This panel was one of several presentations hosted during Redesigning Our Communities for Life After Fossil Fuels on Saturday, January 21, 2023 with Los Angeles community leaders. This event is the third in a series of six events hosted virtually and in-person in communities throughout the U.S. and Canada – https://bio4climate.org/roc Stay tuned to register…
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Global Cooling from Plant Transpiration: Mechanisms and Uncertainties
In a time of accelerating global warming, nature’s ability to cool the Earth is one of the most exciting and important prospects we can explore. We’ve been proud to host scientific experts at the forefront of this research like Dr. Anastassia Makarieva, Andrei Nefiodov, and Jan Pokorny. They joined us a couple of months ago…
Restoring Peatland Ecosystems in the Face of Flooding
Tropical peat swamp forest is a unique ecosystem that is under enormous threat by human activities, such as logging, conversion for agriculture, drainage, fire, and wildlife hunting. Peat-swamp forests in the tropics represent a high biodiversity ecosystem with thousands of species and are rich in endemic and endangered flora and fauna. To address the threats…
Reforestation Solution: Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration
Tony Rinaudo is an Australian agronomist, who is widely known as the “forest maker.” Having lived and worked in African countries for many decades, he has discovered and put in practice a solution to the extreme deforestation and desertification of the Sahel region. Using an elegantly simple set of management practices, farmers can grow new…
Youth Eco Restorers for Climate
Around the world, young people are organizing in a variety of ways to restore our ecosystems and heal planet Earth. Hear from three remarkable youth leaders who are doing incredible work to help protect and restore the Earth through ecosystem restoration, art, and regenerative agricultural advocacy. Sergio Esteban Lozano-Báez is from Colombia. In 2011, he…
Drying Rivers and Drought: What We Can Do in Massachusetts
Drought warnings in Massachusetts are a stark reminder that we are part of a global climate system where warming trends are accelerating. Is there something we can learn from adding a global lens to our local and regional mitigation efforts? Danielle Dolan, Deputy Director of the Mass Rivers Alliance, and Beth Lambert, Director of the…
Using The Miyawaki Method To Rapidly Rewild The World
What can hold more than 500 species, sequester more than 500 lbs. CO2/year, be 10F cooler than its surroundings, soak up lots of rainwater,and be made by and for children in a space no bigger than a tennis court? A “mini-forest” planted using the Miyawaki Method, of course! Hannah Lewis (Bio4Climate Compendium editor) and Daan…
Amazon Deforestation: Why It Matters To Us
To support efforts to stop deforestation, sign the Amazonia for Life pledge: https://amazonia80x2025.earth/declaration#déclaration The Amazon Rainforest is known as the “lungs of the earth” because it draws in carbon dioxide and breathes out oxygen. But it is also the biological heart of the planet’s hydroclimate system, the planet’s rain making machine. We have lost almost…
Youth-led Climate Initiatives with Chloe Ng
In this interview hosted by Abby Abrahamson, Chloe Ng discusses her involvement with the Roots & Shoots National Youth Leadership Council – a program of the Jane Goodall Institute. Chloe Ng is a freshmen at University of Pennsylvania. This is her third year on the National Youth Leadership Council. As leader of the Blind Brook…
Rewilding Our Planet Using the Miyawaki Method: Hannah Lewis & Maya Dutta
The Cambridge Public Library and Biodiversity for a Livable Climate present author Hannah Lewis in a reading and discussion of her latest book, Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World. The Miyawaki Method is a unique approach to reforestation devised by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. In the book, Lewis explains how…
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Live Stream
Ego vs Eco: How Human, Animal, and Planet Health Interconnect
Wildlife and social justice advocate Tania Roa, who is also our Digital Communications Manager, gives a presentation on four topics to illustrate the need to move away from the Western mainstream ‘Ego’ mentality and to collectively move towards the holistic ‘Eco’ mindset. The four topics include a comparison between One Health and One Welfare, zoonotic…
Introducing the EcoRestoration Alliance
The EcoRestoration Alliance grew out of the work of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate (Bio4Climate). The Alliance is a rapidly growing global collaboration of scientists, thought leaders, conservationists, on-the-ground restoration practitioners and storytellers whose work challenges the prevailing view that reducing fossil fuel use at this late date can still result in the global cooling…
Mini-Forest Revolution with author Hannah Lewis
In this interview hosted by Tania Roa, author Hannah Lewis discusses her new book “Mini – Forest Revolution.” In this book, Lewis presents the Miyawaki Method, a unique approach to reforestation devised by Japanese botanist Dr. Akira Miyawaki. She explains how tiny forests as small as six parking spaces grow quickly and are much more…
Regenerating Soil And Water Landscapes with Judith Schwartz
Throughout the year 2020, the public has grown increasingly aware of the ways we have inadvertently harmed the biodiversity and ecosystems upon which life depends. The United Nations having declared 2021-2030 the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration presents the opportunity for a global focus on regenerating natural systems. Journalist and author Judith D. Schwartz has travelled…
Worldwide Teach In on Climate & Justice
On May 30, 2022, Bio4Climate and the Campus Sustainability Committee at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) hosted an event as a part of the Worldwide Teach-In on Climate & Justice organized by Bard College. MCLA faculty, staff, and community members presented 5-minute talks on climate issues, followed by a dialogue with students. The…
Art for the Environment with Ayushi Gaur
In this interview hosted by Abby Abrahamson, Ayushi Gaur, a senior from Memphis, Tennessee discusses her involvement with Roots & Shoots National Youth Leadership Council – a program of the Jane Goodall Institute. Ayushi’s favorite Roots & Shoots project is ConservACTION, a virtual space dedicated to highlighting the intersections of the creative arts and the…
Mushrooms Change the World with Daniel Randall
In this interview hosted by Abby Abrahamson, Daniel Randall discusses his involvement with the Roots & Shoots National Youth Leadership Council – a program of the Jane Goodall Institute. Daniel is a passionate advocate for nature and aims to improve environmental conditions through nature’s own intelligence. Through Roots & Shoots, Daniel has planted over a…
Haiti’s “Green Pearl” Initiative with Janot Mendler De Suarez
Janot Mendler De Suarez describes the community-driven “Green Pearl” initiative that aspires to transform Haiti from one of the poorest, most insecure and degraded countries in the world to a flourishing mosaic of Green Pearls. At the same time charting a new path for the humanitarian sector, rooted in the power of humanity to turn…
Life After Fossil Fuels with author Alice Friedemann
Today our economy is utterly dependent on fossil fuels. They are essential to transportation, manufacturing, farming, electricity, and to make fertilizers, cement, steel, roads, cars, and half a million other products. This discussion with Alice Friedemann is a reality check on where energy will come from in the future. Alice Friedemann’s book, “Life After Fossil…
Cooling The Climate Mess With Soil And Water featuring Walter Jehne
Soil and climate scientist Walter Jehne works to educate farmers, policymakers and others about “the soil carbon sponge” and its crucial role in reversing and mitigating flooding, drought, wildfires, and rising global temperatures. He shows us how we can safely cool the climate and restore essential biodiversity by repairing our disrupted hydrological cycles, returning excess…
Code Red Water: Two Global Perspectives with Atossa Soltani & Michal Kravčík
Thousands of projects on six continents are endeavoring to cool our overheated planet and restore biodiversity loss by harnessing the power of photosynthesis, carbon sequestration and regeneration of degraded landscapes. Most of these efforts are not by governments or corporations, but by coalitions of researchers, farmers, fishermen, forest-dwellers, and village cooperatives. What would happen if…
Soil Biodiversity in Agriculture: Chloride Free Foundation
In this interview hosted by Abby Abrahamson, Carol Viana of The Chloride Free Foundation describes the importance of agricultural practices that prioritize soil health. Chloride Free Foundation is an international non-profit organization incorporated in the Netherlands. Our purpose is to protect soil biodiversity by making agricultural practices around the world chloride-free. We work to promote…
People in Sustainable Agriculture with Ronnie Cummins
Over the past two decades, environmental activist Ronnie Cummins has served as director of US and international campaigns dealing with sustainable agriculture issues including food safety, genetic engineering, factory farming, and global warming. In this talk Cummins focuses on what individuals and small groups have done and continue to accomplish in these realms. Cummins also…
Bluebird Conservation with Charlotte Xu
In this interview hosted by Abby Abrahamson, Charlotte Xu, a senior from New Jersey, discusses her involvement with the Roots & Shoots National Youth Leadership Council – a program of the Jane Goodall Institute. Last summer, Charlotte started a group called “Light as a Feather” where she has led various bird-related projects with her brother.…
Regenerative Agriculture with Ed Huling
This talk with Ed Huling, a U.S.-based organic farmer, introduces the concept of nutrient density and the impact of soil health on nutrient-dense food. Ed also describes the farming and forestry systems that he developed using restoration practices. Lastly, this talk also touches upon the benefits of regenerative agriculture and gardening when it comes to…
Improving Food Security for Smallholder Farmers with Roland Bunch
Increasingly frequent droughts are destroying food production levels in the more drought-prone half of sub-Saharan Africa. Although most people have attributed this gathering crisis to climate change, about 80 percent of the cause of the droughts is that fallowing – a process of allowing the forest to grow for fifteen years or more to replace…
Bioregional Food Systems with Hannah McDonald
This presentation, given by Hannah McDonald from NOFA/Mass and the Western MA Regenerative Food System, touches upon the state of our materials economy, how investing in food systems sets the stage for systems change, and why it’s important to have a bioregional focus. Recorded at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, the event concluded with…
The Roots of Regenerative Solutions with Karen Washington
This talk is a Q&A with activist Karen Washington. She touches upon the history of regenerative/nature-based climate solutions that are more widely adopted today by a variety of communities, but have historically been developed by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities and cultures. This talk also addresses actions the BIPOC community is taking…
Biology’s Role in Sustaining the Planet with Ridge Shinn
This talk, given by Ridge Shinn of Big Picture Beef, introduces the essential functions that livestock provide to maintain healthy ecosystems and contribute to maintaining a stable climate. Ridge Shinn founded Big Picture Beef in 2016. His work with cattle stretches back to his twenties when he was herdsman for a dairy farm, but for…
Soil vs Dirt with Fred Magdoff
In this talk, Fred Magdoff, Professor Emeritus of Plant and Soil Science at the University of Vermont, describes the difference between nutrient- and life-depleted soil and nutrient dense, carbon-capturing, and water-storing soil. Fred Magdoff’s research was on ecologically sound ways to improve soil fertility, especially focusing on the critical role of soil organic matter. He…
Building Community During Confusion and Uncertainty with Precious Phiri
Precious Phiri grew up in Zimbabwe and discusses her evolution as a trainer in Holistic Management and community facilitation. Her work focuses on working with rural communities and collaborating with networks in Africa to reduce poverty, rebuild soils, and restore food and water security for people, livestock and wildlife – and most recently, to address…
The Environmental Benefits Of Grass Fed Beef with Ridge Shinn
Grass-fed beef producers in the U.S. have begun a movement to restore soils and stabilize the climate with a fundamentally different approach called regenerative grazing. This method builds on nature’s own system of pulling carbon from the air and storing it in the soil. Sixty million buffalo lived on the Great Plains at one time.…
