Nature-Positive Blueprint
Pilot in Magaliesburg Biosphere
Commissioned by Sibanye-Stillwater and Angamma Charitable Trust with strategic input from Boston Consulting Group, this compendium was designed to explore how the mining industry — starting with the Magaliesberg Biosphere region — could adopt a Nature Positive approach to post-mining landscapes, with Angamma Charitable Trust as a core narrative and ecosystem weaver.
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Angamma's position within this Blueprint that seeks to:
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Grow Cross-Sectoral, Multicultural & Intergenerational Collaborations for Thriving Bioregional Economies
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Reframe Economics to Support Biodiversity & Life
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Build a New Paradigm in Human Systems within and as part of natural ecosystems
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In collaboration with mining agents, activists, wisdom keepers, enterprises, governments, youth, farmers, environmentalists, scientists, and all kinds of human hearts.
What has been done so far in this Nature-Positive Blueprint in collaboration with the mining sector does not yet translate into fully pragmatic solutions for ecosystem regeneration and community upliftment. But it is a contribution to the paradigm shift needed from every agent of change on this planet. If we can rewrite the story of one of the most destructive — yet foundational — human systems, then a regenerative future is closer than we think.
Perhaps our great-great-grandchildren will look back at us with compassion, living in a world where regenerative thinking shapes how they produce, build, and consume — without injustice or harm. Whether they do so in barren wastelands or thriving forests will depend on our willingness now to integrate the full spectrum of paradigms that have shaped human civilisation. We either place Life at the centre of all systems, or we will become the culprit of their collapse.
Capitalism has driven economic growth. Science has expanded the frontiers of knowledge. Indigenous wisdom has sustained life in balance with nature. Religion has moved hearts and nations. These paradigms and their related worldviews each hold vital truths to reconcile and reintegrate. Many councils, agreements, and convenings have tried to bring these streams together — but what unites them all is reverence for life. We live in the time of understanding what it means to Be Human. Who am I? What is my Purpose? Where am I Going?
This manifesto was written because the current systems — economic, environmental, political — are collapsing under the weight of their own disconnection. And yet, underneath that collapse, a different future is trying to emerge.
Our Pillars
Our strategic approach centres on shifting systems from extraction to regeneration by transforming narratives, empowering communities, and embedding integrity at every level. We activate locally relevant Nature Positive blueprints, support youth and intergenerational leadership, and ensure transparency through robust ethical safeguards. By weaving unlikely coalitions — from Indigenous leaders to industry actors — we aim to build shared legitimacy and practical, place-based solutions. When we see the rise of regenerative hubs and bioregional economies, we will know that there will be a cultural tipping point where dominating industries become restorative forces, indigenous governance is honoured globally, our rivers are clean, and youth thrive in ecosystems rebuilt on reciprocity and respect.
Actions
Most belief systems & societal sectors have been reluctant to meaningfully incorporate each other’s assumptions.
What is the unifying reality that unites us?
We believe these actions help us remember and implement it.
Theory of Change & Paradigm of Development
Our Theory of Change is not a philosophical exercise — it is a practical framework designed to transform how organisations, industries, and communities operate at every level.
Rethinking Collaboration & Community engagement
We recognise that traditional methods of community engagement — often extractive, transactional, short term and gatekeeper-focused — have perpetuated cycles of corruption, exclusion, and injustice.
The new engagement process we propose is rooted in Indigenous governance principles — where leadership is relational, consent is ongoing, and the well-being of future generations is the true measure of success. This approach moves beyond paying gatekeepers or negotiating with corrupt intermediaries. Instead, it to invites multi-voice governance: women, youth, elders, farmers, spiritual leaders — all co-designing the future of their land and livelihoods.
