This is an introduction to the cooperative ownership model for bioregional regeneration in Barichara, Colombia. It explains how we are structuring a relationship between external donors and local stakeholders to engage in territorial-scale reforestation and water security.

1. Barichara Regeneration Model
Creating A Community Water Cooperative

2. A Cooperative Way to Regenerate the Land
✴ Identify areas of strategic focus for recharging
aquifers and reforestation efforts.
✴ Set up frameworks of cooperative management for
these strategic areas.
✴ Work with local landowners and community
associations to coordinate projects.
✴ Organize individual projects into a network around
ecological and economic agendas for resilience.

3. Starting Point :: 3 Hectares of Land for Sale
The strategic focus is recharging the aquifers between Villa Nueva
and Barichara. Along the top of the ridge and heavily eroded.

4. We propose the following:
1. Create a community of local stakeholders
2. Raise funds for half of total price with donations
3. Ask current owners to “invest” with lower price
4. Invite the current owners to join the cooperative
5. Raise remaining funds from local community
6. Manage the land as a community project

5. Donations from
Global Networks
Investments from
Local Stakeholders
A local stakeholder group is set
up to manage regenerative goals
for water security and
reforestation.
Half of the money comes from this
stakeholder group and they
receive membership with voting
rights in the cooperative.
Donors from remote places are
granted an advisory role to
contribute ideas but do not have
voting rights.
This is how we set up local
decision-making for the
regeneration projects.
Ownership and Decision Making

6. Specific Opportunity Today
We would like to make
an offer of 75,000,000
pesos to the owners of
this 3 hectare property.
This converts to $20,000
USD. I have confirmed
pledges of $2,400 from
donors.
The goal is to raise $10,000 in donations and then
reach out to the owners to begin discussing how to
structure an agreement.