Edible Landscaping with Sven Pihl
Edible landscaping is the use of food-producing plants in the residential and public landscape. It combines fruit and nut trees, berry bushes, vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, along with functional ornamental plants into aesthetically pleasing designs. Edible landscaping offers an alternative to conventional residential landscapes; edible plants can be just as attractive while producing fruits and…
How Liberians Fought Big Palm Oil To Protect Their Lands with Alfred Brownell
Liberian environmental activist Alfred Lahai Gbabai Brownell Sr. tells the story of how indigenous peoples, local communities and environmental rights activists came together to halt the work of the world’s largest oil palm companies, who were responsible for causing deforestation and accelerating climate change in West Africa. This talk is part of our Life Saves…
Reindeer, Beaver, And Healing Nature With Nature with Judith Schwartz & Ben Goldfarb
Our natural systems are under great stress. However, nature’s inclination is toward healing, and we can work with the logic of ecology to restore landscapes and waterways. Biodiversity for a Livable Climate hosts authors Judith D. Schwartz and Ben Goldfarb as they talk about regenerating landscapes—and the pivotal role of animals in earth healing. Judith’s…
Arctic Meltdown: Why It Matters To Us
Dr. Jennifer Francis, an atmospheric scientist studying Arctic weather and climate, explains how increasing extreme weather events are connected with the rapidly warming and melting Arctic during recent decades. Dr. Francis is joined in conversation by Dr. Heather Goldstone, journalist and scientist overseeing Woodwell Climate Research Center’s communications. The two discuss the evidence that suggests…
Cure For An Ailing World with Tim LaSalle
Tim LaSalle, a depth psychologist and former CEO of the Rodale Institute, has long followed the innovative work in the regenerative agriculture movement, a farming practice based on greatly improving the soil’s biome to achieve a healthy biodiversity and greater food nutrient density while eliminating the need for soil augmentation, artificial or otherwise. As writer…
The Ecology of Care by Didi Pershouse
Didi Pershouse is the founder of the Center for Sustainable Medicine and has developed a practice and theoretical framework for systems-based ecological medicine—restoring health to people as well as the social and ecological systems around them. In her work she connects the dots between soil health and public health, and the role of beneficial microorganisms…
Healthy Oysters for Healthy Oceans and Climate with Dr. Anamarija Frankic
Globally, oyster habitats are the most degraded habitats among coastal systems, with the loss of 99% in the last 150 years. These 350 million years old keystone species and their habitats are at the brink of total collapse from industrial harvesting and pollution of coastal areas. Today scientists understand the ecological value of oyster habitats…
The Remarkable Success Of India’s Natural Farming Movement with Vijay Kumar & Didi Pershouse
Learn about a movement that grew from over 40,000 farmers in 2016 to almost 800,000 farmers in 2020 in one of the driest states in India. This work has been successful in part because of a community supported approach where women-run self help groups are in charge of operations. Vijay Kumar, advisor to the government…
An Amazing Agroforestry Story with Mike Hands & Rattan Lal
The Inga Foundation’s founder and director Mike Hands has been working to halt the destruction of rainforests from slash and burn agriculture for over 20 years. An experienced tropical ecologist and scientific researcher, Mike divides his time between his farm in Cornwall, UK, and the Inga Foundation’s Land for Life program in Honduras. Now in…
Sample “Wows” From Biosphere History with Doug Zook & David Morimoto
We are last minute arrivals to the region of the Earth where life can be found and thrives: the biosphere. The 3.8 billion year history of the Earth shows to this day that life — particularly microbial — has been the consistent major contributor to building features of the biosphere, giving us rocky landscapes, myriad…
Decolonizing Environmental Thought with Fred Tutman
Committed environmentalist Fred Tutman brings his front line experience on conservation issues to this discussion of the existential threats to our planet from multiple sources. As more people join movements aimed at greening the planet, what notions must they learn to discard about the environment that are founded upon capitalism, racism and classism? By first…
Indigenous Wisdom and the Power of Place with Dawn Knickerbocker & Juan D. Martinez
Native American and Indigenous people model economic and social exchanges on reciprocity and relationships in all systems. Centering this and other Indigenous wisdom has led to significant and meaningful contributions to the advancement of conservation, protection, and environmental justice, especially in the lives of youth. Dawn Knickerbocker belongs to the Anishinaabe people, is a citizen…
Youth in Environmental Conservation: Greenagers
We interviewed Will Conklin, Director of Greenagers, to learn more about his organization. Greenagers aims to engage youth “in meaningful work in environmental conservation, sustainable farming and natural resource management.” Learn more at greenagers.org Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter:…
Climate Emotions: Facing the Storm Together
A panel discussion hosted by Biodiversity for a Livable Climate (@bio4climate) on the vast scope of climate-related emotions from anxiety and fear to hopefulness. Panelists include:1. Abby Abrahamson, College Outreach Coordinator for Bio4Climate2. Yvonne Cuaresma, Founder of https://www.theclimatejournalproject.com/3. Adam Sacks, Executive Director of Bio4ClimateWith moderator Maya Dutta, Outreach and Operations Manager for Bio4ClimateAnd commentator psychiatrist…
Miyawaki Forest: Maya Dutta & Paula Phipps
Learn about the Miyawaki forest we planted in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Miyawaki method was invented by Dr. Akira Miyawaki, a Japanese botanist, and it involves planting native species in urban areas. View the slideshow, created in collaboration with SUGi, here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OfVy4DJfG9P_vMnxCzAL5F_Ndu807JcX/view Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem…
What Did COP26 Miss? with Joseph Hunt, Dee Woods & Andrew Revkin
We turn our attention to the Glasgow COP26 summit, debriefing the action (or inaction) that took place. How much are leaders paying attention to, investing in, and supporting the many community led solutions of fighting climate change by protecting and restoring ecosystems? This panel discussion featured professor Joseph Michael Hunt, community food advocate Dee Woods,…
Kachana Station: A Home for Donkey-led Restoration
In this interview hosted by Tania Roa, Chris Henggeler explains the holistic management practices occurring in Kachana Station, a landscape in northwestern Australia. Chris emphasizes the interconnectedness of humans across the globe, and our interconnectedness with other species. His call to action: help nature heal herself. Learn more about Kachana Station: https://www.kachana-station.com/Learn more about Biodiversity…
How Animals Shape Ecosystems with Carl Safina, Fred Provenza & Tania Roa
A panel discussion among author and ecologist Carl Safina, professor and author Fred Provenza, and wildlife advocate and writer Tania Roa. An insightful conversation on the interconnections between wild and domestic animal welfare, and a criticism of perspectives and policies related to other species. Carl Safina earned a PhD in ecology from Rutgers University by…
Changing the Field of Wildlife Conservation with Dr. Arian Wallach
In this interview hosted by Tania Roa, Dr. Arian Wallach discusses the importance of the wild donkey herd living in Kachana Station, a holistically managed landscape in northwestern Australia in a region called the Kimberley. Dr. Wallach discusses the importance of treating all living beings as sentient beings, and uses the wild donkeys as an…
Climate Change Demonstration
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ A demonstration organized by Extinction Rebellion outside of the Boston Globe to urge the news company to improve its coverage of the climate crisis. Learn more about Extinction Rebellion here: https://rebellion.global/Read the Boston Globe here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/ April 17,…
Nature’s Solutions as National Policy with Walter Jehne, Vijay Kumar & Rep. Chellie Pingree
A panel discussion among Walter Jehne, Climate and Soil Scientist; Vijay Kumar, government advisor for the Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming Movement; and Chellie Pingree, Congresswoman from Maine and organic farmer. A remarkable look at the potential future of farming. This discussion took place June 5, 2021 and is the first installment in a…
Jim Laurie’s Biodiversity Class Description
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Jim Laurie teaches biodiversity classes almost every semester session. To learn more about Jim’s classes, email info@bio4climate.org or staff@bio4climate.org Jim Laurie: Staff Scientist and Restoration Ecologist, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate #ecology #restoration #environmentaleducation
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s 2020 Highlights
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Snippets from Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s 2020 conferences with music and presentations on climate change and natural solutions to the climate crisis. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climateorganization
Chico Thanks Our Donors!
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Chico, our Social Media Coordinator Tania Roa’s dog (Maltese Poodle) thanks our supporters for their generous donations. We at Bio4Climate appreciate all of you! #maltese #poodle #dog
Thank you to Our Donors!
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ A quick thank-you to our donors and supporters! #cat #grateful #nonprofit
Christopher Haines: Heat Planet
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Not just fossil fuels, but also the human-generated heat that creates global warming. Christopher Haines: architect, consultant for living design #globalwarming #climatechange #planet
Walter Jehne: Climate Solutions for a Blue Planet
Walter Jehne, founder of Healthy Soil Australia and internationally acclaimed soil and climate scientist, describes solutions we can all partake in to restore Earth’s ecosystems and address climate change. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ #regeneration #aridlandscapes #planetrestoration
A Message from our Executive Director
Adam Sacks, Executive Director of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate, shares his call to action to work with life for a thriving Earth. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ #climatestories #climatesolutions #earth
Finding My Climate Role with Nick Rabb
Nick Rabb from the youth-led climate organization Sunrise Movement and Massachusetts Peace Action explains what introduced him to climate change and how he was inspired to take action. By listening to philosophers, and searching for his life’s purpose, Nick has become a prominent youth leader in the movement. As Nick says, “No one has to…
From Emissions to EcoRestoration with Manjulika Das
Manjulika Das describes her explorations with Bio4Climate on the path to eco-restoration for a healthy climate. Before joining us, Manjulika (like others) thought the only climate solutions involved energy and emissions. Through her work at Bio4Climate, Manjulika realized the incredible healing power of nature and how we can support ecosystem restoration. Learn more about Biodiversity…
The Importance of Biodiversity with Hannah Lewis
Hannah Lewis is Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s Compendium editor (https://bio4climate.org/resources/compendium). She explains why this work is important to her and why she feels called to do it. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ #climate #climatesolutions #biodiversity
The Urgent Call to Restore the Earth
Climate advocates in order:Reverend Dele: Climate Reality Leader and spiritual directorAdam Sacks: Executive Director of Biodiversity for a Livable ClimatePaula Phipps: Associate Director of Biodiversity for a Livable ClimateTerrican Gross: Spirit of ResilienceLaure: Intern of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Those of us on this campaign have different stories to tell about how our lives…
Stolen Election 2000 – A warning for Election 2020
Filmed in 2001, it’s a discussion of the 2000 election. You’ll hear a critique by renowned prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi of the outrageous Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore, and a walkthrough of the blatant and widespread official electoral fraud in Florida by ace investigative report Greg Palast.
