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#ThankOutside
What are you grateful for in nature? Join the conversation!
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Being thankful for the natural world is part of the joy of being a biomimic. With the holiday season approaching, we want to share what we're especially grateful for in nature and invite you to do the same. Post a pic of yourself or a loved one holding a #THANKOUTSIDE sign in your favorite outdoor spot, explain what you’re thankful for, and post to Twitter or Instagram using the #THANKOUTSIDE hashtag. From now through Nov 26, we’ll repost our favorites. Find out what the Biomimicry Institute team is thankful for here.
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From the blog:
Check out the latest posts from Asking Nature, a blog from the Biomimicry Institute and the Biomimicry Global Network.
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Urban mobility reloaded: Planning our future cities
By 2050, about 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas. In this post, Biomimicry Germany founder Arndt Pechstein explores how we can serve people’s needs for mobility without sacrificing biodiversity, environmental values, and human health and well-being. Read more.
Community credit: The next generation of financial architecture
How would nature design a financial system? Community credit architect and Biomimicry Switzerland managing partner Jamie Brown-Hansen introduces us to the the money "maker" movement and how it has the potential to change finance as we know it. Read more.
Climate change: What would nature do?
How do we make the necessary behavioral changes needed to save our planet? Biomimicry and social innovation consultant Marilyn Cornelius describes how nature can inform the needed "behavioral mutation" it will take to switch to plant-based diets. Read more.
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In the news:
Read about the legacy of the agave plant, a case study of efforts to develop a viable replacement for petrochemical-based plastics, and interviews with nature-inspired researchers and designers in the new issue of Zygote Quarterly.
Meet the winner of the 2015 Fuller Challenge: Greenwave, who has created the world’s first multi-species ocean farms, designed to restore ocean ecosystems and create jobs in coastal communities.
Learn how jackrabbits manage to stay cool in arid environments in the latest Creature Feature from National Geographic Education's blog. |
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BioBlitz of the Americas
Coastal Redwood Biomimicry Network is holding a BioBlitz nature walk across the Americas over the weekend of January 16-18, 2016.
Take a walk with your friends and family and record your findings on the iNaturalist app on your smart phone. Snap pictures of birds, butterflies, insects, flowers and plants. Get a group together, take a nature walk and share your pics with the world!
Learn more and sign up here.
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