Biomimicry Europa

Biomimicry Europa is a non-profit international association, established in Brussels in December, 2006, at the instigation of men and of women from a variety of horizons, conscious of the limits of our current mode of development and its impact on the environment, particularly with respect to climate. The members of Biomimicry Europa share the conviction that the current mode of development must be thoroughly modified if one wants to protect the ability of future generations to satisfy their needs. Biomimicry Europa wants to contribute to the quest for another route by promoting Biomimicry.**What is Biomimicry?** Since its birth on earth 3,8 billion years ago, life spread out in countless species interacting in a dynamic balance with the planet. Today, the number of living species is estimated at 15 millions. Each one has secured its long-term survival through a natural adaptation process of trial-and-errors and thus displays a concrete application of the principles of sustainability. The prime idea of Biomimicry is that nature already has in stock a certain number of answers to the problems of durability with which we are confronted today. Biomimicry Europa defines Biomimicry as an ” innovation process encouraging the transfer of ideas, concepts and strategies inspired from the living world, with the objective of designing human applications aiming at a sustainable development ” (extracted from Biomimicry Europa’s statutes).