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
Meet a Pinecone Cowboy
Pinecone cowboys are skilled climbers who harvest cones from threatened western trees to help reforest landscapes damaged by megafires and climate change. Learn how their work supports the genetic future of Western forests and how precarious the future of their field has become.
What Does It Take for Conservation Efforts to Endure?
Lasting conservation depends on more than good intentions. It requires long-term presence, trust with local communities, and practical economic benefits. As evidenced through Luis Arranz’s 46-year career in Central Africa, his work highlights how protecting wildlife and supporting nearby livelihoods have to work together for conservation to succeed.
Events
Thinking Like Water – Summer Series
How can we help our yards, watersheds, and continents transform from drained, dry bathtubs to verdant, thriving landscapes? Learn practical skills for rehydrating prairies, forests and city streets. This six week companion course to the Thinking Like Water docuseries puts you in the Zoom room with experts from the field and with community members like yourself working to bring new water management to their bit of land.
Learn more about the guest speakers, your permaculture mentor and the special guest appearance of Bill Zeedyk himself, who has pioneered many of the solutions in the film.
Community / Events
Global Earth Repair Convergence
The Global Earth Repair Convergence continues online throughout this weekend until Sunday, May 10. Bio4Climate is well-represented, with many of our instructors and partners speaking including: Hart Hagan, Katie Ross, Michal Kravcik, Zuzka Mulkerin, John Feldman, Renea Roberts, Jon Schull, Rob de Laet and Russ Speer.
Many of the speakers are Bio4Climate experts spotlighted in our annual conferences and courses, including: Didi Pershouse, John D. Liu, Anastassia Makarieva, Tony Rinaudo, Judith D. Schwartz, Renea Roberts, Vijay Kumar, Russ Speer, Rob Lewis, Andrew Millison, Brock Dolman, Sonia Demiray, Lois Arkin, and Michael Pilarski, the founder and host of this convergence.
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).