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
Northeast Miniforest Summit 2026
Registration is now open for the 2026 Northeast Miniforest Summit: Root to Canopy: Growing the Miyawaki Method
Across the Northeast and beyond, communities are planting and stewarding miniforests in schoolyards, parks, campuses, farms, urban spaces, and other underused landscapes.
This year’s Summit brings together practitioners, researchers, educators, community leaders, and forest stewards to share lessons, refine practices, and explore how miniforests can restore ecological function and reconnect people with place.
The Summit unfolds across three connected virtual and in-person events:
- July 15, 2026 – Making a Mini-Forest Documentary Screening
- July 18, 2026 – Massachusetts Miniforest Bus Tour
- July 22–23, 2026 – Virtual Summit
Join us for the Summit featuring opening keynote by Ethan Tapper, forester and author of How to Love a Forest, and closing by keynote Mio Urata, Miyawaki Method Forest Maker, alongside 20+ speakers and panelists.
Cool the Planet
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
Who Are the Researchers Mapping Mycorrhizal Fungal Networks?
Meet the individuals doing the important work of mapping mycorrhizal fungal networks to identify areas where carbon storage is or isn’t happening and the impacts of intense land use on these vital underground networks.
The Return of El Niño: A Reminder That Climate Is a Water Story
NOAA has confirmed that El Niño conditions are present and expected to strengthen into the Northern Hemisphere winter. El Niño can reshape rainfall patterns, drought, fire risk, heat, storms, and food systems around the world, reminding us that climate disruption is deeply tied to the movement of water across land and atmosphere. When landscapes are rich with vegetation, healthy soils, wetlands, and active ecological processes, they are better able to hold moisture, moderate heat, and absorb disturbance.
Events
The Second Bio4Climate Miniforest Summit Is Happening in July!
“Root to Canopy: Growing the Miyawaki Method” is the theme of this year’s Summit.
Across the Northeast and beyond, communities are planting and stewarding miniforests in schoolyards, parks, campuses, farms, urban spaces, and other underused landscapes.
This year’s Summit brings together practitioners, researchers, educators, community leaders, and forest stewards to share lessons, refine practices, and explore how miniforests can restore ecological function and reconnect people with place.
The Summit unfolds across three connected virtual and in-person events:
- July 15, 2026 – Making a Mini-Forest Documentary Screening
- July 18, 2026 – Massachusetts Miniforest Bus Tour
- July 22–23, 2026 – Virtual Summit
Join us for the Summit featuring opening keynote by Ethan Tapper, forester and author of How to Love a Forest, and closing keynote by Mio Urata, Miyawaki Method Forest Maker, along with 20+ speakers and panelists.
Community / Events
“Learning with Trees” Exhibit Features Work from Bio4Climate Associate Director of Regenerative Projects
Bio4Climate’s Associate Director of Regenerative Projects Alexandra Ionescu has a photograph featured in the group exhibition “Learning with Trees: Artists and Ecologies of Connection.”
The photograph, taken in 2019 during a biomimicry field trip in an old-growth forest on Meares Island in Tofino, British Columbia, depicts a 1,000-year-old red cedar—what Suzanne Simard refers to as a “mother tree.” The image marks a pivotal moment in which Alexandra was invited to begin perceiving nature beyond its visible, static form and to develop a new way of relating to, and being in relationship with, the more-than-human world. By shifting the camera sideways, a vortex-like movement emerged, suggesting the presence of invisible processes and relational energies that extend beyond what the eye can perceive.
The exhibition is open Fridays and Saturdays, 12–5 PM, at HallSpace Gallery, 950 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA. A related exhibition on the same theme is also on view at the Scollay Square Gallery on the third floor of Boston City Hall.
Recommended Reads for Biodiversity Lovers
Fungi Grow
by Maria Gianferrari
Help the 4–8 year-olds in your life learn about how fungi grow above and below ground! Fungi Grow also explains to young readers the incredible underground fungal network described in this week’s Featured Creature!
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.
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).
Tell nature’s climate story, the story of connection and life.
― Beck Mordini