Inspired by nature and mimicking ecosystems, the communities have found innovative solutions
THE CONCEPT
Imitating the designs and process to solve human problems, Biomimicry is a new discipline that studies nature's best ideas. The premise is that life has been performing design experiments for 3.85 billion years and we should be learning from that!
The beaver is a keystone species that keeps water flowing, aerating the water, and making the ecosystem suitable for other organisms.
BIO-INSPIRED INNOVATIONS
We know that billions of years before the World- Wide Web there was the Wood-Wide Web mediated by the Mycorrhizal fungus (an underground keystone species)
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BIO-INSPIRED INNOVATIONS
As an 'ecosystem engineer' the elephant alters it's environment, creating a cascading effect that influences many other species within that ecosystem.
BIO-INSPIRED INNOVATIONS
Wetlands, which create biodiversity habitats, also sequester carbon and provide flood attenuation services, absorbing water like a sponge and releasing it slowly.