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
New Mexico Building a Greenhouse Large Enough to Increase Forest Seedling Production
New Mexico’s wildfire burn scars need hundreds of millions of replacement trees, but the state produces only around 250,000 seedlings per year — a pace far too slow to keep up. A new multi-university greenhouse facility aims to more than triple that capacity while developing climate-resilient planting strategies for the future.
Applying Nature-Based Solutions to Promote Multi-species Justice
Jim Laurie has been a strong advocate that Bio4Climate be a “voice for all species.” In our courses and discussion groups we have explored what that means. This study from Nature delves into what that means when incorporated into policy discussions and how we might get there.
Larigauderie et al. claim that past biodiversity efforts have particularly overlooked socio-cultural drivers of the destruction of nature. The first is the separation of humans from nature and the domination of nature, which has shaped views, structures and practices that continue to exploit it.
“It is essential to view the conservation and restoration of biodiversity not only as a proactive investment in the human condition, but also as recognition of the reciprocal relationship between humans and non-humans.”
Strategic Forest Restoration a Potential Lifeline to Endangered Wild Leopards on Java
A new study reveals how strategically planting trees in key areas of Java could be a lifeline for the island’s last 320 wild leopards, a rare conservation breakthrough on one of Earth’s most densely populated islands.
Events
Thinking Like Water Film Series
Tuesdays | June 9 – July 14 | Zoom
Did you know that rivers are supposed to flood? We are so used to thinking of flooding as the problem that we don’t see how it can hydrate land and restore ecosystems — in the right place. The film series Thinking Like Water will amaze you with before and after views of how restored floodplains bring back life. But more than that — you will see how ordinary citizens come together to learn the skills and do the work to help water find its way back to the land.
Join us for in depth discussions with leaders in the field for this film series companion course. Get your questions answered and find support from the community and our permaculture mentor to put what you learn into action.
Community / Events
Less Lawn More Life Spring Challenge
Join thousands across America restoring nature in their own backyards through the Less Lawn More Life Challenge. This fun, easy, and free program guides participants through a step by step journey to turning their outdoor space into a thriving habitat, one small step at a time.
Over the course of 12 weeks, participants will be guided through a series of fun, expert-led weekly challenges that show up in their inbox. It kicks off with the Wildr Score, a free digital assessment on the ecological health of their yards. You’ll also be invited to go deeper with industry leaders forging this new wave of conservation via a series of live webinars and Q&As.
Whether you’re new to habitat gardening or a long time rewilder, there is something for everyone. You’ll learn how to grow native plants suited to your region, manage water on your property, eliminate harmful chemicals, and connect with conservation efforts in your community. No experience needed. No lawn required. Just you, your patch of earth (balconies and windowsills count), and a community of thousands doing the same thing all across America.
Even if you took the challenge last year, new experts, resources and tools, including the new Wildr App, make it a new challenge for 2026.
Dig in, sign up, and let nature surprise you!
Books for Biodiversity Lovers
Homesick for a World Unknown by Miriam Horn
Bio4Climate supporter Ellen Maidman-Tanner sent us her glowing recommendation of Horn’s book:
“This book is right up there with The Discovery of Nature about Alexander von Humboldt. George Schaller taught Jane Goodall before she went into Gombe. He is said to have saved more animals, many apex predators, than anyone else ever has or ever will. I am totally entranced with it!”
Check out the Bio4Climate Bookshop
Part of Bio4Climate’s core mission is to educate and share educational resources that help our community learn about and engage with the natural world.
Our Bookshop storefront is a growing list of titles recommended by our experts and other climate leaders, including books from our courses. We also have a growing list of titles for kids to help educate, inspire, and motivate the next generation of climate advocates.
Check back often as we are always adding titles. We also recommend books each week at the end of this Featured Creature newsletter.
Purchasing from our storefront is another way you can support Bio4Climate. We receive a portion of the sale at no additional cost to you.
The 2025 Northeast Miniforest Summit featured more than a dozen speakers across two virtual half-days and an in-person bus tour, bringing together practitioners, researchers, and leaders from diverse fields to unpack the Miyawaki Method from root to canopy.
Recordings Are Now Live! Learn more and stay connected at miniforests.bio4climate.org
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).