New Movements with Claire Hedberg, Nick Rabb, and John Burkhardt
Workshop with Claire Hedberg (Zero Hour), Nick Rabb (Sunrise Movement), and John Burkhardt (Extinction Rebellion) This workshop follow’s the panel’s presentation “New Movements” 4 Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via online, extending across weekends in April & May of 2020…
Sunrise Movement, Zero Hour & Extinction Rebellion
Nick Rabb (Sunrise Movement), Claire Hedberg (Zero Hour), and John Burkhardt (Extinction Rebellion) discuss their work with their relative climate justice organizations. Sunrise Movement and Zero Hour are two powerful youth-led organizations, and Extinction Rebellion is a cross-generational organization spreading awareness on climate-related issues and solutions. They all bring organizing, educational and political influence to…
Grandpa Climate Rap
A senior citizen, Adam Sacks, takes up rap to help you find your way out of climate chaos! Adam Sacks is the Executive Director of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via online, extending across weekends…
Introduction to the Blessed Unrest with Professor George Scarlett
Professor George Scarlett introduces speakers Steve Weinberg, Cynthia Contie , Christopher Haines, Claire Hedberg (Zero Hour), Nick Rabb (Sunrise Movement), John Burkhardt (Extinction Rebellion). Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via online, extending across weekends in April & May of 2020 #climate #biodiversity #climatetalks
Heat Planet- Another View of Climate with Christopher Haines
Architect Christopher Haines will give an overview of our built environments and degraded rural habitats, and how they make significant contributions to global warming. He illustrates how a change in perspective may lead to a cooler planet much faster than we thought, inexpensively, while restoring a greener, biodiverse Earth. Christopher Haines: Living Building Challenge and…
Eco-Municipalities Workshop with Steve Weinberg and Cynthia Contie
This workshop follows Steve and Cynthia’s talk “Eco-Municipalities” Eco-Municipalities – a walk through a world-wide movement of communities undergoing systemic sustainable transformation. Steve Weinberg: organizerCynthia Contie: author Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via online, extending across weekends in April &…
Eco-Municipalities with Steve Weinberg and Cynthia Contie
Eco-Municipalities – a walk through a world-wide movement of communities undergoing systemic sustainable transformation. We will share the story of how these Eco-Municipalities evolved starting in the country of Sweden and how Eco-Municipalities use a powerful shared framework to guide them. Steve Weinberg: organizerCynthia Contie: author Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/…
How Liberians Fought Big Palm Oil to Protect Their Forests Workshop with Alfred Brownell
This workshop follows Alfred’s talk “How Liberians Fought Big Palm Oil to Protect their Forests” Alfred Brownell: environmental and human rights lawyer and Executive Director of Green Advocates (GA). Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via online, extending across weekends in…
How Liberians Fought Big Palm Oil to Protect Their Forests with Alfred Brownell
How Indigenous Peoples, local communities and environmental rights activists stopped the world’s largest oil palm companies from causing deforestation and accelerating climate change in West Africa. Alfred Brownell: environmental and human rights lawyer and Executive Director of Green Advocates (GA). Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/…
Tribute to Elizabeth Adams, founder of the Massachusetts Forest Rescue Campaign
Brief tribute to Elizabeth (Beth) L. Adams (1946-2019) of Leverett, MA. Beth was co-founder of the Massachusetts Forest Rescue Campaign and a life-long activist for peace, social justice and environmental conservation. She truly exemplifies the “Blessed Unrest” that is being celebrated as the theme of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s 2020 online conference. Learn more…
Youth, Gardening and Food Security Workshop with Anna Gilbert- Muhammad
This workshop follows Anna’s talk “Youth, Gardening and Food Security” Anna Gilbert-Muhammed: Food Access Coordinator of NOFA/Mass Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via online, extending across weekends in April & May of 2020 #foodsecurity #gardening #nutrition
Youth, Gardening and Food Security with Anna Gilbert-Muhammad
There is an intersection between, nutrition, gardening and being a good steward to the environment. Join Anna Gilbert-Muhammad – Equity Director and Food Access Coordinator for the Northeast Organic Farmers Association (NOFA MA) as we talk about how a low income housing development and youth/families are growing food and learning about methods that protect the…
Charles Shore Introduction for Biodiversity for a Livable Climate
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Charles Shore introduces speakers Jan Lambert, Anna Gilbert-Muhammed, and Alfred Brownell. Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via online, extending across weekends in April & May of 2020 #biodiversity #climate #climatesolutions
Soak Up the Rain with Jan Lambert
This workshop follows Jan’s talk: Soak Up the Rain! What We Can All Do to Reduce Drought, Floods, Heat Waves and Severe Storms Jan Lambert: environmental writer and editor of The Valley Green Journal Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via…
Soak Up the Rain! What We Can Do to Reduce Drought, Floods, Heat Waves & Severe Storms: Jan Lambert
Did you ever stop to think about what happens with all the water that goes down the storm drains in your town or city every time it rains? Jan Lambert, even though a lifelong nature advocate, never gave that question much thought until 2014, when as an environmental journalist she learned about the profound and…
Introduction for the Blessed Unrest with Robert Labaree
Robert Labaree introduces environmental advocates Florence Reed, Rev Dele, Lama Liz Monson, Jim Laurie and the Home Schoolers Symbiosis Team (Astrid Erickson, Asmond Erickson, Jonathan Linehan-Beeler, Sharada Sundarum-Senders & Thomas O’Connor Golden) Robert Labaree: Journal Liaison, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram:…
Edible Landscaping Workshop with Sven Phil
This workshop follows Sven’s talk “Edible Landscaping” Edible landscaping is the use of food-producing plants in the residential and public landscape. It combines fruit and nut trees, berry bushes, vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, along with functional ornamental plants into aesthetically pleasing designs. Sven Pihl: Founder of CT Edible Ecosystems, LLC, Regenerative Land Planner/Designer and Permaculture…
Workshop on the Divine Feminine and Environmentalism with Rev Dele and Lama Elizabeth Monson
This workshop follows Reverend Dele and Lama Elizabeth Monson’s talk “The Necessity of the Divine Feminine in the Climate Crisis”This panel discusses: What is the Divine Feminine? Why should we care? How can the Divine Feminine significantly impact the climate movement? Reverend Dele: Climate Reality leader and spiritual directorElizabeth Monson: Spiritual Co-Director of Natural Dharma…
Love (of nature) in the Time of Covid-19 with Florence Reed
Climate change and loss of biodiversity threaten humanity’s very existence. Pandemics like the Coronavirus add another layer of crises to populations throughout the world. Some of the hardest hit are the millions of rural poor who live day to day, often dependent on external inputs to grow crops, access to markets for selling crops and…
Introduction for Blessed Unrest with Fred Jennings
Fred Jennings introduces the upcoming speakers: Precious Phiri, Sven Pihl, Rachel Burger and Iona Conner. Fred Jennings, Ecological Economist, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via online, extending across weekends in April & May of 2020 #climate #biodiversity #climatetalks
Sustainable Agriculture Workshop with Roland Bunch and Florence Reed
Climate change and loss of biodiversity threaten humanity’s very existence. Pandemics like the Coronavirus add another layer of crises to populations throughtout the world. Some of the hardest hit are the millions of rural poor who live day to day, often dependent on external inputs to grow crops, access to markets for selling crops and…
Building Community During Confusion and Uncertainty Workshop with Precious Phiri
This workshop follows Precious’ talk “Building Community During Confusion and Uncertainty” Precious Phiri: Field Professional in Holistic Management education with the Savory Institute, she works with rural communities through her organization EarthWisdom Consulting, and is the African Coordinator for Regeneration International Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram:…
The Making of Lifelong Blessed Unrest Activists Workshop with Rachel Burger and Iona Conner
This workshop follows Rachel Burger and Iona Conner’s presentations “The Making of Lifelong Blessed Unrest Activists” Two women elders whose lives were changed by neglected work that needed to be done will tell stories of Eureka! moments, the persistent struggles that ensued, and hard-won victories as well as losses on the paths to restoring the…
The Making of Lifelong Blessed Unrest Activists with Rachel Burger and Iona Conner
Two women elders whose lives were changed by neglected work that needed to be done will tell stories of Eureka! moments, the persistent struggles that ensued, and hard-won victories as well as losses on the paths to restoring the Earth. Rachel Burger: Protect South PortlandIona Conner: environmental activist Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable…
Introducing the Blessed Unrest with Paula Phipps
Paula Phipps comments on the conference so far and introduces the speakers of the day: Holly M. Paar, Rabbi Ellen Bernstein, Hayat Imam, Arielle Martinez Cohen, and Roland Bunch. Paula Phipps: Associate Director of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented…
Harnessing Humor for Climate and Ecosystems with Janot Mendler de Suarez and Pablo Suarez
This is the workshop that followed Janot’s talk: Rising Out of Despair: Haiti’s “Green Pearl” Initiative Janot Mendler de Suarez: Technical Advisor & Caribbean focal point for the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Consultant to the World Bank for the Caribbean CREWS (Climate Risk Early Warning Services), and a Visiting Research Fellow at Boston…
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Accomplishments with Ronnie Cummins
This is the workshop that followed Ronnie’s talk: Via Organica and Ecological Restoration Camps Ronnie Cummins: Co-founder and International Director of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) and its international affiliates Via Organica (Mexico) and Regeneration International Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Blessed Unrest…
Improving Food Security of Smallholder Farmers Q&A with Roland Bunch
Increasingly frequent droughts are destroying food production levels in the more drought-prone half of sub-Saharan Africa. Although most people have attributed this gathering crisis to climate change, about 80% of the cause of the droughts is that fallowing–allowing the forest to grow for fifteen years or more to replace the soil’s organic matter–is on its…
Agraria – Agriculture as More than Farming Workshop with Susan Jennings
This is the workshop that followed Susan’s talk: Agraria – Agriculture as More than Farming Susan Jennings: Executive Director of The Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions (AMICS) Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via online, extending across weekends in April…
Environmental Leaders of the Future Q&A
Jim Laurie and Home Schoolers: Astrid Erickson, Asmond Erickson, Jonathan Linehan-Beeler, Sharada Sundarum-Senders and Thomas O’Connor Golden, who are exploring possibilities for their futures on a changing Earth. Updates on various ecosystems and how they see their part as the new world unfolds. This is the Q&A session that followed the presentation, https://youtu.be/-8IdTAcwN5s. Learn more…
Biology as told by Environmental Leaders of the Future
Jim Laurie and home schoolers: Astrid Erickson, Asmond Erickson, Jonathan Linehan-Beeler, Sharada Sundarum-Senders and Thomas O’Connor Golden, who are exploring possibilities for their futures on a changing Earth, discuss the ways the planet has changed over time and how they are finding their role in the climate movement. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable…
Edible Landscaping with Sven Phil
Edible landscaping is the use of food-producing plants in the residential and public landscape. It combines fruit and nut trees, berry bushes, vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, along with functional ornamental plants into aesthetically pleasing designs. Edible landscaping offers an alternative to conventional residential landscapes; edible plants can be just as attractive while producing fruits and…
Building Community During Confusion and Uncertainty with Precious Phiri
Precious grew up in Zimbabwe and will tell us about her evolution as a trainer in Holistic Management and community facilitation. Her work currently focuses on working with rural communities and collaborating with networks in Africa to reduce poverty, rebuild soils, and restore food and water security for people, livestock and wildlife – and most…
Improving Food Security of Smallholder Farmers with Roland Bunch
Increasingly frequent droughts are destroying food production levels in the more drought-prone half of sub-Saharan Africa. Although most people have attributed this gathering crisis to climate change, about 80% of the cause of the droughts is that fallowing–allowing the forest to grow for fifteen years or more to replace the soil’s organic matter–is on its…
The Fire by Arielle Martinez Cohen
Arielle Martinez Cohen, climate activist and singer songwriter from Los Angeles, sings a cover song and an original, “The Fire,” about the Californian wildfires. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via online, extending across weekends in April & May of 2020…
How Faith Brings Blessed Unrest with Rabbi Ellen Bernstein, Hayat Imam, and Reverend Dele
Our communities of faith inspire followers to stewardship and good works. Our panelists will offer a personal perspective, one Jewish, one Muslim, of how they were inspired, and how their faiths bring inspiration and courage to make a difference in the world. Rabbi Ellen Bernstein: Founder of Shomrei Adamah, Keepers of the Earth, the first…
The Community-led Movement for Forests, Climate and Justice in the Southern US with Holly Paar
Across the South in the United States, frontline communities facing the devastation wrought by industrial logging are leading a movement calling for the protection of forests. Hit hardest by the effects of increasingly intense storms and flooding as well as facing threats of pollution, communities along the coastal plains of the Carolinas, as well as…
Rising Out of Despair- Haiti’s “Green Pearl” Initiative with Janot Mendler de Suarez
Janot is passionate about her work with Haiti Red Cross. Not just to survive in a changing climate, to thrive! The community-driven “Green Pearl” initiative aspires to transform Haiti from one of the poorest, most insecure and degraded countries in the world to a flourishing mosaic of Green Pearls. At the same time charting a…
Agraria – Agriculture as More than Farming with Susan Jennings
In this generational dark night of the soul, what are our opportunities for personal and national redemption? Drawing on her inspiring organizational experiences, as well as recent trips to regeneration projects in England and India, Susan will discuss how re-localization, especially of food systems, can, like Gandhi’s March to the Sea, radically transform our personal,…
Via Organica and Ecosystem Restoration Camps with Ronnie Cummins
Ronnie Cummins focuses on what individuals and small groups have done and continue to do, things about which we each might be inspired to say , “I could do something like that too!” He will tell us some of his own stories, like starting Via Organica or the Mexico Ecosystem Restoration camps, and will discuss…
Blessed Unrest: People for the Planet with Adam Sacks
Adam Sacks will briefly set the stage for the conference, with the why and how of Blessed Unrest. What does it mean for global ecological health, climate disruption, and thriving in the biosphere? Dare we say, everything! Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Adam…
The Necessity of the Divine Feminine in the Climate Crisis: Reverend Dele and Lama Elizabeth Monson
Spiritual leaders discuss the connections between feminism and environmentalism. Reverend Dele: Climate Reality Leader and spiritual directorLama Elizabeth Monson: Spiritual Co-Director of Natural Dharma Fellowship and the Managing Teacher at Wonderwell Mountain Refuge Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Blessed Unrest conference via online,…
Adam Sacks: Healing Lands Across the World
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ A brief talk by Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s Executive Director, Adam Sacks, with beautiful illustrations of the power of Nature to heal landscapes. Humans can help restore the planet by using regenerative land management. Presented at ecoAmerica…
Judith Schwartz & Nicola Williams: The Curious Person’s Guide to Earth Repair
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Regenerating Soil and Water Landscapes Judy Schwartz, author of Cows Save the Planet, Water in Plain Sight, and a new book due out in July 2020, discusses what people around the world are doing to address our many…
Cooling the Climate Mess with Walter Jehne
Soil and climate scientist Walter Jehne explains how healthy soils act as a sponge for carbon and water – the “soil carbon sponge.” When we manage soils to absorb water, biodiverse living systems thrive, photosynthesis pulls carbon out of the atmosphere, the biosphere cools, and regenerates a viable life-support system for millions of species including…
Tar Sands Songbook: Tanya Kalmanovitch (Violin) & Ted Reichmann (Piano)
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Tar Sands Songbook weaves together a chorus of voices with an original, improvised score. The words of indigenous activists, engineers, equipment operators, elders, oil patch workers, scientists, and family, fuel discussions of our past and the powerful forces…
Elizabeth Thomas: A Merry and Marvelous Ramble Through Mammalian Lives
Man-eating by lions is common throughout Africa, famously so in some places, but in the 1950s the lions in the interior did not hunt the San people. At the time the San were pre-contact, and for several reasons Elizabeth Thomas is the only person who seems to have noticed the San/lion relationship. No wildlife biologist…
Heather Barnett: Superorganisms- Those Wily and Wondrous Slime Molds
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Slime molds aren’t really molds, some of them are multiple amoebas that cohabit within a single cell membrane. They have no brain or nervous system, yet they can perform remarkable feats of decision-making and memory. Enter the life…
B. Lorraine Smith: Listening to Trees Here and Gone
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Trees share a wealth of information to the willing listener, well beyond aesthetics, recreation or “natural resource.” They offer details about the connections above and below ground – from birds and insects, to parasites and fungi, to humans…
“The Fire” by Arielle Martinez Cohen performed with David Rothenberg
‘The Fire” by Arielle Martinez Cohen Red, everything was red,The light in our eyes,The life that we led.Smoke filling my head,I couldn’t even think,I couldn’t comprehend. And the flames they happily danced,Our things turned to ash.But I think I’ve always known,It was too good to last,The shadows they cast,The embers they laughed. And we watched…
David Rothenberg: The Rhythms and Songs of Bugs
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ David Rothenberg, author of Bug Music, is distinguished professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is a musician and writer known for his many works finding music and beauty in birds, whales,…
Jon Way: The Many Lives of The Changing Coyote
Relatively little is known about the fascinating coyotes in the east It is a remarkable animal, being one of the only carnivores to actually increase its range and distribution in the past one hundred years. Coyotes have taken over as top predator in all environments in New England, from wilderness parks to city greenbelts. Along…
Back to Our Roots by Arielle Martinez Cohen
Arielle Martinez Cohen sings a song she wrote for this conference, one of hope and regeneration. It is titled: “Back to our Roots” and gives a clear call to action: it’s up to us to help nature heal, and we have the ability to do so. Arielle Martinez Cohen is a singer, songwriter, producer, and…
Jim Laurie: FUNGI- Intelligent Strands Beneath Our Feet (The Real Worldwide Web)
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Mycorrhizal fungi connect billions of lives in the soil, bring communications and biochemical transformations to those that need it, and keep green plants healthy and abundant. More abundant than we may have seen for centuries. What’s the big…
Simon Garnier: Who’s in Charge of Living Swarms?
