These resources explore how economic systems and governance arrangements can enable regenerative outcomes — aligning human wellbeing with ecological limits and long-term resilience.
Foundational Frameworks
Core frameworks that inform Climate Action Tai Tokerau’s approach to regenerative economics and systems change.
Doughnut Economics
Regenerative and distributive economic framework
Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics model reframes economic success as meeting the needs of all people within the means of the living planet. It provides a clear, accessible framework for designing economies that are both regenerative and distributive, grounded in ecological ceilings and social foundations.
→ View Doughnut Economics resources and the updated Doughnut 3
Regenerative Capitalism
Living-systems approach to capital and enterprise
John Fullerton’s principles of Regenerative Capitalism draw on patterns observed in living systems to reimagine how capital, enterprise, and finance can support long-term vitality rather than short-term extraction.
→ Read Regenerative Capitalism (free online)
Four Returns from Landscape Restoration
Applied regenerative economics
This framework, developed by Commonland, identifies four interlinked returns from landscape restoration: natural, social, financial, and inspiration. It offers a practical way to understand how ecological regeneration can deliver multiple forms of value over time.
→ Read our post on the Four Returns
Governance and Coordination Across Scales
Resources examining how institutions, networks, and governance systems support — or constrain — regenerative transition.
- Tai Tokerau Can!
A regional climate adaptation initiative led by Northland’s four councils, illustrating collaborative governance and place-based coordination.
→ Visit Tai Tokerau Can! - Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEALL)
A global network advancing wellbeing-oriented economic systems. This podcast with Gareth Hughes provides an accessible introduction to wellbeing economies in practice.
→ Watch the video - Working the Local–Global Nexus
Our post exploring why national governments often lag on climate action, and why stronger networks from local to global scales are essential.
→ Read the post - Māori response to climate change
This page explores how climate action will be more effective with greater respect of mātauranga Māori.
→ Read the page
Perspectives and Reflections
Selected reflections and conversations that support systems-level sense-making.
- Reflections on COP30
A recent post highlighting encouraging trends and signals emerging from international climate negotiations.
→ Read the post - Audrey Tang in conversation with Nate Hagens
A wide-ranging interview exploring digital democracy, governance innovation, and systems thinking in practice.
→ Watch the interview
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