Michael Pawlyn

He was one of the three founders of The Sahara Forest Project[6] - a way of supplying fresh water, food and renewable energy in arid conditions - and remains actively involved as a Founding Partner and Design Manager.

This innovative scheme, conceived by Tim Smit, radically transformed a Kaolinite pit into a complex of adjoining Biomes that created sustainable environments for Rainforest and Mediterranean plant species.

[12] With the publication of the 2018 IPCC Report, which concluded that limiting global warming would require “rapid and far-reaching” transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities,"[13] Pawlyn jointly initiated Architects Declare a Climate & Biodiversity Emergency.

[14] This movement has inspired over 6,000 companies in 26 countries to sign a declaration of action and a commitment to address "the needs of our society without breaching the earth’s ecological boundaries will demand a paradigm shift in our behaviour".

The Sahara Forest Project:[17] demonstrates how biomimicry can help address a range of challenges by employing three components - saltwater cooled greenhouses, concentrated solar power (CSP) and desert revegetation technologies.