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It’s time for solutions that get us back in sync with nature
Nature’s strategies, honed over millennia, can teach us how to solve today’s biggest problems.
The AskNature Hive is a global movement and online community of practice dedicated to creating a Nature Positive future.
A diverse, cross-sector community
Inspired by the biodiversity in nature, we welcome everyone to collaborate. Scientists and industry leaders, engineers and designers, corporate, and Indigenous communities.
Ways to connect, learn, and take action
Build relationships, take part in online discussions and events, and collaborate on building regenerative solutions. Engage with questions, prompts, and opportunities to turn ideas into action plans.
Live monthly conversation series
Hear from and interact with key thinkers and doers in the world of biomimicry and beyond throughout the month with key takeaways, further Q&As, and more.
ABout us
The Biomimicry Institute is an inclusive community taking action to solve the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, the sense of disconnection from nature, and the impact of the “take-make-waste” approach on nature.
our vision
A nature-positive, inclusive, and regenerative world inspired and guided by nature’s genius.
Nature-inspired solutions are…
regenerative sustainable “Nature Positive” inclusive circular energizing healing
Our Work
We partner with problem solvers to transform industries
We welcome all collaborators who have an interest in advancing regenerative, inclusive, and Nature Positive solutions.
INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT
Mycocycle: Construction decomposition inspired by forests
Mycocycle uses fungi to break down toxic petrochemicals and produce sturdy, lightweight mycelium byproducts.
What is biomimicry?
Learning from nature’s genius
There are millions of innovations hidden in plain sight all around us. Biomimicry brings life on earth back to the center of decision making.
Latest POsts
Updates from the Institute
Biomimicry Institute Launches their Inaugural Co-Lab focused on Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure
Biomimicry Institute Launches their Inaugural Co-Lab focused on Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure aimed to catalyze sector-wide shift toward nature-positive solutions.
Learning From the Life of the Past
When “life finds a way” … we should learn from it. The real-life Jurassic world––and every prehistoric world––was full of life, giving rise to species with incredible adaptations and strategies just like the species of…
London Climate Action Week 2025: Living Systems, Regeneration, and Hope
Here’s a look inside the events, conversations, and collaborations of London Climate Action Week 2025.
What is the Hive All About, Anyway? Meet the Manager, Lily Urmann.
The Hive is an online community platform and knowledge hub for biomimicry, designed to bring together the global movement in one place to interact, engage, and support each other as we continue in our own…
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