Our Mission

Viable solutions already exist for most of our environmental and social crises. The solutions in nature consistently surpass our concept of what is possible. Where we don’t know what to do, we have a good idea what directions to head in. Once people discover these realities, it dramatically leverages pressure for change.

That vision ignited us in 1990 to found the Bioneers Conference to disseminate breakthrough solutions. In 2006, the landmark UN Millennium Ecosystem report concluded: “Human activity is putting such strain on the natural functions of Earth that the ability of the planet’s ecosystems to sustain future generations can no longer be taken for granted.”

The hour is dangerously late, yet there appears to be a worldwide awakening. The next ten years will be the make-it-or-break-it period to make a fundamental, large-scale shift.

Bioneers is inspiring a shift to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations.

Bioneers has two keystone goals to help make this shift successfully.

• Connect people with solutions by popularizing breakthrough ideas and practices.
• Grow social capital by catalyzing, connecting and strengthening strategic networks, including bioregional and community-based alliances.

As Bioneers celebrates our 20th anniversary, our ability to act as a fertile source for the urgent transition to a restored world is converging with an unprecedented receptivity in the world for innovative ways of thinking and acting.

There is as much cause for hope as for horror. As David Orr said, “Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up.”