Life Saves the Planet

What does it mean to “think like water”? In this blog post, Dr. Katie Ross, Facilitator of Bio4Climate’s Thinking Like Water Film Club and conversation series, reflects on Episode 1: “Willing to Try Things.” The piece explores Bill Zeedyk’s pioneering work in induced meandering and nature-based restoration, showing how simple, place-based techniques can slow water,…

This perspective piece reflects on a major new Nature study examining how climate change is destabilizing the global water cycle. Drawing on satellite-derived terrestrial water storage (TWS) data, hydrological analysis, and recent extreme weather events across India, the United States, and other regions, the article explores the emerging paradox of wetter atmospheres alongside progressively drier…

Bio4Climate launched its Soil to Sky education program in Hyderabad, India for the first time during Earth Month 2026 Event. Over three days, starting Earth Day April 22nd to April 24th, students explored living soil, local biodiversity, and urban climate challenges through hands-on activities and design thinking. From magnifying hidden life in soil to reimagining…

Root to Canopy: Growing the Miyawaki Method In 2025, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate organized and hosted the inaugural Northeast Miniforest Summit, bringing together more than a dozen speakers across two virtual half-days and an in-person bus tour. Practitioners, researchers, and leaders from diverse fields gathered to explore the Miyawaki method of afforestation from root…

Root to Canopy: Growing the Miyawaki Method In 2025, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate organized and hosted the inaugural Northeast Miniforest Summit, bringing together more than a dozen speakers across two virtual half-days and an in-person bus tour. Practitioners, researchers, and leaders from diverse fields gathered to explore the Miyawaki method of afforestation from root…

Beyond Carbon: Proforestation and the Undoing of Human Mastery In a powerful new essay, Pavan Muntha invites us to rethink proforestation beyond its technical framing. Rather than seeing forests as instruments in a planetary climate portfolio, the article asks us to consider them as living, more-than-human communities — with their own histories, relationships, and claims…