The Global Action Research Center (The Global ARC) is a nonprofit organization that creates university-community partnerships, knowledge networks, and multimedia to enable just and healthy bioregional development. The Global ARC brings together educators, researchers, scientists, professionals, students and community organizers to interconnect and scale up sustainability solutions (across urban-rural divides) focused on food, water, energy, land, the built environment and health.

Our Vision
A just world of healthy bioregions, foodsheds and watersheds where urban and rural communities flourish together sustainably.

Our Mission
Shift urban-rural relations and local place-making toward globally-minded, interdependent bioregionalism that fosters healthy, just, resilient, and culturally sensitive sustainabe development worldwide.