Lessons  from  Nature  

Image:  Rafael  Gershon  Glückstern    

Imagen:  NightThree  

Imagen:  John  Beales  

Image:  Javier  Hermoso  de  Mendoza  

Natural  systems   Human  systems  

Waste  =  Resources   Wastes  =  Toxics  

Solar  energy,  local  resources  

Fossil  fuels,  global  resources  

MulBfuncBonal   MonofuncBonal  

Diverse   Monospecific  

OpBmize   Maximize  

Bullet  train  

Imagen:  Harry  Mitchell  

King  fisher  

Beat,  heat  and  treat:  wasBng  96%  of  the  energy  

Which  chemical  elements  do  we  use?  

water cycle Carbon cycle

Nitrogen cycle Oxygen cycle

How nature works?

Linear economy (traditional)

Circular economy

Take

Toxi

cs

Make

Dispose

living organisms

Biological nutrients

Technical nutrients

Mixture of nutrients

Source:  McDonough  &  Braungart  (2002)  

Cardboard  to  caviar:  the  ABLE  project  

Manure  

Fish  Farm  -­‐  Sturgeon  -­‐  Local  fish  

Sludge  

Restaurants   Willows  

Heat  

Organically  enriched  water  

Zero-­‐waste  urban  farming:  ‘Biospheric  project’,  ‘Polydome’  &  ‘Bright  farms’  

-­‐  Greenhouse  -­‐  Polyculture  -­‐  Supermarket  -­‐  Restaurant  -­‐  Renewable  engergies  

Biospheric  project  

Aquaponics  

Nike  Considering   Ford  U  

EcociBes  in  China  

Puma  InCycle  

William  McDonough  

Ellen  MacArthur  Gunter  Pauli  

Michael  Braungart  

Michael  Pawlyn  Janine  Benyus  

USING INSIGHTS FROM NATURE to build and inspire a brighter future

www.lessonsfromnature.org/es Participan:

Spanish Team: Juan Diego López Giraldo Enrique Fuster Espinosa

Cayetano Gutiérrez Pérez Ángel Silvente Ortega

Cayetano Gutiérrez Cánovas

solar  income,  local  resources  

waste=food   opTmize  

mulTple  benefits  diversity  strengthen  adaptaTon  

Nature  principles  

LfN  methodology  

Inspire  

Understand  

Apply  

Discover  

Cardboard  to  caviar  /  teams  in  nature  /  zero-­‐waste  economy?    

Challenge  and  engage  students    

Discover  nature  principles  

Comparing  natural  and  human  systems  

Applying  insights  from  nature  to  common  problems    

-­‐  Why  does  nature  use  a  subset  of  chemical  elements?  -­‐  Why  ecosystems  mostly  rely  on  solar  energy  and  local  resources  -­‐  Why  don’t  exist  bins  in  nature?  

-­‐  How  we/nature  make  stuff  -­‐  How  we/nature  organize  tasks    

-­‐  How  can  we  run  a  farm  without  oil  -­‐  Can  we  redesign  buildings  to  get  more  funcAons?  

-­‐  Transport  without  fossil  fuels?  -­‐  How  can  we  produce  zero-­‐waste  clothing  

-­‐  How  many  kilometers  take  your  food  to  reach  your  house?  What  happen  in  nature?  

Acknowledgements:   This   EU-­‐funded   Comenius  project   was   developed   by   organizaBons  belonging   to   Bulgaria,   Netherlands,   Latvia,  Romania,  Spain  and  UK.    

www.lessonsfromnature.org  EducaBonal  materials  and  approach  are  open-­‐access.  More  info  at:  

Acknowledgements:   This   EU-­‐funded   Comenius  project   was   developed   by   organizaBons  belonging   to   Bulgaria,   Netherlands,   Latvia,  Romania,  Spain  and  UK.    

www.lessonsfromnature.org  EducaBonal  materials  and  approach  are  open-­‐access.  More  info  at:  

Muchas  gracias  por  vuestra  atención  

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