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
Protect and Restore Ecosystems to Cool the Planet
Saturdays: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Series Starts April 18
Earth’s most powerful climate solutions already exist. By protecting our existing, biodiverse ecosystems, we preserve and promote climate stability and cool temperatures. Through ecosystem restoration, water cycles are revived, soils rebuilt, and temperatures cooled at scale.
Bio4Climate’s 2026 Mini-Conference Series brings together leading scientists, practitioners, and restoration leaders to share powerful solutions, insights, and clear ways to take action.
Participants will engage directly with experts, explore critical climate tipping points, and discover how to support and scale restoration efforts worldwide.
This series begins April 18. Reserve your spot and be part of the solution.
Emergent Intelligence of Trees: How Symbiosis Shapes Living Systems
March 18 – May 20
Wednesdays at 12:00 pm ET and 7:00 pm ET
Trees are architects of Earth’s climate and habitability. Through transpiration, carbon chemistry, soil formation, and symbiotic partnerships with fungi and microbes, forests regulate rainfall, stabilize atmospheric systems, and cool entire regions.
Jim Laurie’s Spring 2026 Course – Emergent Intelligence of Trees explores how ecological intelligence emerges through cooperation across living systems—and how restoration can help rehydrate landscapes and rebuild resilience.
10-week course begins March 18
Registration is now open! Reduced rates and scholarships are available.
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.
Stay on Top of the
Climate Conversation
Through education, policy and outreach, we promote the great potential of inexpensive, low-tech and powerful nature solutions to the biodiversity and climate crises, and work to inspire urgent action and widespread implementation of many regenerative practices.
This Week
News and Insights
From reshaping water systems to supporting fish, birds, amphibians, and even helping to fight wildfires, beavers don’t just build dams, they transform entire landscapes. In honor of April 7’s International Beaver Day, we take you to visit the world’s largest beaver dam, a structure so big it can be seen from space.
The latest images of Earth from Artemis II reminds us of the wonder of our planet, and how important it is to understand and protect it. NASA isn’t just exploring earth from space. They are supporting learners around the world to research and contribute to environmental science and deepen our understanding of Earth from the ground up through its GLOBE program. In Fall of 2025, students in New England helped track seasonal changes in plant life by observing and documenting leaf color change and leaf drop.
Events and Community
Conference
Protect and Restore Ecosystems to Cool the Planet
Did you know that we can cool the planet more quickly if we focus on protecting and restoring “high impact ecosystems?”
The reason for this lies in the role they play in regulating the climate, not only locally, but globally. Tropical rainforests are one type of high impact ecosystem and the Amazon and Congo Rainforests are the two largest on Earth.
On April 18, we will discuss The Power of Forests & Water: Creating Rain and the Global Circulation of Moisture. It’s part of our new mini-conference series Protect & Restore Ecosystems to Cool the Planet, taking place from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET on Saturdays. This opening session offers an in-depth conversation with atmospheric physicist Anastassia Makarieva and author and climate strategist Rob de Laet on the science of atmospheric moisture circulation and the critical role forests play in generating rainfall and stabilizing climate systems. Participants will explore concepts such as the biotic pump theory, continental-scale water cycles, and the links between forest loss, drought intensification, and regional climate shifts — bridging foundational science together with real-life restoration practice.
This mini-conference series is being hosted to provide a space for dialogue and engagement with experts working at the forefront of ecological restoration, while deepening your learning on the mechanisms within ecosystems that regulate the climate.
This series is free and open to the public. Recordings will be made available to all who register.
Community
Global Earth Repair Convergence 2026
A groundbreaking gathering of global change-makers dedicated to restoring ecosystems, regenerating our planet, and fostering community is happening in May.
The Global Earth Repair Convergence will take place from May 7–11, 2026, hosted by the Global Earth Repair Foundation. This international, multi-day gathering will be held online and in person at the historic Fort Worden State Park & Conference Center in Port Townsend, Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula.
The convergence brings together a diverse network of scientists, farmers, Indigenous leaders, land stewards, climate educators, and permaculture practitioners committed to advancing practical, nature-based solutions for ecosystem restoration and climate resilience. The program features talks, panels, and collaborative exchanges focused on soil regeneration, biodiversity restoration, water cycle revitalization, regenerative agriculture, and community-led ecological stewardship.
Among the presenters are many BIo4Climate thought leaders who have shared their knowledge with our students and mission-aligned stakeholders, exploring the essential role of biodiversity and ecosystem restoration in creating a resilient and livable future.
Books for Biodiversity Lovers
Becoming Earth
A Journey Through the Hidden Wonders that Bring Our Planet to Life
Ferris Jabr
JIm Laurie’s Symbiosis Team dove even deeper into the emerging science on Earth as a living organism. From the book, “Life does not merely exist on Earth—life is Earth. We have as much reason to regard our planet as a living entity as we do ourselves—a truth no longer substantiated by intuition alone, nor by one man’s vision, but by a preponderance of scientific evidence.”
We are not merely passengers on Earth and that we have it within our abilities to help restore and protect the beauty our planet has created over millions of years.
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.
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).