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In the centre of the image are three core priniciples: care for Earth, care for people and fair share. The second layer of the 'flower' is seven categories: land and nature stewardship, built environment, tools and technology, culture and education, health and spiritual wellbeing, finance and economics, land tenure and community governance. The outer layer of the flower is the 12 principles. 1) observe and interact, 2) ccatch and store energy, 3) obtain a yield, 4) apply self-regulation and accept feedback, 5) use and value renewable resources, 6) produce zero waste, 7) design from patterns and details, 8) integrate rather than segregate, 9) use small and slow solutions, 10) use and value diversity, 11) use edges and value the marginal, 12) creatively use and respond to change.