r3.0 Bioregional Confluencing Community & Fund 2026

The r3.0 Bioregional Confluencing Fund supports bioregional groups doing on-the-ground regenerative work to gather in person in parallel with the r3.0 Bioregional Conference to 1) learn from the Conference content; 2) learn from all the other Bioregional Confluences in the daily reflection sessions; and 3) do their own work.

This is the 2nd year that r3.0 is inviting Bioregional Confluencing. In the first year (2025), more than 50 bioregional groups from 6 continents registered to host Confluences, resulting in a Confluencing Community of more than 350 bioregional practitioners. We at r3.0 have continued to steward the Confluencing Community, hosting monthly Calls that spotlights a specific bioregion (or cluster of bioregions). So far this year, we’ve spotlighted bioregions in Great Lakes Bioregion (Kenya) & Ural Mountains & Upper Taiga Forests Bioregion (Finland) (which are collaborating); Po River Bioregion (Italy / Switzerland); Mornington Peninsula Bioregion (Australia); Northeast Woodlands Bioregioning Collective, InterTribal Alliance & Lake Champlain / Adirondacks (Turtle Island); Serra do Mar (Brazil). And, in each call, all bioregional groups present “lightning” check ins updating on their latest developments.

This year, more than 70 bioregional groups across 6 continents have already registered to host Confluences by May 31, the deadline to qualify for a fair share of the Confluencing Fund. Last year, we had €21k in discretionary budget that we applied to the Confluencing Fund. This year, we have a goal to raise at least $50k from individual donors and from funders (we’ve already received $5k from Kinship Earth).

What is particularly impactful about Bioregional Confluencing is that it connects bioregional groups doing on-the-ground regenerative work across 6 continents, thereby weaving the bioregional movement into a tighter-knit community. While we recognize the value that most project applying for support from Ma Earth are focused on specific landscapes, we believe that the meta-level of the Confluencing Community provides an opportunity to amplify impact in a unique way.