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that an opportunity is currently presenting itself in an evolving discipline called biomimicry. The Caribbean is recognized as a hot spot of biodiversity for several reasons. In many of the islands the intensity of indigenous biological diversity is high and it is easily accessible. Two of the States within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Guyana and Suriname, are part of the ecosystem in and around the Amazon Basin and are Members of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation (ACTO). As such they have access to a tremendous range of biological diversity. Belize, another CARICOM country, shares a Central American forest that lies at the cross-road between the tropical south and temperate north and as such particularly shelters endangered species from both. This ready access to a tremendous range of biological diversity provides the Caribbean with an opportunity to examine closely how nature solves problems that are currently germane to the human condition. These include the ef?cient use and conservation of water, energy and light, all part of what might be called eco-innovation. It may well be that focusing on biomimicry as a key design philosophy will not only help Caribbean design creativity ?nd its unique expression, but could, along with an understanding of the competitive use of intellectual property rights, help leapfrog industry and enterprise in the small States of the Caribbean into a globally competitive frontier References CARICOM Interests in Relation to Biodiversity and Intellectual Property Rights in the context of the FTAA Negotiations, Paolo Bifani, 2001 Websites Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA): http://www.idsa.org/ content/content1/industrial-design-de?ned for de?nition of Industrial Design http://www.asknature.org/ and http://biomimicry.net/ whi ?^[Z[?\? H \?H??[?Z[ZX?H ? ?? ?H [X[? ??[\???H \?\??YH \?Z[?? ? H\?X?\?Y[??[?\ ?? ?X]HY?[??[Y]????? H ??X?[??[?[X? X[ ??\? H[?[? [?\??[?[?????] ??[?H \?Y[? H[????[Y[??[?[X? X[ ??\? H ?Y? ?[? H??^ ?[? \? ?X[\?Y?\? ?]?\?[???][??]]\??H ?X???^?Y ] ?]?\?[[?[X? X[ ??\? H ?Y? ??[??H \?Y \[?[???Y??\?[?\?X? ?? H[? \? ?X[\?Y???? H \?[ HY\?]X?\?X???Y?[?[[? \? ?X[\?Y??[??\? ?? ?\?Y????X?]Y?H X??X?[??[??[?[???Y\?][??[? \? ?X[\?Y? ?Y? ? ??YH ??X?[???? \?Y? ?[?[ ???H \?Y ? ??X? \? \H?Y\?]X?\?Y??][? \? ?X[\?Y??[?\?[ H[ ??[?? Y\?\?X? ? ?[]Y ? ][] H ] Y? ^HYY] H ?\]Z\?Y?]\?XK?[??H ??X?Y?HZ]\? ][] H?\?{? X?]\?? ][? ?[??\?[??Y??X?]?H[????[Y[??[? \? ?X[\?Y? ?Y? ?H??\?\??YH ??H???Y\?Y ?\]Z\?\? ?YH??\?[? ? ??H[? X?K??H\?]?\?[?\?????[?[X? X[ ??\? H ?Y? ?\?H \?Y??\]]]?[ H[? H[[?? ?]Y?\X?] H ? \?H \?H ?Y? ?[? H[?\??[X\??] ?H ?X??\?]?\?[?\???H??\?Y?[??Y\?[?YX\?\?\? ][????X?[? ??H Z?[??H [K?H \?\? ?]?H^ \??[X\??]\??[??[Y[? ? ][????X\?HX?]Z\?][?? H ?Y? ?[? ?[Z[\? ???H? ??X?[? ?[??\?H ] ?[Z[\?X?[??[??H Z?[?[? ??HX\??] ?\?\?[?\?][??Y?[??[Y]????[?X?\?[?[XZ?[??\?[ ?XY H Z?[?? X?H?? ?][? ?Y?[?[[?Y?][?\??[??[Y[? ?[?][ []\?[ K??\?\??Y\? ]?YY ??HY ?\??Y[?? YH]?[?? ?Y?? X?Y[?[???X][?[???[][?X?][???\X?] H ? ?YHX]?[ H[? HY?][[??\??Y[??]?[?????Y?] ????[? ?[][??\ ? ?]X[?Y?X? \?\??[? \?\?????[ H??\]]]?H[? \? ?X[\?Y???]?[?? ? ???Y?][]H ??X?[?[? ?YH ?X?]Y?\?][??[?]?[?? ??\???\]][? ?X?Y\?]??[?[??] ][??{? [?[???\?X??X[??X]]?] H?X][?? H[??\??Y[????\?X??X[??X]]?H^ ?\??[? ?[??\?] ?[?[????[ ?[ YH?Z[??]H ?[? ] ??Y\??\? ?] \?????[? ]??? ?\??? ?] ???[??Y? ?H?\?X??X[? ?[?YY ??X]H??] ?[?[? H??[X\??]H ?[??H?^ ?\??[? ]\? ?X???^?X? H???H H?\?X??X[??[? \? H]?\??] H? H?\?X??X[?[? H???Y?H]? ?\? ?Y][?[?X??YH??[?Y ?[?Y?H[?H\?Y ?[?Y?K?]\?[?Y ?[?Y?H[? H ?[??H ]] ? ?\?[?\?[?? ?Y[??\? ??YH?\?[H??[???[???][?[?? Y[??[??X]]?H\?Y?^ ?\??[??[? \?\????[\ X[ [??X?]\?H \?]?\??H^ ?\??[? ??[?H ?X???^?X?H[???[ H]?\??HX\??] ?] ??[ ?XY[ H]?H??[X\??]\ X[ ?? H?\?[??X?]\?HX[?KY???[?? ? \?H[?? ?Y[??\???YH?Y?[?[ H???H?\? X?\? H ?\?[ [?^ ?\??[? ?[ ? ?Y??H ?;? [?{? [?][?\? [?\]Y[ H?\?X??X[??]\??]?\?[\??H?X?\??\?H ? ?Y??H??Y??\?[?X][? ?[\ ??H H??\]]]?[?\??? ?X[?\?X??X[??]\??[?[??H??\]]]?H???Y\?\? H [?\]YH?\?X??X[?^ ?\??[?\? ??? H [?X\?Y]X^H ?[?H ? ?]Y?X? ????\?\?Y?] [?[?? ??YH\?XH[? ?X? H?\?X??X[???[??[?[???[XY\??\ ?]\? \?]]??&\???[?[???N??????X]]?Z[? \? ?Y\?^?[??K???CB???? [YH
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