Life Saves the Planet

Life Saves the Planet

“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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Ecorestoration, Reflection, Vision, Voices of Water, Water

Reflecting on Water is Love: A Community Movie Night at Cambridge

In September, Poulomi Chakravarty reflected on Water Is Love during Bio4Climate’s community screening in Cambridge. More than just a film showing, the event became a space for connection, learning, and inspiration—where neighbors shared food, ideas, and stories about restoring water cycles. The screening highlighted how decentralized, community-led action can turn water into a source of…

Biodiversity, Opinion, Reflection, Vision

Perspective: Heat Policy Briefing

In June, Bio4Climate Science Communications Intern Adrianna Drindak attended a congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., by The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the Federation of American Scientists about how federal policies can bolster resilience to extreme heat at the state and community level, centered on the Federation of American Scientists’ 2025 Heat Policy…

Biodiversity, Opinion, Reflection, Vision

The Critical Connection

This spring, Bio4Climate is sharing select excerpts from the late Jan Lambert’s book, Water, Land and Climate, The Critical Connection: How We Can Rehydrate Landscapes Locally To Renew Climates Globally. First published by The Valley Green Journal in 2015, Water, Land, and Climate introduces the transformative ideas of the New Water Paradigm—showing how retaining, rather…

Biodiversity, Opinion, Reflection, Vision

A National Park in Your Own Backyard?

Bio4Climate partnered with a coalition of climate and native plant organizations to bring Doug Tallamy to Northern Virginia for an in-person talk and book signing.

Biodiversity, Opinion, Reflection, Vision

AN ECONOMICS OF LOVE

In early 2024, I offered an online 12-week course called “An Economics of Love” under the auspices of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate. Initially, I feared that people would encounter “An Economics of Love” as some sort of ‘hipster-flipster’ indulgence of flaky ideas, although those who enrolled showed no signs of any such dismissal, which…

Biodiversity, Opinion, Reflection, Vision

Cows, Salmon, and Mottainai

About 15 years ago my friend Dr. Kyoko Nakayama taught me the Japanese word “mottainai.” Since then, I’ve been trying to wrap my small brain around what mottainai truly means. Every time I think I understand mottainai, the concept grows, and my brain stretches.  

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