Sea levels are accelerating. 150M people and thousands km² of land will face sea-level impacts by 2050. Meanwhile, more than 80% of global trade moves by sea, while shipping accounts for ~3% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Biomimicry is the practice of learning from the 3.8 billion years of research and development embedded in life on Earth. It encourages us to draw inspiration from the living world, where every organism is a master of adaptation to its environment. The biomimicry sector can reduce energy and material use by 20–30% across industries while unlocking millions of green jobs. But it needs a proving ground.
The world tour will prototype and promote biomimicry innovations as an unprecedented proof of concept to propel biomimicry to the forefront of the innovation stage. Shifting rapidly R&D and investment toward it.
Gaïarta aims to “transform the tide of rising sea levels into a wave of positive change that harnesses our individual strength and collective vision.”
We are preparing to launch the first Biomimicry World Tour on 25 March 2027. This odyssey, entitled Children of the Tide, is a double core mission.
World Tour Energy Challenge
Biomimicry Innovation
Rising Sea Level Biomimicry Program and Artwork
One-planet living prototype of biomimicry-based solutions
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Proof of concept : Sail from Venice to Sydney without using 1 L of fuel while living aboard the vessel Chandeleur, thanks to a selection of the best of biomimicry innovations
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Promotion of biomimicry and commitment to raising public awareness
Biomimicry based program for new approaches of Rising Sea Level
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Catalyser of the Biomimicry networks and partners for collaboration on fundamental issues, in this case, sea level rising
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Mapping the different ways in which sea level rising are evolving and manifesting themselves, affecting coastal communities and other living species
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“Sustainable Solutions Database” with shared field data for biomimicry-based solution pathways
Supporting biomimicry innovation
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Selection of the best biomicry innovations available today world wide
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Research and prototyping : In-depth analysis of these technologies in all types of climates and conditions
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Throughout the journey, presentation of this approach and impact innovations at events organised with the coastal towns visited
Meeting coastal communities affected by sea level rising
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Learning from their evolving -relationship with the coasts
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Learning about the local solutions they desire and have implemented
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Documentary gathering multi-generational testimonials from coastal communities
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Co-creating the artwork “Children of the tide” with children from coastal communities
The platform and innovation behind the mission
Chandeleur : an expedition platform
for biomimicry
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A 1950 vessel transformed into a living laboratory at sea
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Integration and testing of biomimicry-based innovations onboard
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Designed as a system where every function becomes a demonstration
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The core platform supporting the entire mission
Learn more details about Chandeleur
SolariSails: Gaïarta’s flagship innovation
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First integral solar sails inspired by dragonfly wings
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Combining propulsion and onboard energy generation
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Tangible pathway to accelerate the maritime energy transition
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Enables fossil-free navigation and energy autonomy for the mission
Learn more details about SolariSails
Let’s build this mission together
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Gaïarta is, at its core, a non-profit, co-creative initiative working toward a regenerative future, now giving rise to a startup spin-off: a multidisciplinary biomimicry design studio.
Across diverse impact areas, it is united by a common DNA, working hand in hand with a network of experts, environmentalists, scientists, engineers, and artists, to create not just sustainable, but truly regenerative, through integral biomimicry-based solutions to our current environmental world issues.
About Gaïarta
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