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Ants do it. Slime molds do it. Bees do it. Fish do it. Birds do it. Humans do it. We swarm. At some point many individuals act as a single organism. But how? Who’s in charge? Wouldn’t you…
Fred Magdoff: The Heart of Life- Soils, Microbes, Plants and Insects
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ The diversity of soil organisms is stunning. Their interactions among themselves and with plants are at the center of healthy soils. Plants (as with humans and other animals) have associated microbiomes that can stimulate defenses against disease and…
David Morimoto: The Incredible Brightness of Birds
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Birds can migrate thousands of miles, some of them even do it solo. Some use tools, others recognize members of other species and even pass information on to future generations. Way before security cameras, you were being watched…
Reverend Dele: The Spirit of Life
How do we bring resilience of the heart, love of the living world, and determination to save it into our daily lives? What journeys can guide us, from permaculture to prayer and everything along the way? Reverend Dele is a grandmother, author, pastor, permaculturist, radio host, eco-theologist and convenor of many amazing groups of dedicated…
Betsey Dexter Dyer: Our Second Brain- The Human Microbiome
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ The many species of bacteria, optimally established during our trip down the birth canal, affect everything from our immune systems to our moods to our digestive health. We might say that it’s quite an accomplishment for the trillions…
Gay Bradshaw: The Shared Passions of Wildlife, People and Others
Elephants and people share experiences of family, community, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, responses to medications and trans-species therapy. Amor vincit omnia – does love conquer all? Well, sometimes perhaps it does. Gay Bradshaw holds doctorates in psychology and ecology, from which she has a unique perspective to engage in comparative studies. In this talk, she…
Douglas Zook: Let Microbes Speak- Symbiosis & Long History of the Biosphere
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Microbes – nearly always in communities and symbiotic partnerships — are responsible for all the necessary systems that sustain life – atmospheric oxygen, photosynthesis, respiration, motility, mutlicellularity and the very ecosystems upon which we depend for survival! Douglas…
Adam Sacks: Connecting All (!!!) the Dots
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Life is a grand panorama, and we modern humans play a somewhat panoramic role although we’re dwarfed by the rest of the natural world. These days we’re daring nature to drive us over the extinction cliff and we’re…
Youth Leaders for Climate with Nadia Nazar
There has never before been a more challenging future faced by young people, who are increasingly concerned and anxious about what they see coming. Some of today’s teens are fiercely determined to face the challenges head on, not only to avert climate disaster but to preserve biodiversity and the natural world, respect cultures, and help…
Two Minutes to Midnight by Arielle Martinez Cohen
Arielle Martinez Cohen is a singer, songwriter, producer, and activist from Los Angeles, CA. She has been working in the music business since she was nine years old, and is a leading activist with Zero Hour. Her song “Two Minutes to Midnight,” was adopted by Zero Hour as its official anthem. It was inspired by…
Charles Chester: A Panorama of Bats
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Almost a quarter of all mammal species are bats. Some consume insects, others pollinate a wide range of plants, and some are highly effective seed dispersers in tropical rainforests. In sum, they provide people and the planet with…
The Soil Carbon Sponge, Climate Solutions and Healthy Water Cycles with Walter Jehne
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate presents a talk by Walter Jehne, Australian climate scientist and soil microbiologist who is the Director of Healthy Soils Australia. Introduction by Didi Pershouse, The Center for Sustainable Medicine Presented on April 26, 2018 at Harvard University Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter:…
I’m an energy saver bulb!
A brief animated community ad from Adam Sacks’ alternative energy days (ca. 2006). Nowadays, Adam Sacks (Executive Director for Biodiversity for a Livable Climate) focuses on nature-based solutions and the positive impact ecological restoration has on our planet. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/…
Walter Jehne – Soil Carbon Sponge and the New Climate Solutions
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Please watch version with introduction here: https://youtu.be/123y7jDdbfY Biodiversity for a Livable Climate presentsHealthy Water Cyclesand the Soil Carbon Sponge:New Climate SolutionsA talk by Australian climate scientist and soil microbiologist Walter JehneDirector of Healthy Soils AustraliaIntroduction by Didi PershouseHarvard…
Kannan Thiruvengadam: Building Soil and Growing Food and Community
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ The importance of community farms Kannan Thiruvengadam: Eastie Farm Presented at Revitalizing Ecosystems in Greater Boston to Survive Climate Change conference at Harvard University on March 31, 2018 #farm #soil #food
Maggie Booz: Neighborhood Tree Stewardship
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Transforming public spaces Maggie Booz: Cambridge Committee on Public Planting Presented at Revitalizing Ecosystems in Greater Boston to Survive Climate Change conference at Harvard University on March 31, 2018 #tree #community #greenspaces
John Reinhardt: Reviving a River
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ John Reinhardt: President Mystic River Watershed Association Presented at Revitalizing Ecosystems in Greater Boston to Survive Climate Change conference at Harvard University on March 31, 2018 #river #restoration #reviving
Anamarija Frankic: Oyster Beds and Living Shorelines
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Anamarija Frankic: UMass Boston Green Harbors Project Presented at Revitalizing Ecosystems in Greater Boston to Survive Climate Change conference at Harvard University on March 31, 2018 #oysters #oysterbeds #livingshorelines
Tom Wessels: Self-organization, Co-evolution, Resiliency, and Stability
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Self-organization is a natural process—that, as a system grows it also becomes more complex. This talk focuses on how this process works in ecosystems via co-evolution to generate the incredible biodiversity we see in nature. Many examples of…
Zeyneb Magavi: Energy Execs, Ecosystems, and Alliances
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Ecosystems across our highly developed region are threatened by climate change. At the same time, local ecosystems can help us to weather the coming climate shocks. Ecosystems are our allies, and there is much that we can do…
John Pitkin: Revitalizing Ecosystems in Greater Boston to Survive Climate Change Introduction
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ John Pitkin: Greater Boston Group of the Sierra Club Presented at Revitalizing Ecosystems in Greater Boston to Survive Climate Change conference at Harvard University on March 31, 2018 #ecosystems #boston #climatechange
