address the root causes: the human operating system, ecological connectivity, and the governance of complex systems. Explore the 5 domains below to understand how to build a civilization that heals.

Explore the 5 Domains

Click on a segment of the chart to filter the goals below. This framework integrates inner development, ecological restoration, economic transformation, governance, and deep time stewardship.

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Displaying all 30 Regenerative Developmental Goals.

Changemaker Toolkit

Regeneration looks different depending on your leverage point. Select your role to see specific synergies, pitfalls (moral hazards), and indicators of success.

Focus Profile

Relative focus intensity across RDG Domains

Insights for Policy Makers

Right Way (Regenerative)

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Wrong Way (Extractive)

⚠️ Critical Pitfall & Moral Hazard

Key RDG Synergies

RDG 28: Integrated Metrics

Replacing GDP with Civilization-Scale Dashboards

Current economic systems optimize for GDP, often at the expense of ecological capital and social cohesion. The RDG framework mandates a shift to Integrated Inner-Outer Metrics. This includes the WISE framework (Wellbeing, Inclusion, Sustainability) and Genuine Progress Indicators (GPI).

The Gaming Problem: Replacing GDP with a dashboard creates new targets for manipulation. RDG 28 requires independent statistical agencies and mixed-methods validation to prevent "Goodhart's Law" (when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure).

Civilization-Scale Transition (RDG 29)

We cannot flip a switch. We must use Geels' Multi-Level Perspective: nurturing niche innovations (like bioregional governance) until they are robust enough to replace the destabilizing regime.

Conceptual comparison of metric priorities

Bioregional Governance (RDG 11)

Aligning political boundaries with ecological realities.

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The Problem

Nation-state borders bisect ecosystems (e.g., watersheds), leading to management fragmentation and the tragedy of the commons.

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The Solution

Governance based on natural boundaries (watersheds, mountain ranges). Example: The Cascadia Bioregional Congress.

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The Challenge

Legal conflict with existing sovereignty. Requires model bioregional treaties and subsidiarity mapping.



RDG Goals Explorer

Detailed list of the regenerative developmental goals and related methodologies, observable adherence and violation criteria.

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