planetary home on the web

Bhumics Glossary

Multispecies Sovereignty

Coinagefirst used November 2025

Multispecies sovereignty widens the circle of sovereignty over planetary metabolism so other species and ecosystems count as participants. It's my answer to an Anthropic Sovereignty that has backfired on us.

How the word moved

It's the conclusion of Metabolic Sovereignty Revisited, November 2025. I don't think of it as charity. It's enlightened self-interest.

In my words

"A multispecies sovereignty is therefore not an act of charity, but of enlightened self-interest."

from Bhumics: Weekly Planet #12. Metabolic Sovereignty Revisited, 10 Nov 2025

Related

Still open

I've gestured at how nonhumans might hold sovereignty - guardians, budgets - without giving a design. That's homework I haven't done.