3 Billion Years of Organic Agriculture with Tim LaSalle, Ph.D.
Tim LaSalle, Ph.D.: Co-founder and Co-director of the Regenerative Agriculture Initiative at California State University Chico, and champion of a science-based a regenerative food system addressing climate change. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University…
Conservation, Restoration and Regeneration Economics with Daniel Robin
Daniel Robin: Entrepreneur and sustainable business consultant Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #conservation #regeneration #economics
Greening Gateway Cities with Bob O’Connor
Bob O’Connor: Forest & Land Policy Director for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #greencities #greenspaces #urban
Buy a Fish, Save a Tree! with Scott Dowd
Scott Dowd: Conservation biologist at New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts and Executive Director of Project Piaba Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #fish #trees #ecosystems
Creating the Future We Want with Symbiosis Team
Members of Jim Laurie’s Symbiosis Team are Hayden Latimer-Ireland, Lynus Erickson, Jamila dePeiza-Kern, Annie Selle – local home-schoolers facing tomorrow head-on Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #symbiosis #biodiversity #futurism
Close Encounters with a Disturbing Future with Paula Phipps
Paula Phipps is a lifelong educator and Associate Director at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #futurism #climate #planet
Pathways to a Restored Planet: Scenario 300 with Jim Laurie
Jim Laurie: Staff scientist and Biologist at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #restoration #planet #climate
Biodiversity as an Urban Ethic: Thinking Like a Forest with Christopher Haines
Christopher Haines, AIA, LFA, CPHC: Architect licensed in both MA and NY who applies expertise in regenerative architectural design, healthy materials, preservation, renovation and specification writing to small commercial and urban projects. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19,…
Climate Reckoning with Adam Sacks
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Adam Sacks, Executive Director of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Introduction to Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ #climate #climatechange #climatesolutions
The Ecology of Care- Shifting from a Sterile to a Fertile Paradigm with Didi Pershouse
Didi Pershouse: Founder of the Center for Sustainable Medicine, an educator on soil health, public health, and climate resiliency, and the author of The Ecology of Care Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #ecology…
I Need You To Survive with Reverend Mariama White-Hammond
Reverend Mariama White-Hammond is the Minister for Ecological Justice at Bethel AME Church in Boston, Massachusetts Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #ecological #justice #minister
The Role of Economics in Ecosystemic Conservation with Fred Jennings
Fred Jennings: Economist, angler, and president/founder of the Center for Ecological Economic and Ethical Education Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #economics #ecosystem #conservation
Regenerating the Diversity of Life in our Soils: Hope for Farming and Climate with David Johnson
David Johnson: Director of the Institute for Sustainable Agricultural Research at New Mexico State University Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #soils #farming #regeneration
Sacred Soil with Frederique Apffel-Marglin
Frederique Apffel-Marglin: Founder of the Sachamama Center for Biocultural Regeneration in the Peruvian Amazon. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #soil #southamerica #amazon
Love As an Ecosystem Property with Adam Sacks
Adam Sacks, Executive Director, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #ecosystem #property #love
The Cognitive Challenges of Reasoning About Climate Change with Tina Grotzer
Tina Grotzer: Faculty of Harvard Graduate School of Education, a Principal Research Scientist at Project Zero, and faculty member at the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the Harvard School of Public Health Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning…
Urban Design, Living Design with Herbert Dreiseitl
Herbert Dreiseitl: Urban designer, landscape architect, water artist, interdisciplinary planner and professor in praxis. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #urban #design #architecture
Creating a Scalable Business Model for Flourishing Farms with Sally Dodge and Dale Guldbrandsen
Sally Dodge and Dale Guldbrandsen are the Northeast Community Development Managers for Iroquois Valley Farms Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #business #farms #businessmodel
Old-Growth Forests: A Green Sponge on the Blue Planet with Joan Maloof
Joan Maloof: Founder and Executive Director of the Old-Growth Forest Network and formerly on the faculty of Salisbury University Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #blueplanet #forests #trees
The Big Picture, Rapid Change, and Paths to Restoration with Jim Laurie
Jim Laurie: Staff scientist and biologist at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #restoration #change #climatechange
Migrations of People, Migrations of Place with Ana Sofia Gonzalez
It is estimated that there will be up to 1 billion climate migrants by 2050. There are multiple reasons why everyone should care about the global migration crisis, one being that human resettlement may be an opportunity for humanity to restore our positive relationship with nature. Ana Sofia Gonzalez is a Mexican environmentalist with a…
Healing the Earth in 18 months: The Wholing of Ecosystems and Human Will with Bill Reed
Bill Reed is an internationally recognized practitioner, lecturer, and leading authority in sustainability and regenerative planning, design and implementation. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #ecosystems #holistic #earth
Climate Change and Coasts- Are We Designing to Create Disasters? with Anamarija Frankić
Anamarija Frankić: Founding director of the Green Harbors Project®, and the Biomimicry Living Labs®, and research faculty at UMass Boston and University of Zadar, Croatia Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at the Climate Reckoning conference November 17-19, 2017 at Harvard University #coasts #naturaldisasters #climatechange
Eliza Brady: Female, Millennial, Advocate for the Environment
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Eliza Brady is a 19-year-old student at Tulane University. She is a passionate supporter of the environment, a struggling vegetarian, and a member of the millennial generation. She is a Massachusetts native, and feels at home among the…
Philip Bogdonoff & Adam Sacks: Welcome to Scenario 300- Making Climate Cool conference
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Philip Bogdonoff, Director, Washington DC Chapter, Biodiversity for a Livable ClimateAdam Sacks, Executive Director, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate “Scenario 300: Making Climate Cool” conference at Washington D.C. on April 30,…
Jim Laurie: Back to 300 (Nature Wants to be Wet and Cool)
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Many strategies exist for taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and rehydrating the continents. Jim Laurie will review a broad vision of the potential for each ecosystem to be restored and to sequester carbon, building a graphic…
Kris Nichols: Regenerative Farming- Front Line Action to Reverse Global Warming
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Farmers have the potential to be the front-line heroes in the quest to reverse global warming. They manage a “technology” for massive planetary geotherapy that is tried and tested and available for widespread dissemination right now. It costs…
Jim Laurie (Biodiversity for a Livable Climate) & Kris Nichols (Rodale Institute) Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Jim Laurie, Restoration Ecologist, Biodiversity for a Livable ClimateKris Nichols, Chief Scientist, Rodale Institute Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate “Scenario 300: Making Climate Cool” conference at Washington D.C. on April 30, 2017 #ecology #regenerative #climatesolutions
Margaret Morgan-Hubbard, Ed Huling, Cleo Braver, Nick Maravell: Agricultural and Land Management
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Restorative land management includes regenerative grazing and agricultural practices that build healthy soils and support a diversity of life above and below ground. It applies to a range of settings, from urban to rural, and from small to…
Margaret Morgan-Hubbard, Ed Huling, Cleo Braver, Nick Maravell: Agricultural and Land Management Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Restorative land management includes regenerative grazing and agricultural practices that build healthy soils and support a diversity of life above and below ground. It applies to a range of settings, from urban to rural, and from small to…
Adam Sacks: The New Water Paradigm
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Our conventional view of water for decades has been to send it out to the oceans as quickly as possible. A new water paradigm developed by Michal Kravcik and colleagues explains why it’s so important to keep water…
Dan Medina, Emily Landis & Claudio Ternieden: The Small Water Cycle as a Climate Tool
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Healthy soils and water cycles are closely intertwined. Opportunities abound to restore fresh and saltwater wetlands, and to manage urban, suburban and rural water flows in ways that help cool the planet. Nature has fascinating and powerful systems…
Dan Medina, Emily Landis, Claudio Ternieden: The Small Water Cycle as a Climate Tool Panel Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Healthy soils and water cycles are closely intertwined. Opportunities abound to restore fresh and saltwater wetlands, and to manage urban, suburban and rural water flows in ways that help cool the planet. Nature has fascinating and powerful systems…
Lincoln Smith & Ben Friton: Food Forests and Permaculture
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Perennial food systems can play a vital role in developing sustainable food supplies while restoring ecosystems. Food forests work WITH nature to restore carbon, water, and nutrient cycles, optimizing food production while minimizing requirements for external inputs. New…
Paul Tukey, Alexis Baden-Mayer, Ling Tan, Betsy Nicholas: Community and Movement Leaders
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ There are many ways to participate in this transformative movement to build sustainable, healthy, resilient communities and to restore ecosystem function. From engaging elected officials, to using your wallet to support regenerative/restorative activities, to transforming your own front…
Paul Tukey, Alexis Baden-Mayer, Ling Tan, Betsy Nicholas: Legislation and Advocacy Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Community and Movement Leaders PanelThere are many ways to participate in this transformative movement to build sustainable, healthy, resilient communities and to restore ecosystem function. From engaging elected officials, to using your wallet to support regenerative/restorative activities, to…
Community Conversation and Concluding Remarks
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Closing for Scenario 300: Making Climate Cool conference Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate “Scenario 300: Making Climate Cool” conference at Washington D.C. on April 30, 2017 #climateconversations #cooltheplanet #climateleaders
Using the Power of Nature
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ This video was taken for a crowdfunding initiative with Bio4Climate and Razoo in 2014. #naturebasedsolutions #biology #climate
Courtney White: Wrap Up of Landscape Heroes conference
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Courtney White, Author, Regenerative Land Management Activist Presented at Landscape Heroes: Carbon, Water and Biodiversity conference at University of Massachusetts, Amherst on January 31, 2017 #regenerataive #landmanagement #landscapes
Chip Osborne, Paul Wagner, Hugh McLaughlin, Bruce Fulford Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Chip Osborne, HorticulturalistPaul Wagner, Certified ArboristHugh McLaughlin, Ph.D., Biochar Engineer, CTO NextChar, Inc.Bruce Fulford, Owner, City Soil and Greenhouse, Boston Presented at Landscape Heroes: Carbon, Water and Biodiversity conference at University of Massachusetts, Amherst on January 31, 2017…
Chip Osborne: Turf – Ecological Options
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Chip Osborne, Horticulturalist Presented at Landscape Heroes: Carbon, Water and Biodiversity conference at University of Massachusetts, Amherst on January 31, 2017 #ecological #horticulture #ecology
Hugh McLaughlin: Biochar’s Role in the Landscape
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Hugh McLaughlin, Ph.D., Biochar Engineer, CTO NextChar, Inc. Presented at Landscape Heroes: Carbon, Water and Biodiversityconference at University of Massachusetts, Amherst on January 31, 2017 #biochar #landscapes #engineering
Bruce Fulford: The Importance of Compost
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Bruce Fulford, Owner, City Soil and Greenhouse, Boston Presented at Landscape Heroes: Carbon, Water and Biodiversityconference at University of Massachusetts, Amherst on January 31, 2017 #compost #composting #soil
Paul Wagner: Understanding Soil Biology- The Trophic Levels
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Paul Wagner, Certified Arborist Presented at Landscape Heroes: Carbon, Water and Biodiversityconference at University of Massachusetts, Amherst on January 31, 2017 #biology #soils #trophic
Panel with: Courtney White, Eric T. Fleisher, Bryan O’Hara & Jim Laurie
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Courtney White, Author, Regenerative Land Management ActivistEric T. Fleisher, Landscape DesignerBryan O’Hara, FarmerJim Laurie, Restoration Ecologist Presented at Landscape Heroes: Carbon, Water and Biodiversity conference at University of Massachusetts, Amherst on January 31, 2017 #regeneration #farming #ecologist
Jim Laurie: Building Biodiversity
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Jim Laurie, Restoration Ecologist Presented at Carbon Heroes Landscaping conference at University of Massachusetts, Amherst on January 31, 2017 #biodiversity #restoration #ecologist
Bryan O’Hara: Digging Deep into Soil Practices
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Bryan O’Hara, Farmer Presented at Landscape Heroes: Carbon, Water and Biodiversity conference at University of Massachusetts, Amherst on January 31, 2017 #soils #farming #farmer
Eric T Fleisher: Understanding Compaction
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Eric T. Fleisher, Landscape Designer Presented at Landscape Heroes: Carbon, Water and Biodiversity conference at University of Massachusetts, Amherst on January 31, 2017 #landscapedesign #landscapes #designer
Courtney White: Two Percent Solutions for the Planet
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Courtney White, Author, Regenerative Land Management Activist Presented at Landscape Heroes: Carbon, Water and Biodiversity conference at University of Massachusetts, Amherst on January 31, 2017 #planet #climatesolutions #regeneration
Whales as Keystone Species – Cycling Nutrients, Carbon and Heat with Joe Roman
Joe Roman, Gund Institute, University of Vermont, explains how whales contribute to the planet’s natural cycles and how the role they play as keystone species makes them important in the Earth’s ecosystem balance. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing…
Our Oceans, Our Selves with Adam Sacks
Adam Sacks, Executive Director, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate emphasizes the connections between human well-being and the state of the Earth’s oceans. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood & Drought conference at…
An End to Floods, Droughts and Other Aqueous Misdirections with Judith Schwartz
Judith D. Schwartz, Author of Water in Plain Sight, Cows Save the Planet, and The Reindeer Chronicles, discusses solutions to today’s increasingly severe disasters. She emphasizes the connections between land management and its effects on bodies of water, including oceans. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/…
Protecting the Oceans to Protect Ourselves
Presenters answer questions regarding the oceans and our connection to them. Randi Rotjan: Researcher at the New England Aquarium and professor in Boston University’s Marine ProgramJudith Schwartz: Freelance writer and authorSarah Zeiberg: Environmental Studies and Theatre double major Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at…
Secret Seas – A Story of Ocean Wonder Hidden beneath the Surface with Randi Rotjan
Randi Rotjan, Boston University, New England Aquarium discusses the importance of the ocean and the lives of various species inhabiting it. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood & Drought conference at Harvard…
The Glory of Cashes Ledge and the First New England Marine Monument
Healthy ecosystems need biodiversity. Sarah Valencik and Sarah Zeiberg, environmental studies and theatre double major, discuss the importance of New England’s marine monument. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood & Drought conference…
The History of the Earth’s Oceans
Homeschoolers share what they have learned in their biology class taught by Restoration Ecologist Jim Laurie. Presenters are part of Jim Laurie’s Homeschool Symbiosis Team: Jamila dePeiza-Kern, Annie Selle, Hayden Latimer-Ireland, and Lynus Erickson. Where did the oceans come from, and what can their future be? Learning the history of the oceans gives us a…
Biomimicry, Biodiversity and Restoring Urban Coastal Habitat with Anamarija Frankic
