We Need a New Climate Story

Nature is Climate

Biodiversity loss is not just the result of climate change, it is a primary driver of climate change.  Only solutions that prioritize this web of life will create a truly livable climate for all.

Restore Nature – Cool the Planet

Only nature has the ability to both cool the planet and lower greenhouse gas levels.  Our planet is already too hot and too dry to maintain a stable climate and support life.  These 4 Climate Keys are interlocking pieces of the cycles we must repair to quickly stop warming and start cooling the planet.

Cool

Healthy ecosystems full of biodiversity create direct cooling effects for our hot planet. More Nature = Less Heat.

Hydrate

Keeping water in the ground supports plants, crops and people. Beavers, insects and microbes are part of the Infiltration Team

Plant

Planting for biodiversity creates healthy ecosystems. Forests sequester carbon and use water vapor to move heat away from the Earth

protect

Indigenous leadership and wisdom can help us. Stop deforestation, industrial ag, mining, and pollution that kill off biodiversity.  

Replace with regenerative practices

Q: What about atmospheric Carbon Dioxide – you know – the greenhouse effect?
A: It’s an important part of the story, but not the whole story.  Learn More.

Who We Are

Bio4Climate Tells the Hidden Stories

For nearly a decade we have looked behind, around, and under the prevailing climate narratives for the missing pieces of the puzzle.  We continue to bring you authors, ecorestoration specialists, and scientists from around the world who explore the interlocking systems that create a livable climate. 

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Get Involved

Biodiversity Day in Danehy Park – Saturday, May 3

On Saturday, May 3rd from 3 pm to 5 pm ET Join Native Plant Community Gardeners, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate (Bio4Climate), and Boston Birding for an afternoon of nature, learning, and community fun.

Featuring:
🎶 Live music
🦉 Bird-watching tour with Mari Badger (Boston Birding)
🌳 Miyawaki forest tour (Bio4Climate)
🌼 Native plant walk
🎲 Nature-inspired games for all ages

Learn about our upcoming Native Plant Pollinator Garden—a new project to bring more biodiversity and beauty to the heart of the park.

We’ll guide you through the future site,…

Wildfires Fact & Fiction — May 1, 8, 15 & 22 – Early bird registration extended to April 26

Wildfires are a very real threat, and we should be prepared. Unfortunately, we have been sold a range of false solutions (e.g., fuel reduction, forest thinning and prescribed burns), all at taxpayer expense.

Wildfires Fact & Fiction will equip you with the most essential knowledge to protect homes and communities, while giving our forests what they really need, which is to be naturally rehydrated and nurtured as ecosystems. Discover how thriving ecosystems, including beaver ponds, help protect communities from wildfires, and learn actionable solutions that could reshape wildfire prevention policies.

Join us for Wildfires Fact & Fiction: How

Thaw and Freeze: The ecological, geological, and human stakes of a warming Arctic

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A rapidly changing Arctic is reshaping everything. Polar bears navigate shrinking expanses of sea ice, thawing permafrost threatens coastal villages, destabilizes infrastructure, and exhales methane, and warming temperatures push more species northward into a greener arctic. These transformations are profound, and their impacts can extend far beyond the region’s ecologies that depend on them.

What do these changes mean for wildlife, humans, and the climate? How is all of this going to play out in different regions and ecosystems around the world? Does understanding these changes and seeing them with your own…

Regenerating Life: Upcoming Screenings

Regenerating Life is a groundbreaking film that reframes the climate crisis by focusing on nature’s power to heal our planet. It reveals how the biosphere egulates Earth’s climate and how its destruction has driven global warming.

The film highlights regenerating ecosystems like forests, fields, and wetlands, restoring the water cycle, and embracing sustainable practices like regenerative agriculture that draw CO2 from the atmosphere, cool the planet, revive freshwater systems, and create abundant food and thriving communities.

Visit Hummingbird Films for upcoming screenings.

Stopping Ecocide: Can International Law Prevent Mass Environmental Destruction?

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Diverse ecosystems represent the greatest climate action technology at our disposal. But what recourse do we have when nature itself is under attack from the world’s biggest political and economic powers?

The movement to codify ecocide, that is, the intentional (or negligent) mass destruction of an ecosystem, as an international crime is gaining traction, particularly in Europe and in nations disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change. As a crime and an area of practice, ecocide law is reserved for the very worst of the worst. Think…

2024 Midwest Beaver Summit

Bio4Climate is excited to co-host the 2024 Midwest Beaver Summit alongside many outstanding environmental nonprofits, land trusts, restoration practitioners, and other organizations dedicated to conservation, implementing coexistence strategies, and cultivating awareness of the importance of beavers as keystone species in our ecosystems.

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Full Agenda: 

  • 11:50 AM – 12:25 PM: Session 2: Who Speaks…
    • 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM: Introduction11:10 AM – 11:50 AM: Session 1: Beaver Wetlands, Flooding, and Drought – Dr. Emily Fairfax, University of Minnesota
    • 11:50 AM – 12:25 PM: Session 2: Who Speaks
  • This Week

    News and Insights

    • Over the last two decades, satellites have revealed something that we've been ringing the alarm bell on for some time: the planet’s land is drying out—and fast. Soil moisture levels are dropping across large parts of the Earth. And not just in historically dry regions, but in places once thought to be stable too. 

      The culprit isn't as simple as "less rain." Rising temperatures are causing more evaporation, and human activity, like deforestation, agriculture, and land degradation, is making it harder for the soil to hold on to water. 

      That water doesn’t just vanish. It flows downstream, into rivers, and eventually into the ocean. When land dries out, it loses its ability to cool itself, feed plants, and support ecosystems. And once that cycle breaks, it gets harder and harder to bring the water back.

      But we CAN bring the water back.

    Events and Community

    • Our Looming Water Crisis: Is It Already Here?

      Join Taunton Area AAUW for a free virtual conversation with a few familiar faces exploring the urgent realities of the global water crisis, and what we can do about it.

      Featuring author Judith D. Schwartz, Voices of Water Director Zuzka Mulkerin and Bio4Climate Associate Director of Regenerative Projects Alexandra Ionescu in conversation together on nature-based solutions for restoring water cycles, building resilience, and protecting this most essential resource.

      Open to all with an interest in water, ecosystems, and climate solutions.

      Register Here for Our Looming Water Crisis
    • Online | Bio4Climate is proud to co-host the 2025 Midwest Beaver Summit this June, centered on the theme, "Resilience Through Relationships."  Thursday, June 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT

      This theme reflects a fundamental truth: thriving ecosystems depend on strong relationships—between species, landscapes, and people. Advocating for beavers means fostering connections across different perspectices, listening to concerns, and working together to find solutions that benefit both communities and ecosystems.

      In-person attendance available in Des Plaines, Illinois. 

      Whether you join us online or in person, we hope to see you there!

    Transformation in Mexico

    Eco Restoration Works

    Watch what happens! A degraded landscape in Mexico is transformed by regenerative management. It took only two years (the arrow points to the same tree).

    Photos: Cuenca Los Ojos

    Tell nature’s climate story, the story of connection and life.

    ― Beck Mordini

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