Life Saves the Planet
The Bio4Climate Blog
“Life Saves the Planet” is more than just a blog—it’s our philosophy and a partnership with GBH public television’s Lowell Lecture Series. In the search for answers to climate change, we look to the interconnected living systems that sustain our planet. These biodiverse systems shape our atmosphere, regulate temperature, and maintain balance in weather patterns. Inspired by the words of Janine Benyus, who proclaimed that “life creates the conditions of life,” we gather cutting-edge research, ideas, and resources to guide the way.
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At the Climate Crossroads
As climate extremes intensify around the world, the need to think beyond isolated solutions is becoming urgent. This reflection explores Bio4Climate’s Living Climate Systems perspective and how restoring relationships among soil, water, vegetation, biodiversity, and communities can strengthen climate resilience.
Bio4Climate at BeaverCON 2026: From Exploring Beaver-Excavated Canals to a Presentation on Planting Beaver Food
Our Belmont High School Miyawaki Forest Is One Year Old!
We celebrated the first anniversary of our Belmont High School Miniforest on October 3, 2026, alongside Miyawaki Forest Action Belmont (MFAB)!
Witnessing Water Cycle Restoration in Practice: A Week Volunteering with Water Stories
After taking the Water Stories Core Course in 2025, this month I joined a wonderful group of volunteers for a week of camping to support their East Coast team with whatever they needed as they built two earthen ponds and connected them to a third.
Donkeys Between Civilization, Conflict, and Conservation
This blog explores the complex story of donkeys from their long partnership with human communities to their changing place in landscapes around the world. It considers how history, human movement, abandonment, and conservation have shaped the way we understand and treat donkeys today.