Anamarija Frankic: Green Harbors Project, U Mass Boston, University of Zadar (Croatia), Biomimicry New England explains how we can help nature heal coastlines and, as a result, improve the well-being of human and non-human species. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring…
Young Climate Heroes Get to Work with Mari McBride and Alice Vandebrook
Mari McBride and Alice Vandebrook co-created Save Tomorrow to help save the planet when they were in third grade. They lobbied their city council to pass a legislation to allow solar panels and protect the local forest. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring…
Ocean Permaculture with Brian von Herzen
Brian von Herzen, The Climate Foundation, restores oceans by restoring the bottom of the food chain: plankton. Kelp farms promotes the production of plankton and, therefore, the basis of marine ecosystems. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire &…
The Oceans and the Biosphere
Q&A session with presenters reveals more information about the connections between land and sea. Homeschool Symbiosis Team: students of Jim Laurie, Staff Scientist of Biodiversity for a Livable ClimateGeorge Buckley: Assistant Director of Sustainability at Harvard Extension SchoolMark McMenamin: Professor of Geology at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley Learn more about Biodiversity for a…
Ocean Genome Legacy with Dan Distel
Dan Distel, Director, Ocean Genome Legacy, Northeastern University, explains how genetics are important for ocean health and how restoring the genome helps restore the resilience of marine life. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food &…
Rivers and Eco Machines with John Todd
John Todd, Todd Ecologics and author of Healing Earth, mimics nature to purify water and improve the health of both people and the planet. Through nature-based designs, John Todd demonstrates the powerful potential of nature to recuperate and restore. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented…
Large-Scale Marine Ecosystem Restoration with Thomas Goreau
Thomas Goreau, Global Coral Reef Alliance, demonstrates the powerful potential of ocean restoration through coral reef restoration using biorocks and other techniques that mimic nature. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood &…
Acid Waters with Mick Devin
Mick Devin, Marine Researcher and Maine State Legislator, demonstrates research regarding polluted bodies of water and how treatments involving marine life can restore the ocean’s health. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood…
Let’s Make Surface Area to End the Drought and Cool the Climate with Jim Laurie
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Jim Laurie, Staff Scientist, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood & Drought conference at Harvard University on November 18-20, 2016 #drought #cooltheplanet #climatesolutions
Heat and its Role in the Oceans
John Todd: Founder and president of John Todd Ecological DesignPeter Girguis: Leader in the research of deep oceans, with several scientific dives on the iconic deep-sea submersible, Alvin Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food &…
Amazing Mangroves and the Global Climate with Alfredo Quarto
Mangroves used to be thought of as “useless, mosquito infested swamps” without value. Now mangroves are seen as essential in combating climate change and consequent sea level rise. Mangroves are being lauded as vital nurseries for marine life, important habitat for millions of migratory birds, and essential buffers against erosion, storm waves and hurricanes. Alfredo…
Cooperative Restoration to Prevent Disasters
During a Q&A with speakers, preventative vs. reactionary measures are compared and contrasted to show the danger of what happens when we don’t take urgent climate action. Jim Laurie: Staff Scientist at Biodiversity for a Livable ClimateThomas Goreau: Award-winning marine, soils and climate scientist & President of the Global Coral Reef AllianceMick Devin: Two-term state…
Forage Fish and Trophic Cascades with Katharine Deuel
Katharine Deuel, Pew Charitable Trust, discusses fisheries management and how it can be beneficial for conserving and protecting fish in New England and beyond. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood & Drought…
Microbes of the Depths with Peter Girguis
Peter Girguis, Harvard University, describes the microscopic world inhabiting the ocean’s depths. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood & Drought conference at Harvard University on November 18-20, 2016 #microbes #deepocean #creatures
Joe Roman: Save Tomorrow
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Joe Roman, Gund Institute, University of Vermont Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood & Drought conference at Harvard University on November 18-20, 2016 #ecosystemrestoration #nature #climate
Land Use and its Effects on the Ocean
During a Q&A with speakers, discussion focuses on the connections between what climate science accounts for and how that relates to the way we manage land, especially lawns that require fertilizers and pesticides. Peter Girguis, Harvard UniversityJohn Todd, Todd EcologicsTom Goreau, Global Coral Reef Alliance Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect…
River Herring Restoration: A Keystone in Ecological Recovery with Dwayne Shaw
Dwayne Shaw, Downeast Salmon Federation, describes the domino effect of restoring one species of fish and his work with reviving rivers. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood & Drought conference at Harvard…
Deep Ocean Life with Peter Girguis
Peter Girguis, Harvard University explores the unique and fascinating traits of species who live in teh deep ocean. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood & Drought conference at Harvard University on November…
The Ocean Restorer- From Dead Zones to Zones Alive! with John Todd
John Todd, Pioneer in Biological Water Purification and author of Healing Earth, discusses how we could restore oceanic dead zones to bring back biodiversity and, ultimately, revive bodies of water. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice,…
Invertebrates of the Sea with George Buckley
George Buckley is Assistant Director of Sustainability at Harvard Extension School, with decades of experience swimming with many creatures of the oceans discusses the complexity of different species and their ecological importance. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire…
The Oceans, Global Warming, and the Carbon Cycle with Thomas Goreau
Thomas Goreau, Global Coral Reef Alliance, discusses the detrimental impacts of global warming on the oceans and how these can be minimized through restoration of the carbon cycle. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food &…
From Sea to Land to Sea – What It Means to Live and Evolve in One, the Other or Both
Mark McMenamin is a pioneering professor of geology and paleontology at Mt. Holyoke College Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at Restoring Oceans, Restoring Climate: Facing Fire & Ice, Food & Water, Flood & Drought conference at Harvard University on November 18-20, 2016 #sea #evolution…
Global Warming – You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet! (ca. 2001)
This video was made in 2001, and sadly it could have been made yesterday with only minor changes. The situation has only deteriorated with respect to atmospheric carbon levels – 371 ppm in 2001, ~420 in 2022. On the bright side, we’ve learned a great deal about the power of biological systems to reverse global…
Declaring Democracy in Barnstead, NH – Community Vote on Water Sovereignty
A documentary of the town meeting vote in Barnstead, NH on a local ordinance to prevent corporate takeover of the community’s groundwater taken on March 18, 2006. Dedicated to the memory of Gail Darrell. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ #groundwater #democratic #takeaction
Biodiversity is Us with Sharon McGregor and Eric Sanderson
Sharon McGregor is a biologist, environmental policy administrator, educator, and consultant, most recently serving as Assistant Secretary for the Environment (Biological Conservation and Ecosystem Protection) for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (MA EOEEA) Eric W. Sanderson is a landscape ecologist for the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo, director of the Manahatta…
Water, Soil, Health and Climate- Connecting the Dots with Didi Pershouse
Didi Pershouse, The Center for Sustainable Medicine Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April 30, 2016 #water #soil #health
The Tradition and Potential of New England Grassland Agriculture with John Carroll
John Carroll, University of New Hampshire Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April 30, 2016 #grasslands #agriculture #newengland
Regenerative Grazing: Soil, Health, Climate and the Rural Economy with Ridge Shinn
Ridge Shinn founded Big Picture Beef, an organization that demonstrates the benefits of grass-fed beef for people and the planet. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on…
The Importance of Healthy Soil wth Ridge Shinn, Didi Pershouse, John Carroll & Philip Tanimoto
Ridge Shinn: Founder and CEO of Big Picture BeefDidi Pershouse: Helps connect the dots between soil health and human health & authorJohn E. Carroll is professor of environmental conservation in the Department of Natural ResourcesPhilip Tanimoto is the Executive Director of the The Cloud Forest Conservation Initiative Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate:…
Keeping Alive the Magic of a Guatemalan Cloud Forest with Philip Tanimoto
Philip Tanimoto, The Cloud Forest Conservation Initiative Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April 30, 2016 #guatemala #centralamerica #forest
Bringing Biodiversity to Our Own Backyards with Sharon McGregor
Sharon McGregor, Restoration Ecologist and environmental advocate Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April 30, 2016 #biodiversity #backyards #restoration
The Manahatta Project with Eric Sanderson
Eric Sanderson, The Wildlife Conservation Society Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April 30, 2016 #wildlife #conservation #biodiversity
How Biodiversity Wriggled and Crawled Out of the Ocean and Conquered the Land with Jim Laurie
Jim Laurie, Staff Scientist at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April 30, 2016 #biodiversity #evolution #science
Eco Restoration: Humans as Partners with Dwayne Shaw, Elisabeth Cianciola & Beth Lambert
Dwayne Shaw is Executive Director of the Downeast Salmon FederationElisabeth Cianciola: Aquatic Scientist at the Charles River Watershed AssociationBeth Lambert is the Aquatic Habitat Restoration Program Manager at Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), MA Dept. of Fish and Game Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented…
Bringing Biodiverse Habitats Back to Life- State Government as Partner with Beth Lambert
Beth Lambert, Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), Mass. Dept. of Fish and Game Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April 30, 2016 #biodiverse #habitats #government
Remarkable History of a Watershed and Green Infrastructure to Restore It with Elisabeth Cianciola
Elisabeth Cianciola, Charles River Watershed Association Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April 30, 2016 #history #greendevelopment #greeninfrastructure
Atlantic Salmon, An Umbrella Species with Dwayne Shaw
Dwayne Shaw, Downeast Salmon Federation Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April 30, 2016 #salmon #keystonespecies #fish
Restoring Bodies of Water with Peter Lawrence, Alyssa Novak, and Annie, Hayden and Lynus
Peter Lawrence: President and Co-founder of Biomimicry New England and a Biomimicry SpecialistAlyssa Novak: Coastal ecologist Homeschoolers are students of Jim Laurie’s, Staff Scientist at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of…
Biomimicry, Biodiversity and Restoring Urban Coastal Habitat with Peter Lawrence
Biomimicry is sustainable innovation inspired by nature. Restoration of habitats and ecosystems can not only mitigate the effects of climate change, but also preserve the largely untapped library of solutions and opportunities to change the harmful way we make and do things. The Green Harbors Project and Biomimicry Living Labs are working with local communities…
Seagrass Ecology and Conservation with Alyssa Novak
An introduction to seagrasses, their role in coastal environments, threats to their survival, and efforts to monitor and restore these vital ecosystems.Alyssa Novak, Boston University Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate…
Diversity of Life: The Oceans and the Gulf of Maine with Jim Laurie
Jim Laurie, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate, introduces the home-school Symbiosis Team:Annie Selle, Hayden Latimer-Ireland, Jamila dePeiza-Kern, Lynus Erickson Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April…
What Is Biodiversity Worth in our High-Tech World? with Adam Sacks
Adam Sacks, Executive Director of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate, an environmental nonprofit spreading awareness for the powerful potential of ecosystem restoration. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bio4climateTwitter: https://twitter.com/bio4climateInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bio4climate/ Introduction to The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard…
Jim Laurie: How Eco-Restoration Can End Global Warming
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ An overview of eco-restoration to end global warming. Jim Laurie, Staff Scientist at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate, presents to the Washington, DC Chapter of Bio4Climate on March 7, 2015. #regeneration #biology #ecologist
Adam Sacks: How Ecosystem Restoration Can End Global Warming
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ An overview of eco-restoration to end global warming. Adam Sacks, Executive Director of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate, presents to the Washington, DC Chapter of Bio4Climate on March 7, 2015. #naturebasedsolutions #ecology #mitigateclimatechange
Miracle in the Nevada Desert with Carol Evans & Jon Griggs
Carol Evans, Nevada Bureau of Land Management fisheries biologist whose work has been featured in the film The Beaver Whisperers, highlighting her deep involvement in monitoring the impact that planned grazing and returning beaver have had on restoring watersheds. Jon Griggs, ranch manager for Maggie Creek Ranch, a beef-cattle operation running on both public and…
Foster Brown: Telling the Water Story to the People
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Foster Brown, Amazonian ecologist, gives an introduction to the interactive methods he uses to teach forest ecology in the Peruvian communities he works with. Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s “Restoring Water Cycles to Reverse Global Warming”…
Glenn Gall and Allison Houghton: Permaculture, Perma-Water
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Glenn Gall takes us through the groundbreaking work done by many permaculture practitioners, and the central part which water plays in permaculture design. Discussion includes methods such as keyline, subsoiling and grazing, where water has become the focus…
The Tijuca Story: Reforestation and the Biotic Pump with Thomas Goreau
Thomas Goreau tells of the successful reforestation centuries ago of the mountains surrounding Rio de Janeiro, and will describe the workings of the “biotic pump” by which forest transpiration supports healthy precipitation across wide areas. Presented at the Restoring Water Cycles to Reverse Global Warming conference October 16th-18th, 2015 at Tufts University. Learn more about…
River Regeneration in Rajasthan with Rajendra Singh
Rajendra Singh, the “Waterman of India”, winner of the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize, has led a decades-long successful campaign to reclaim degraded and mine-scarred landscapes using the traditional water harvesting methods such as the johad earthen dam. Local people have mobilized around these methods to restore water abundance in the driest state of India. To…
Walter Jehne (soil and climate scientist) and Michal Kravcik (hydrologist) Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Michal Kravcik: Slovakian hydrologistWalter Jehne: Australian soil and climate scientist Presented a Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s “Restoring Water Cycles to Reverse Global Warming” conference October 16th-18th, 2015 at Tufts University. #climatechange #watercycle #waterconservation
Maude Barlow, Rajendra Singh, Precious Phiri: Activist Panel- Empowering Water Restoration
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Moderated by Adam Sacks, our three panelists speak of success in mobilizing people to work for water restoration in widely varied settings. Maude Barlow speaks on how water supply and water rights are at the heart of many…
Walter Jehne, Thomas Goreau, Jan Lambert, Michal Kravcik: Water and Climate Policy Panel
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Policy panel: Building Water Cycles into the International Climate Debate Walter Jehne, Tom Goreau and Jan Lambert with Michal Kravčík each speak on the opportunities for broadening the debate over climate as we approach COP21 in Paris. How…
Jim Laurie & His Homeschool AP Biology Students: Nature Wants to Be Wet
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Restoration ecologist Jim Laurie illuminates the vital connections between water cycles and biodiversity, describing numerous keystone species – from microbes and worms to beavers, burrowing animals and ruminants – which increase water infiltration and retention in landscapes. By…
Jan Lambert: Retain the Rain, No More Down the Drain!
