every gill rerelved, lhe laws ol power demand gills wuhoul lhougnl or lelurn—lhls is called "eeonorole womb and nleans onlllniled lesouree erploll and lhe eoneolnilanl uplolhllon ill people the weallh oi any area he nor in banks or clncs, bin in inose basie resourees, skills, and nalural sylleins developed by ill peoples ml lflCAL AFFILIATIDNS there are nvo ways in ensure lhe polllieal changes whiell wlll bring eonlogleal ehanges 1hc lirsr ls ro mobilise ground supporl in elery eieeloiale whore a candidale oi any pally lakes a stand on good «ology, or againsl nuclear and pollunng lnduslry, and lne seeond is in lorrn a loral Eeologlcai or Cm l-arrv, ora bio-egillnal gloop Thls would be all easier lask ll all lnlenlianal gioups allllialed, and subserrbed io a eolnoion pulxry; ll ls diilieull lor a small group so evolve a (mfl policy in isolallon, and a manner. poliry slaloneni sums up «he skills oi all groups Coinriloil policy always leaves ionln lor local issues, bul gives snong vmm'P'rs lor guidanre in lhoae issues As well as a guidrng elhle, the bload aims ol surll a parry ale (:5 slag in Plum! Drum, no link alzsl, San Francisco, ca 94m. usAl ecological, soeialll- egalllarian, grassrools democralir, and nun»gxow(h, in Germany and nlher European counmes. lle Gm" Pally has increasing supporl and ieplesenlarion, wrih 23 lederal and 48 stale seals by was no Green l'any's address is on» clunen, aundeslag, bonn. Wesl Germany in she use, lnlonlallonal cleen Parry, in 29th sr, Newporl Beach, Calllornia mas :vowwc A NEW POLICY BASE. A roinrnan global poliey ean slarl wllh a xmfllll who as slaled in lhe beginning 04 lilis bunk; ii (an lhen pmcd lo speellir policies, ior lpeeilic rullores, legions, and landseapes lo slruenlre such pollnes, we lnusl sealrh oul working soluiroloie g, we know lhal Singapore has solved niosi housing lun g problems, rhal sorne inwns are energy and lood soli-lellanl, and inal lnany ploolelns have already been solved in olher oreas or al other lirnesi, Thus, lhe slruclure under whieh we should galherrolnnlon policy L“ - mne wnal u 255 mmkmbleln or mogul, give weignl lo pi-iol-lllos on a sale lrorn l—lo . mm ol poiiey lor your region, wnal ii is liuended lo dollhe pnneiples nl lhispolieyl a Colleel slrglgg'gg that have been ploven kl work, lhis lealiy rneailsa seroleaoe hislories, . Elem: a sel oi wlicies based on all surresslul suaaegles Ovelall, 3d po|icy prionlles |n rough older, weighled ior urgency, publlr eosr or loss a! weallh, general or global spread or in. problem, Inngrierm elreci, and ihieals lo hwi‘ lesouleos or llie sysfflns Do nm, in llle fils| piase, uy an llanle poliey on purely local or l-nvial 510 models. unless as a ease nlslory applicable lo a broad pnnelple 14 5 BIOREGIONAL ORGANISATION A bluleglonal assoc ll is an «whorl ol llle roll. slenls ol a nanlral and idennnable region This legion is sonlolinios dellned by a waiershed, somelioles by leninanl or causing oioal or language boundaries. al nines by lown boundaries, suburban sireels, or dlsmni, and al llnles by some rnniblnallon ol ihe above laclors Many people ideallly willn lhelr local region or neighbourhood and know us boundalies, Thole an obvious connior berween lhe need lo live in a legion a responsible way lbioreglonal reniralilyi and lie need to lnlegrale wllh ollier people in olher places lglobal oulroaenl We need nor only lo "think globally and nor locally .bul lo ‘da and rhink globally and loeally~ The legion is our home address, lhe plaee whele we develop oul eullure, and lake parl ill oiolegional nelworks nuough global aseooaiions and ~lalnllies cl eoinrnon inlerosl" we eloss nor only ihe legional bur also siaic and n - llal boldeis lo sel up lnullieulnilal alllanees. lusr i< biolegioils need a iedoral oongless periodlr. aily, so do thty oerasiooally need global rongresses, soelones or famillcs also need global lneenngs lo bleak down llie idea oi delendud regional boundaries lo hurl-nanny Elhus and principles oi soil—governance, inleldepondelice. and volunlaly sll-npiieliy m resins- uon nl llunian nulnbels on eanh soil apply at regional and ouoeaeh levels lolernlarnage, vis ls, inunlal lrade and aid, skrlls earhange, and edueaiional exehanpe belween regions ol very dilloreai mllures enrich: bolh Thls is she anilrhcsis nl "inlegrallon- ibuleauoaoe genoodcl lhai ls promulgaled by nialoniy groups who disallow language use and sullural lile aa rnlnorilles ln pallieulal, leciprosal educallon va|u5 bath seis oi knowledge and world ennrepls, and iespeeis oinels lilesivles Tubal lnaps olren delined blnreglnns rely wdl: iolelns and «my (clan groupsi ol lribes niiglu lake. as lheir mreinie lnoihers, a particular llee or 1mm whien ilsell was lilnlled in dilcrlblnlon by lhe silo. d lopographle and dlmihc racinrs Other groups oecupled eeolngies ol grasslands, srony desem swarnps, or riiounlaln ndges. Tnday, ininol-lly language l groups (Saamln basque, Piljalianllard) elailn (n11- iones lhal ale aneienl, and spedlir m llieir lilo node obviously. r break up lnlo dillerenl, one. oeeupanonal or income. disolcrs, each wllh us on dulled and eeology, consumplroo speelruln, and lnoralrly The arid lusl ol a bloregion is ihal ll 3 ' a. uen by us lnhabilanls ideally the legion so donned can be llrniled lo in oeeupied by iloin moo lo 10,000 people 0! iheae.