LIVING IN SYMBIOSIS
WITH & ON THE OCEANS
The initiative led by The Indigo Civilization presents a transformative response to the global challenges of climate change, resource scarcity and sea level rise, with a focus on vulnerable island and coastal communities: 410 million people impacted by sea level rise only and by 2100 according to the World Economic Forum. While these territories face acute risks, they also constitute unique potential opportunities thanks to the gradual expansion of a symbiotic and sustainable blue economy, benefiting all stakeholders and all living beings.
A SOLUTION TO FACE
GLOBAL CHANGE
Working in harmony with the seas and their biodiversity to meet the world's future challenges
A PIONEER INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT
A riskless and iterative research-action programme to anticipate a biophilic seas' anthropization
A NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
Serving the public interest of
small maritime and island territories
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SMART OFFSHORE ECOSYSTEMS
The proposed adaptation and sustainable development solution is the Smart Offshore Ecosystem (SOE), which brings together modular, floating and biophilic infrastructures anchored beyond coasts and lagoons to mitigate anthropogenic pressures, or located on shoals to compensate for rising sea levels. Thanks to the cold, nutrient-rich waters of the depths, SOEs serve as adaptive platforms for food and energy self-sufficiency, socio-cultural development of the territory, profitable economic diversification and adaptation to climate change in the territory. Based on future-oriented technologies such as Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, SOEs intelligently combine mature and pioneering solutions, anthropogenic and natural, to create new biophilic synergies that are profitable and viable.
Pioneer in sustainable development for the past twenty years and with a fully protected lagoon on nearly 600 hectares, the island of Bora Bora, French Polynesia, has been chosen as the first pilot site. Its cultural heritage, vast maritime area, and innovation strategy make it an ideal laboratory for experimentation. The Bora Bora SOE rests on four pillars: preserving natural heritage, improving community well-being, achieving economic autonomy, and becoming an eco-exemplary model for other islands worldwide.
The project is taking place in three phases according to a hybrid financial mechanism combining philanthropy and private capital to promote solutions that can be implemented at the global level: (1) transdisciplinary applied research and simulations orchestrated by a philanthropic consortium (2026-2028), (2) experimentation and development of a pilot in real conditions led by a public/private consortium (2028-2035), and (3) international deployment (2028-2035) from 2035).
Led by the French association The Indigo Civilization, the non-profit, general interest initiative combines scientific innovation, cultural respect, and collaboration between non-profit and commercial organizations. It aims to pave the way for a new human-ocean relationship, turning existential threats into opportunities and contributing to 9 of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
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