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Jan Lambert introduces, by way of photos and illustrations, the richly varied ways in which rainwater is now being successfully restored into landscapes. From holistic green pastures in America to green roofs in Scotland, from using beaver dams…
Precious Phiri: Community Grazing for Community Abundance
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Precious Phiri of Zimbabwe discusses the managed grazing of ruminants from the perspective of how it opens soils for water – and raises water tables and brings back surface water for crops, domestic animals and wildlife, along with…
Emaline Conkey & Brianna Klauer: New Climate Leaders
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Emaline Conkey, Senior, Mascoma Valley Regional High School in New Hampshire, and Brianna Klauer, Sophomore, Hartford High School in Vermont, are two student leaders in the “Climate, Water, Soil and Hope” program developed by Didi Pershouse of the…
Jim Laurie: Closing the Nutrient Loop
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Jim Laurie has used natural biological processes to turn some of the most toxic and polluted effluent around – both sewage and industrial waste – into clean, clear water. Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s “Restoring Water…
Scott Horsley: From Gray to Green Infrastructure
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Hydrologist Scott Horsley discusses green infrastructure as the new tool of water harvesting in urban areas and other settled landscapes. Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s “Restoring Water Cycles to Reverse Global Warming” conference at Tufts University,…
Foster Brown: Maintaining Forest Cover and Biodiversity in Amazonia
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Foster Brown is a senior scientist for Woods Hole Research Institute, based in the State of Acre in the western Amazon. He explains the challenges of protecting Amazonia especially from fire, and of mobilizing local populations for ecological…
Maude Barlow: Civilization & Water- Scarcity, Abundance, and the Road Less Traveled
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Maude Barlow, longtime Canadian global activist for water rights, will describe the current crisis of global communities whose access to clean water is threatened by ecological damage and corporate exploitation. Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s “Restoring…
Steve Apfelbaum: Emulating Nature
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Steve Apfelbaum explains how restoring biodiverse landscapes can be the most effective way to manage stormwater, as demonstrated in projects such as Seneca Meadows in New York state. Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s “Restoring Water Cycles…
The Natural History of Water on Earth with Walter Jehne
Australian soil and climate scientist Walter Jehne discusses how the five kingdoms of life have created water cycles, moving water through sea, soil and air, navigating tumultuous changes through geological ages to the present, and how the human presence has brought earth’s systems into a crisis in which water is also the potential vehicle for…
Judith Schwartz: Water and Climate- An Overview
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Journalist Judith Schwartz, author of the groundbreaking book, Cows Save the Planet, gives the perspective of a concerned citizen seeking to understand how water fits into the complex workings of climate change. Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable…
Michal Kravick: The New Water Paradigm (with captions)
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ To activate closed captioning, click the “CC” icon at the bottom right of the video screen. Michal Kravčík guides us through the concepts of the New Water Paradigm in greater detail, showing how water cycles can be supported…
Michal Kravcik: The New Water Reality (with captions)
Innovative Slovakian hydrologist Michal Kravčík gives an introduction to his New Water Paradigm and the critical importance of regional or “small” rainwater cycles. The result is a set of empowering ecological concepts that enable people everywhere to secure clean and adequate water, prevent floods and drought and moderate local climate, simply by harvesting rainfall. Since…
Adam Sacks: Welcome to a Water Story Untold
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Executive Director Adam Sacks welcomes conference attendees and speaks about the importance of water. Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s “Restoring Water Cycles to Reverse Global Warming” conference October 16th-18th, 2015 at Tufts University. #waterconservation #watersecurity #cleanwater
John D. Liu “Green Gold” Clip: Ethiopia Tree Planting
An example of ecological restoration in Ethiopia, excerpted from John D. Liu’s documentary “Green Gold”. Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ #regeneration #naturalresources #naturedocumentary
Jim Laurie: Microbes ‘R’ Us
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Our restoration ecologist Jim Laurie shares some of the revolutionary ideas developed by Lynn Margulis on the deep relationship among microbes, and all life including humans. Join us as we explore the importance of microbial activity to restoring…
Quinton Zondervan & Lucy Alexander: Urban and Suburban Carbon Farming to Reverse Global Warming
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ A welcome from Quinton Zondervan, President of Green Cambridge, and Lucy Alexander, Policy Coordinator for the Climate Action Business Association (CABA), on behalf of their organizations which sponsored our conference. Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate’s “Urban…
Mel King – From the Past, Into the Future
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Featuring Mel King, Community Activist, State Legislator, Affordable Housing Advocate, MIT Faculty As a State Legislator, Mel King was a leader in the effort to preserve agricultural land in Massachusetts. He founded the South End Technology Center and…
Jennifer Lawrence, Duke Bitsko, Lenni Armstrong, Ellen Mass: Eco-Restoration as Climate Activism
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Jennifer Lawrence, Sustainability Planner for the City of Cambridge, speaks on the City’s ongoing Vulnerability Assessment on climate change, and some possible measures the City can take to improve its climate resilience. Duke Bitsko, landscape architect with Chester…
Phil Colarusso, Jonathan Bates, Luisa Oliveira, Joy Gary, Bruce Fulford Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Phil Colarusso, Boston Office of the EPAJonathan Bates, Permaculturist, Co-Author of Paradise LotLuisa Oliveira, Landscape architect, City of SomervilleJoy Gary, Urban Farm Grower, Revision Urban Farm, Dorchester, MassachusettsBruce Fulford, Owner, City Soil Part of the Urban and Suburban…
Joy Gary – Urban Farming for a Shelter and a CSA
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Revision Urban Farm is an innovative community-based urban agriculture project that grows produce in its own fields and provides access to affordable, nutritious and culturally appropriate food to residents of the ReVision Family Home and its extended community.…
Bruce Fulford – Compost for a City
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Featuring Bruce Fulford, Owner, City Soil. The linkages between urban farms, conservation foundations, and municipalities can all reinforce the power of urban agriculture. Bruce Fulford describes creating agricultural land in an urban setting. Presented at the Urban and…
Jonathan Bates – From Bare Ground to Urban Paradise on One-Tenth of an Acre
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Featuring Jonathan Bates, Permaculturist, Co-Author of Paradise Lot. A neglected Holyoke house lot is re-born as a thriving edible forest garden with a wide variety of edible plants and trees. Jonathan Bates offers an overview of how he…
Luisa Oliveira – Enabling and Protecting Urban Agriculture
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Featuring Luisa Oliveira, Landscape architect, City of Somerville. Luisa Oliveira led the team that developed an urban agriculture ordinance for Somerville, the first in New England. She speaks on the traditions, benefits and value of growing urban food,…
Phil Colarusso – Blue Carbon: The Shore Less Traveled
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Featuring Phil Colarusso, Boston Office of the EPA. Wetlands and coastal waters are exceptionally effective at storing carbon as well as performing many other ecosystem functions. Phil Colarusso tells us how cities and the global climate benefit from…
Thomas Akin, Eric T. Fleisher, Charlotte O’Brien, Allison Houghton Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Thomas Akin, State Resource Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation ServiceEric ‘T’ Fleischer, Consultant, Harvard Landscape ServicesCharlotte O’Brien, Biochar EntrepreneurAllison Houghton, Permaculture and Gardening Teacher Part of the Urban and Suburban Carbon Farming to Reverse Global Warming Conference, organized…
Allison Houghton – Permaculture Gardens
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Featuring Allison Houghton, Permaculture and Gardening Teacher. Permaculture methods for ecological design are especially useful for bringing productivity and biodiversity to urban settings. Allison Houghton shares some methods for planning and growing successful garden spaces. Presented at the…
Charlotte O’ Brien – Biochar Basics
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Charlotte O’Brien, Biochar Entrepreneur Biochar is soil amendment made from biomass that leads to fertility and improved plant health and growth. It was developed by indigenous people in the Amazon hundreds of years ago and has excited broad…
Eric ‘T’ Fleischer – Compost Tea Time
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Featuring Eric ‘T’ Fleischer, Consultant, Harvard Landscape Services. There are many challenges in improving urban soils. Eric Fleischer reviews these challenges and focuses on Harvard’s successful soil-enhancement project using compost tea applications. Presented at the Urban and Suburban…
Thomas Akin – Cover Crops
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Featuring Thomas Akin, State Resource Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Cover cropping is a soil health-building practice gaining currency in cropland agriculture but also well suited to improving urban soils. Soil-incorporated cover crops provide large volumes of…
Nathan Philips, Eric Olson, David Morimoto, David Lefcourt Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Nathan Phillips, Earth and Environment Department, Boston UniversityEric Olson, Brandeis UniversityDavid Morimoto, Biologist, Lesley UniversityDavid Lefcourt, Arborist, City of Cambridge Presented at the Urban and Suburban Carbon Farming to Reverse Global Warming Conference, organized by Biodiversity for a…
Nathan Phillips: The Ecology of the City
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ An overview of our modern urban ecology, shaped and profoundly altered by human actions. Our relationship with our urban ecosystem can be improved if we recognize the threats that we bring through development and technology and the ways…
Eric Olson: Biodiversity in the City
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Featuring Eric Olson, Brandeis University. Biodiversity contributes significantly to our resilience and quality of life. Eric Olson addresses the presence of countless non-native species of plants and animals in our cities, how we can take steps to re-establish…
David Morimoto: A Walk in the Urban Woods
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Featuring David Morimoto, Biologist, Lesley University. The extraordinary wild spaces that still remain in our cities benefit our spiritual and mental health, not to mention the quality of the air and water. David Morimoto shares slides of the…
David Lefcourt: City Trees
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Featuring David Lefcourt, Arborist, City of Cambridge. David will discuss how a municipality, with active citizens and volunteers, can get the greatest benefit from its trees for climate and biodiversity. Presented at the Urban and Suburban Carbon Farming…
Bruce Fulford, Mark Smith, Liz Wiley, Emily Jodka: Urban Agriculture in a Thriving Bioregion
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Some of the benefits of urban agriculture are well known: increased access to healthy fresh food, reduced “food miles,” and building robust local communities. Looking through the carbon farming lens we also see more benefits: biodiverse landscapes, building…
Paul Schmid, Maggie Payne, William McCaffrey: Local Carbon Farming
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ How do we continue to farm productively and profitably without having to change everything we do? This panel will focus on several key practical elements that significantly increase the restorative powers of farming for biodiversity and carbon sequestration,…
Engin Atasay, Jim Corven, Rachael Furlong, Zoe Hansen-DiBello: Educating the New Climate Paradigm
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ In this era of global warming and extreme weather events we face the uncommonly difficult task of preparing our children for the future. How do we explain to them what is happening, and how we got here? How…
Sam Sutter: New Paths in Climate Activism at the Local Level
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ As Bristol County District Attorney, Sam Sutter took a courageous step in his public acknowledgement of the dangers of global warming in the Lobster Boat Blockade case last fall. How did he make the transition to an icon…
Gillian Davies & Jim Laurie Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Gillian Davies, Senior Wetlands Scientist, BSC GroupJim Laurie, Restoration Ecologist, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference “Reversing Global Warming: Carbon Farming for Food, Health, Prosperity and Planet” at Bristol Community College in…
Jim Laurie: Local Keystone Species and Carbon Farming
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Biodiversity is the foundation of healthy, resilient ecosystems. We humans have the ability to create the conditions for biodiverse landscapes which restore water cycles, purify the air, grow nutritious foods and build soil carbon from the carbon dioxide…
Gillian Davies: An Ecosystems Approach to Wetlands and Climate
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Wetlands have the capacity to store enormous amounts of carbon because soils under water have minimal exposure to air. Gillian Davies will discuss how to integrate climate change thinking into managing wetlands, with multiple benefits for local resiliency…
Adam Sacks, Jono Neiger, Bruce Fulford: Carbon Farming for Food, Health, Prosperity and Planet Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Adam Sacks, Executive Director, Biodiversity for a Livable ClimateJono Neiger, Ecological Designer, Regenerative Design GroupBruce Fulford, Principal, City Soil From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference “Reversing Global Warming: Carbon Farming for Food, Health, Prosperity and Planet” at…
