Biophilia means to live in harmony with nature and community in order to achieve well-being, sustainability and prosperity. This principle applies to individuals, the places we live, and the world around us.The Biophilic Institute’s vision is a world in which individuals take local and global actions that nurture the living, social and economic systems that will sustain future generations.Our underlying philosophy is the simple truth, embodied in the words of environmentalist and professor David Orr, who said “It makes far better sense to reshape ourselves to fit a finite planet than to attempt to reshape the planet to fit our infinite wants.”