Biomimicry Global Design Challenge 2017

Hosted by the

, the

is an annual competition that invites people around the world to address critical sustainability issues using nature as a guide.

By applying nature's design principles, we can create solutions that help support a healthy planet. The Institute's goal is to build an artery of sustainable innovation inspired by nature and to help bring more biomimetic solutions to market.

Every two years, the

selects a key sustainability issue as a broad theme and focus for the Global Challenge. The theme for the

edition is "

".

Earth has always been a changing planet, but the climate and ecological changes humans have set in motion in the last century are like nothing our species has experienced before. Hungry for energy, food, and other resources, our growing populations are pushing Earth's systems toward a frightening and well-documented tipping point. The science is clear, and so is our imperative. To avoid the worst consequences of climate change, the human community must find ways to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change—and ideally reverse it’s dangerous course altogether.

Create a nature-inspired innovation (

) that combats climate change by either helping communities adapt to or mitigate climate change impacts (

), and/or reversing or slowing climate change itself (

).

The competition features

, a design concept round and a prototype round, and includes both

and

categories.

Entry fees:

• Early bird rate (

): Student 40 USD, Open 100 USD.

• Standard rate: Student 50 USD, Open 120 USD