We’re often asked “What do people do with their biomimicry certifications?”

In this case the answer is simple: Do good.

Certified Biomimicry Specialist Adib Dada was named to Good Magazine’s 2016 Good 100 list for his Bring Beirut River Back To Life work.  The list honors “remarkable individuals tackling pressing global issues today.”

Dada is the founder and lead architect at theOtherDada. He is a 2012 graduate of the BSpec program.

Here’s what Good Magazine had to say about Adib’s work:

“The Beirut River is more sludgy sewer than river, complete with rumors of a resident crocodile lurking in the muck. Adib Dada thinks he can clean it up. Using biomimicry techniques developed at theOtherDada, his architecture and design practice, Dada is attempting to rehabilitate the river and reintegrate it into Beirut’s natural ecosystem. He’s also rebuilding the city’s infrastructure around a more symbiotic relationship between nature and the built environment. The first stage, Beirut River 2.0, which addresses infrastructural decay and contamination in the most polluted neighborhoods, is currently under way.”

According to its website, the project aims include bringing the Beirut River Back to Life and improving the living conditions of the communities on each side of the river, especially where new population influx has recently increased the demand on basic services. BR 2.0 was first initiated by theOtherDada and further developed with LCEC and UN-Habitat.

Read more about Adib’s work and Good magazine’s Good 100 list here.

While we’re at it, here’s a few more pieces of news from past Biomimicry 3.8 professional training programs:

BSpec Bill Hsiung is continuing exciting work on blue tarantulas.

Certified Biomimicry Professional Jane Toner is being featured as a speaker at a local sustainability fair in Australia.

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