Janine Benyus
Montana
Role in Harmony: Introduces the concept of biomimicry. Interviewed at her beautiful farm in Montana, she discusses the intelligence of nature’s designs and our crucial role in protecting it—and by extension, ourselves.

Bio: Janine Benyus is a natural sciences writer, innovation consultant, and author of six books, including her latest − Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. In Biomimicry, she names an emerging discipline that seeks sustainable solutions by emulating nature's designs and processes (e.g., solar cells that mimic leaves, agriculture that models a prairie, businesses that run like redwood forests).

Janine has cultivated a deep knowledge of the natural world, beginning with direct observation in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, continuing in habitats from Maine to West Virginia where she worked as a backcountry guide, and now, in her home wilds of Montana.

Full bio at www.janinebenyus.com