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Using nature's systems and designs
We can build industry that is far more sustainable using biotech to replicate nature's systems and designs
Tags : biotechnology biomimicry
Topics : Engineering
Biomimicry and Biomorphism
Some examples of biomimicry: Velcro inspired by the way burrs stick to fur; Biomorphism - learning to follow the forms found in nature; this is a powerful design strategy
Tags : biomimicry biomorphism design
Topics : Biology
Steady State Societies
So-called "steady state societies" have learnt to live with nature's own timetable
Exploiting nature resources in an unsustainable way
Highly capitalist countries that produce lots of goods and services by exploiting nature suck more energy out of the environment than they ever create, thereby leaving the earth more impoverished
Tags : capitalism sustainability
Topics : Pollutions
$ 33 trillion - value of nature's services!
Economists estimate that it'd cost at least $33 trillion per year to substitute human effort for the services nature provides for free! Source: World Changing
Tags : cool ideas unique ideas
Topics : Finance
Scientists Discover Fish in Act of Evolution in Africa’s Lake
In what could be a first in the world, a fish species known as cichlids has been discovered by scientists in the act of splitting into two distinct species in Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake and one of the world’s biggest fresh water bodies. This may be remarkable because what is causing them to diverge are adaptations to their vision as animals and plants try to cope with increased pollution and the effects of climate change. - Read More
Topics : Biology