Will bio-mimicry save the planet?

Biomimicry or when science is inspired by nature to find solutions to climate issues and safeguard biodiversity.

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By: Philippe Lecaplain

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This week, temperatures hit record highs in France for the same time of year.

Umpteenth index of global warming.

And last week, yet another summit was organized in Marseille to focus on saving the planet and its biodiversity.

It is a question of prohibition, limitation, legislation of all kinds.

The world after must be different than the world before.

But can't this one serve that one?

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What if we took inspiration from what already exists and which works wonderfully to make things right?

Leonardo da Vinci gave "look at nature, this is where your future is".

We must remember that several centuries ago, the first fishing nets were designed on the model of cobwebs. What if we explored what is called Bio Mimicry?

"Imitate the living", some are starting to work seriously.

But is this real anticipation or just science fiction?

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