Nature Is Climate
At Bio4Climate, we contribute to planetary regeneration through research, education, collaboration and action to restore essential global biodiversity . . . and create a new climate story.
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.
Upcoming Events and Courses
Thinking Like Water
A five-part documentary and live conversation series.
June 9 – July 14, 2026 · Weekly on Tuesdays
What if restoring water where you live could transform your entire landscape?
Many of the challenges we see in our backyards, gardens, forests, and communities—drought, flooding, erosion, declining biodiversity—are not isolated problems. They’re connected across the whole watershed. And they can be addressed—step by step—by working with natural processes.
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 Cooling Keys work together to heal the land and cool the climate.
convert
Converting heat islands caused by spreading urbanization into natural cooling systems turns down the heat.
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.
What about CO₂ and the greenhouse effect? It’s part of the story — but not the whole story.
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.
Join a community that believes nature can heal the climate
Weekly stories of restoration, climate science, and action — including our Featured Creature series, where biodiversity comes to life one species at a time.
This Week
News and Insights
Looking Back to Move Forward: Why History Matters for the Future of Food
Researchers are looking to historical agroecology, an interdisciplinary academic framework that studies how human societies have intentionally modified, managed, and adapted local landscapes for food production over centuries, to explore how to transform today’s food systems.
By recovering the collective memories, ancestral knowledge, and reciprocal practices of Indigenous communities in Ecuador and Bolivia, scientists are working to identify which traditional practices—communal labor, seed saving, polycultures—can be revived to build more just and resilient food systems.
African Spurred Tortoises Drive Vegetation Recovery in the Sahara
Sometimes, the most effective climate solutions are the most low-tech. In 2021, researchers released 500 African spurred tortoises into a degraded stretch of the Sahara. Five years on, satellite views show visible green vegetation patches resulting from the tortoises’ deep burrows that broke through the hardened crust cycle, allowing rainwater to penetrate and dormant seeds to germinate.
Events
Thinking Like Water – Summer Series – June 9–July 14
The Early Bird Rate expires tomorrow, May 31! Participants surveyed in the last Thinking Like Water film group in January found it a valuable and rich experience, learning the methods pictured above and more! More than a discussion group, this film-based course offers direct access to talk with the experts featured in the film. Each week the film’s director Renea Roberts gives us the behind the scenes take on the people, the projects and the process. Discussions are moderated by Dr. Katie Ross, known for creating spaces for deep listening, learning and community. And in this summer session, we have an added bonus with Calin Radulescu as the course permaculture mentor so you can put this knowledge into action in your own backyard!
Sign up before the Early Bird Rate expires tomorrow to keep a little extra in your pocket this summer.
We also provide bring-a-friend, senior, and group discounts. Check out the registration page for our pricing options and for information on financial assistance.
All registrants will receive the video recordings of the live conversations.
Learn. Connect. Act.
Recommended Reads for Biodiversity Lovers
Protest: Respect It, Defend It, Use It
by Annie Leonard and Andre Carothers
Beck Mordini finds hope and inspiration in Annie Leonard and Andre Carothers’ new book—Protest: Respect It, Defend It, Use It. The book is a colorful collection of 42 protest movements from around the world, from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to 2025’s No Kings protests. Beck reflects: “I realized that I need this book, I need to be able to open a page and see that the voice of the people does matter. That the most important advances in society were not accomplished by wars or politicians, but started with ordinary voices joining together. It helps me to carry on knowing that these victories were not immediate and their impact often not recognized until decades later. So, we too carry on.”
By purchasing this title through the link provided above, you’ll continue to support Bio4Climate. We are an affiliate partner of Bookshop.org and receive a portion of the sales price at no additional cost to you. View the Bio4Climate Bookshop for more books.
2026 Northeast Miniforest Summit
Root To Canopy:
Growing The Miyawaki Method
July 22 – 23 (Virtual on Zoom)
July 18 (Bus Tour in MA)
Tell nature’s climate story, the story of connection and life.
― Beck Mordini
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).