Bruce Fulford: Building Soil for a New World
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Returning carbon to the soil is the foundation of restoring ecosystems. For thirty years Bruce Fulford has been building soils. He will tell us how he does it, and the remarkable results that he’s seen from reclamation and…
Jono Neiger: The Carbon Farming Panorama
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ There are many flavors of land management to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in soils where it belongs, often for centuries or millennia. Jono Neiger offers us an overview of several approaches that may be…
Adam Sacks: Global Warming- The Good, the Bad, and the Very, Very Scary
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ The climate news gets worse every year. Adam suggests how we may broaden the familiar narrative and transform it into one of biodiversity, planetary regeneration and abundance. Adam Sacks, Executive Director, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate From Biodiversity…
Diana Donlon: Food and Farming
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ There are critical connections between everyday food choices and climate change. Cool Foods emphasizes the key steps of retiring industrial agriculture and turning to practices which pull carbon and water back into the soils, thereby bringing economic vitality…
Adam Sacks & Seth Itzkan: “Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming” Conference Closing
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Adam Sacks, Executive Director of Biodiversity for a Livable ClimateSeth Itzkan: Futurist and founder of Planet-TECH Associates From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: “Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming”Sunday November 23rd, 2014 #climate #globalwarming #ecosystemrestoration
Larry Kopald, Vanessa Rule, Antje Danielson, Eli Gerzon, Gary Rucinski: Messages from the 2nd Front
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Messages from the Second Front: Bringing the Power of Biology into the Climate Conversation Larry Kopald, ModeratorVanessa Rule, Co-Director and Lead Organizer for Mothers Out Front, as well as with other local and state climate action groupsAntje Danielson,…
Protecting and Restoring Water Resources on Tribal Lands in South Dakota
Grandmother and long-time activist Candace Duchenaux is dedicated to preserving the Lakota way of life and the environmental integrity of our sacred mother earth. She has been at the frontlines in many battles for justice for the Lakota Oyate and against the destructive human forces threatening humanity and nature. She will tell us of the…
Community Development in Zimbabwe via Eco-restoration ft. Precious Phiri
Precious Phiri directs engagement and training for villages in the Hwange Communal Lands region that are implementing restorative grazing programs using Holistic Land and Livestock Management. This cost-effective, nature-based and highly scalable solution helps rural communities in Africa to reduce poverty, rebuild soils, restore food and water security, and reduce drought and flood risks. Precious…
Karl Thidemann: Making It Happen – Activism, Practice and Policy
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Trained as a chemist, for ten years Karl Thidemann was the Marketing Director for Solectria, an MIT spinoff that became one of the leading early developers of electric cars in the 1990s. He is closely aligned with the…
William Moomaw: Climate Advocacy- From Grassroots Activism to International Policy
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ A physical chemist with a PhD from MIT, William Moomaw works to translate science and technology into policy terms. He was a lead author of four IPCC reports, and an author for the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. He will…
Biochar: A Powerful Tool for Carbon Farming with Hugh McLaughlin
Hugh McLaughlin, an engineer and expert in biochar and activated carbon, discusses the many applications of biochar for environmental improvement and its role in reversing global warming. From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: “Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming”Sunday November 23rd, 2014 Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Connect with usFacebook:…
Soil Ecosystem Health: From Fungi & Nematodes to Beetles & Earthworms with Jim Laurie
Mycorrhizal fungi are critical conduits moving photosynthetic energy to underground microbial communities. In return these microbes find minerals and water for their plant benefactors. In addtion, nematodes are essential nitrogen pumps in the soil, while dung beetles and earthworms can lock up tons of soil carbon, year after year. Jim Laurie illustrates and explains. Presented…
Ronnie Cummins: Building the Movement We Need
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Ronnie Cummins, co-founder and International Director of the Organic Consumers Association, leads a network of 850,000 consumers dedicated to safeguarding organic standards and promoting a healthy, just, and sustainable system of agriculture and commerce. He has been active…
John Carroll: Local Food Revolution
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ There are many possibilities for food production and agriculture in New England, leading toward the promise of regional food self-sufficiency. What might we do to get there? John Carroll: Author and Professor in environmental conservation From Biodiversity for…
Jim Laurie: Nature Does 90% of the Work
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Bringing degraded lands back to life may be easier and faster than we generally think. Mostly it has to do with us humans helping by restoring keystone species that we previously destroyed. We already know how to do…
Charlotte O’Brien: BioBamboo- An Example of Eco-Restoration
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Bamboo is a key species that serves ecosystems and humans in many different ways. Charlotte O’Brien is an environmentalist and entrepreneur who has extensive experience with bamboo in Asia. She makes a case for eco-restoration using triple-bottom-line accounting,…
Steven Apfelbaum: Wetlands- Sinking Carbon and Keeping It Out of the Atmosphere
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Wetlands are powerful carbon sinks because organic matter under water, with minimal exposure to oxygen, doesn’t release most of its stored carbon to the atmosphere. But wetlands have been broadly eliminated as a result of global development. Steve…
Grazing Down the Carbon: The Scientific Case for Grassland Restoration with Richard Teague
Richard Teague addresses how land managers can base decisions for sustainable land use on the principles of ecosystem function. He will describe his studies of adaptive rangeland management, land restoration and carbon storage. Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate “Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming” conference at Tufts University on November 21-23, 2014 Learn…
Thomas Goreau, Greg Retallack & Richard Teague Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Thomas Goreau, Global Coral Reef AllianceGreg Retallack, University of OregonRichard Teague, Professor of Sustainable Rangeland Management at Texas A&M From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: “Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming”Saturday November 22nd, 2014 #climate #climatechange #climatesolutions
Dan Kittredge: Nutrition and Health from the Ground Up
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Dan Kittredge, Bionutrient Food Association Everything we eat depends on the health of the soil. When essential minerals are missing from the soil, they’re missing from the plants and animals that feed us. Our health suffers and disease…
Water Follows Carbon Follows Water with Judith Schwartz & Thomas Goreau
Judith Schwartz will tell stories from around the world about the transformations resulting from different approaches to water management, and the effects on local climate. With the ongoing drought in California, people are waking up to concerns about water sources – but while there’s discussion over the effects that climate change can have on water,…
Gabrielle Bastien: We Are the Future- The Change Climate Change Generation
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Gabrielle Bastien, a master’s student in sustainability and environmental management, has some words for the young people of today, what their challenges are, the new/old promises of genuine stewardship of Planet Earth – and how to fulfill them.…
Ethan Roland and Dan Kittredge Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Ethan Roland, The Carbon Farming CourseDan Kittredge, Bionutrient Food Association Presented at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate “Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming” conference at Tufts University on November 21-23, 2014 #carbon #food #farming
Antje Danielson, William Moomaw, & Adam Sacks: Opening A World of Possibilities
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Meet the organizers and co-sponsors of the conference, with an overview of what we hope will happen next in the soil carbon and climate saga. Opening speech of the Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: “Restoring Ecosystems to…
Greg Retallack: The Once and Future Global Cooling- Lessons from Prehistory
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Greg Retallack is an award-winning paleobotanist whose research group is dedicated to soils in the fossil record. His studies have considered the role of soils in ape and human evolution in Kenya, grassland evolution in North America, and…
Diana Donlon, John Carroll, Ridge Shinn, & Tom Newmark Q&A
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Diana Donlon, Director of the Cool Foods Campaign at the Center for Food SafetyJohn Carroll, Professor of Environmental Conservation, University of New HampshireRidge Shinn, Rancher, Market Innovator and Health AdvocateTom Newmark, Co-Founder and Chair, The Carbon Underground From…
Carbon Farming with Ethan Roland
Ethan Roland is an international expert on regenerative agriculture and permaculture design. He will introduce us to how carbon farming enhances productivity, increases profitability and combats climate change. Drawing from the best practices from holistic management, keyline design, agroforestry, living soils, biochar, permaculture design and restoration agriculture, carbon farming offers a whole toolkit for agricultural…
Dorn Cox: Soil + Silicon- Open Source Tools for Cover Cropping, Grazing and Organic No-Till
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Dorn Cox is a founding member and board president of Farm Hack, an open source community for resilient agriculture. He is also the executive director of GreenStart and manages his family’s 250-acre organic farm in Lee, NH where…
Charlotte O’Brien: Biochar- A Powerful Tool for Carbon Farming
Charlotte O’Brien’s company, Carbon DrawDown Solutions, is developing turn-key systems for small- to large-scale biochar production from local materials. CDS plans to kickstart a broad-scale effort for the exponential drawdown of carbon using biochar and sustainable farming techniques. She discusses the many applications of biochar for environmental improvement and its role in reversing global warming.…
Susan Harden: Biodiversity IS Eco-Restoration IS a Livable Climate
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Sue Harden comes to the climate/soils paradigm from a lifelong fascination with biodiversity. As an environmental educator, she spread what Rachel Carson has called “the sense of awe.” As an activist, she works toward solutions to the climate…
Larry Kopald: Bringing the Power of Biology into the Climate Conversation
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Advertising professional and environmentalist Larry Kopald views the nature of the paradigm shift that global warming forces us to face. He will review the issues that give us the best leverage moving forward, and will address the human…
Seth Itzkan: Soil Carbon and Climate
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Seth Itzkan is a futurist and advocate for climate action and eco-restoration through the holistic management of grasslands restoration. He has spent months in Africa observing Holistic Management and its extraordinary positive effects on desertified semi-arid grasslands. He…
Veronika Miranda Chase: Rock Powders- Nourishing Soils, Biodiversity and People
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Soil remineralization is playing a crucial and vital role in improving soil fertility. Remineralize the Earth is a nonprofit that promotes the regeneration of soils and forests with finely ground gravel dust, an economically and ecologically sustainable alternative…
Ridge Shinn: A New Program to Restore Northeast Grasslands- 100% Grass-Fed Beef
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Widespread restoration of grasslands depends on economics. Historically beef production has been focused in the Corn Belt and western states. Now Ridge Shinn, a practitioner with experience in all aspects of holistic grazing and marketing, is building the…
Thomas Goreau, Seth Itzkan, & Judith Schwartz: Eco-restoration success stories
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ There are eco-restoration successes all over the world, in many different ecosystems. Here are some examples from three of our speakers who have seen it first-hand. From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: “Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global…
Music from Jerry Gregoire
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Guitarist-songwriter Jerry Gregoire offers a couple of songs. From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: “Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming”Friday November 21st, 2014 #music #guitar #singing
Mark Leighton: Forests- A Pivotal Player
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ The earth’s forests have been decimated by human overuse and development, leading to cascading effects of biodiversity loss, soil erosion and massive emissions of carbon into the atmosphere. Mark Leighton joined the Harvard faculty in 1983 and has…
Thomas Goreau: The Down-to-Earth Solution to Global Warming- How Soil Carbon Sequestration Works
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Biogeochemist, restoration ecologist, climate scientist, and reef restoration expert Tom Goreau is passionate about soils as the primary way to address global warming at this late date, given that reducing emissions alone cannot prevent dangerous climate change unless…
Tom Newmark: Field Trials in Costa Rica and Pennsylvania
Learn more about Biodiversity for a Livable Climate: https://bio4climate.org/ Please donate to our ecosystem restoration work: https://bio4climate.org/donate/ Tom Newmark is the founder of Sacred Seeds and Co-Owner of Finca Luna Nueva, an organic farming operation in Costa Rica. He collaborates with the Rodale Institute on carbon sequestration studies, and he will report on the results…