Vol. 6 No. 04 (2025), Section for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Human Sciences
Vol. 6 No. 04 (2025)

REGENERATION AS AN EMERGING PARADIGM: OVERCOMING SUSTAINABILITY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL THOUGHT

Section for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Human Sciences
Published 2025-07-14
Homero de Giorge Cerqueira
Pós-doutorando no Programa de Direito e Políticas Pública pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Doutor e Mestre em Educação pela PUC-SP. Presidente do Instituto Chico Mendes da Biodiversidade do Governo Bolsonaro. Parecerista da Revista periódico Veredas do Direito. Comandante do Policiamento Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo, 2017-2019. Especialista em Direito Constitucional e Administrativo pela Universidade Dom Bosco. Especialista em Direito Ambiental pela Universidade Estácio de Sá. Especialista em ESG e Sustentabilidade pela FGV-SP. Especialista em Segurança e Ordem Pública pela Universidade Estadual de Goiás. Doutorado e Mestrado profissional em Ciências Policiais de Segurança e Ordem Pública pela CAES. Especialista em Tecnologia Educacional pela Faculdade Armando Alvares Penteado. Mestre em Educação e Direitos Humanos pelo Centro Universitário Capital. Bacharel em Direito pela Universidade de Guarulhos e Bacharel em Ciências Policiais de Segurança e Ordem Pública pela APMBB (1989).
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Keywords

regeneration; sustainability; paradigm; deep ecology; regenerative economics; Anthropocene; living systems; environmental ethics.

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de Giorge Cerqueira, H. . (2025). REGENERATION AS AN EMERGING PARADIGM: OVERCOMING SUSTAINABILITY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL THOUGHT. Revista Gênero E Interdisciplinaridade, 6(04), 01-44. https://doi.org/10.51249/gei.v6i04.2574
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This research investigates the emergence of the regenerative paradigm as a conceptual and practical overcoming of the sustainability model in contemporary socio- environmental thinking. Through a theoretical-conceptual analysis based on systematic literature review, this study examines the epistemological, philosophical and practical foundations that support the transition from sustainability to regeneration. The general objective is to critically analyze the limitations of the sustainability paradigm and demonstrate how the regenerative paradigm offers a more robust alternative to face the socio-environmental crisis of the Anthropocene. The methodology employed combines documentary analysis, specialized literature review and practical case studies. The results indicate that the regenerative paradigm, grounded in deep ecology, systems thinking and principles of regenerative economics, represents a paradigmatic shift that transcends the mitigating logic of sustainability, proposing a restorative and co- evolutionary approach. The conclusions point to the need for a systemic transformation that integrates ecological, social, economic and spiritual dimensions, configuring a new social and environmental contract based on active regeneration of living systems.

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