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Urban Greenprint

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How can a city function like Nature? The Urban Greenprint is a biomimicry-inspired process that identifies pilot projects, targeting health&resilience of cities

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Biomimicry Institute (@biomimicryinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Can you imagine having a #carbondioxide emissions inventory at the city level for every city? Google is doing just that. What if we added ecological performance standards so that city planners could benchmark against nature's metrics? #cityasaforest theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Urban Greenprint (@urbangreenprint) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Building #Resilience with Nature: A Practitioner’s Guide to Action. #ecosystemservices #UrbanNature via Earth Economics 100RC (LEGACY) 100resilientcities.org/building-resil…

Washington Conservation Action (@wa_conservation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The transportation sector is responsible for ~45% of greenhouse gas emissions in our state - and land use planning is one of the biggest factors in having diverse transportation options. futurewise #WACantWait

Greenpeace International (@greenpeace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Earth is screaming with all its might. To restore balance, we must heed the knowledge of #IndigenousPeoples and local communities who have listened deeply and worked with Mother Nature for generations. And to recognise and respect their rights. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Jennifer Barnes (@jenniferdbarnes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Aligning our efforts with Nature is the solution for #climatechange #biodiversityloss and #globalhealth bc nature solves multiple issues at once, using materials and energy on hand #LearningFromNature and oh right, #WeAREnature! #biophilia

Aligning our efforts with Nature is the solution for #climatechange #biodiversityloss and #globalhealth bc nature solves multiple issues at once, using materials and energy on hand #LearningFromNature and oh right, #WeAREnature! #biophilia
Urban Greenprint (@urbangreenprint) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The greening of cities: Integrating nature into urban design via @HorroxJ Frontier Group shar.es/aWWJO8 #learnfromnature #biophilia #bioutilization

Regenesis (@regenesisgrp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Check out @BillReed_Regen's session at the SOPREMA Canada virtual conference--regenerative development and the capabilities that will be required of humanity to address this climate crisis. soprema.ca/sustainability…

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Bioutilization is a critical piece of #ClimateAction. #Wetlands filter pollutants, create habitat, and store carbon. AND they’re beautiful via Yale Environment 360 #biodiversity #bluecarbon #ecosystemservices #LearnFromNature

Biomimicry Institute (@biomimicryinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“I’ve been talking a lot these days about us being #netpositive producers of #ecosystemservices ... like nurturing #biodiversity, nutrient cycling, water storage, and sinking carbon deep into the soils..." Read TheBiomimicryCenter 's interview w Biomimicry 3.8 biomimicry.asu.edu/news/an-appren…

“I’ve been talking a lot these days about us being #netpositive producers of #ecosystemservices ... like nurturing #biodiversity, nutrient cycling, water storage, and sinking carbon deep into the soils..."
Read <a href="/BiomimicryASU/">TheBiomimicryCenter</a> 's interview w <a href="/JanineBenyus/">Biomimicry 3.8</a> 
biomimicry.asu.edu/news/an-appren…