| A | B | C | D | E | |
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1 | Area | Principle | Guidelines | Redlines | Measurement of contravention |
2 | Area I - Soil | Soil Principle I - Soil Protection | Do not leave bare soil, plant a diversity of plants or mulch to protect and nourish soil. | Soil buildup (target 1cm per year) Quality of the soil (analysis) If the soil quality, water quality or biodiversity continues to be degraded or decreased for three consecutive years, despite a resolution action plan, Oasa may bring in experts to the Lands to find the cause and work on a resolution, which could include removal of the Guardian Organization and/or its specific members if they are found to be responsible for the environmental quality decrease. | |
3 | Soil Principle II - Limit Soil Disturbance | Tillage should be limited | No regular tilling of the Lands is allowed, unless proven to be beneficial to the soil quality by an unbiased agro engineer | Temperature at the different soil layers | |
4 | Soil Principle III - Fertilizers and Pesticides | External fertilizers in general are not recommended to be used | Chemical fertilizer and pesticide applications are not allowed. There shall be no use of chemical fungicide on the Lands | ||
5 | Soil Principle IV - Compost | Use compost in appropriate quantities | |||
6 | Soil Principle V - Soil / Humus creation | ||||
7 | Area II - Water | Water Principle I - Water Harvesting and Storage | Work towards recreating or enhancing the natural water cycles | Water cycle in the system | |
8 | Water Principle II - Deep Water Reserves | Tapping into deep water reserves should be avoided | |||
9 | Water Principle III - Greywater and Blackwater Systems | Protection and restoration of all natural Water sources Rewilding of ecosystems, necessary for the restoration of the planetary Water-cycle | It is explicitly forbidden to pollute any kind of water source Use of chlorine for pools and ponds is not allowed. | ||
10 | Water Principle IV - Water protection and restoration | ||||
11 | Area III - Air | Air Principle I - No Pollution | Air pollution from burning toxic chemicals or materials is forbidden. Open burning in the agriculture and forestry sectors is forbidden | ||
12 | Air Principle II - Carbon Sequestration | ||||
13 | Area IV - Waste | Waste Principle I - Reducing Waste | Reduce waste in all possible areas. Avoid any kind of single-use plastics. | ||
14 | Waste Principle II - Recycling Waste | Provide easy access to recycling to all users of the facilities | |||
15 | Waste Principle III - Upcycling Waste | Upcycling is encouraged. | |||
16 | Waste Principle IV - Recovering Waste | ||||
17 | Waste Principle V - No Waste Pollution | Avoid disposing of any type of waste on the Land. | Littering waste into places that are not designated as disposal facilities is forbidden. No hazardous materials are allowed on the Lands. | ||
18 | Waste Principle VI - Composting | Composting Encouraged | |||
19 | Area V - Rewilding and biodiversity | Biodiversity Principle I - General Protection of the Wild Lands | At least 50% of the Lands should be kept wild, or be rewilded planting autochthonous/ native species. | Total biomass growth (satellite or drone mass estimatio | |
20 | Biodiversity Principle II - Regenerative Agriculture and Permaculture | Min 5 crops per 10 m2, and 20 species per hectare is expected. Fields should be at least partially planted with trees, either as windbreaks or full cover. | |||
21 | Biodiversity Principle III - Conservation | Any construction nearby trees should take into account the health effect on the tree before commencing. Keep cover crops or mulch on areas that are farmed in off seasons. | Forested areas shall remain forested. Cutting ancient trees, older than two hundred years or one meter in diameter, is prohibited; | Sound recordings to measure diversity of species (birds/insects) - or eDNA samples | |
22 | Biodiversity IV - Invasive species | Invasive species...should be removed and avoided | |||
23 | Biodiversity Principle V - Natural Decomposition | When trees are trimmed or cut, at least 30% of the organic material shall be left to decompose on the surrounding lands. | |||
24 | Biodiversity Principle VI - Livestock | Introduction of livestock to the Lands is encouraged. | |||
25 | Area VI - Energy and Construction | Resources Principle I - Conserving Resources | Sustainable and renewable energy sources should be favored whenever possible. | ||
26 | Resources Principle II - Construction areas | Maximum of 5% of the Land surface can be developed into buildings, unless such construction is pre-existing. | |||
27 | Resources Principle III - Materials | Construction teams should always favor local, natural materials. If possible they should use materials that can return directly to the ground, such as clay or wood. | |||
28 | Area VII - Community | Community Principle I - Equivalence and Personal Accountability | Everyone may express themselves freely as long as the boundaries of other people are retained. | ||
29 | Community Principle II - Decision-making | Community decisions should be based on consent, transparency and trust. | |||
30 | Community Principle III - Rules | ||||
31 | Community Principle IV - Open-Source and Knowledge Sharing | ||||
32 | Community Principle V - Relationships with Local Communities | We will always develop kind relationships towards all local and neighboring communities Strive for creating functioning cooperative mechanisms | |||
33 | Community Principle VI - Resiliency | Strive to create a strong and independent community via mutual help and personal resiliency | |||
34 | Community Principle VII - Disputes and Conflict Resolution | Any disputes and conflicts arising in the community, that are not dealt with on the community level, while following the guidance in this document, shall be settled by the Council of Regeneration | |||
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