News and Insights
- In a world where carbon is often cast as the villain, Judy Schwartz sits down with Paul Hawken for an interview that invites us to see it instead as the lifeblood of all living systems.
Judith Schwartz: How might humanity’s relationship with the broader living world change if we asked questions like “what does carbon want?” or “what would carbon do?”
Paul Hawken: This objectifies carbon as well. We might ask: What do we want? Do we want to live in a world where 60-70 percent of pollinators have disappeared? Did we want a 73 percent reduction in animal life on the planet in the past fifty years? Do we want to see the mantle of Earth, the soil, the source of all land life, obliterated by chemicals? Do we want to pursue bogus technological solutions such as direct air capture (DAC), carbon capture systems (CCS), bio-energy carbon capture systems (BECSS), etc? We might ask ourselves this: there are approximately 8.4 million species and about 3.4 trillion creatures overall on Earth. Do we want to be the only species that dysregulates the atmosphere by destroying the biosphere? - Does what happens in the soil impact what happens in the sea?
Uh, yeah.
Rob Moir, Director of the Ocean River Institute, explains how Miyawaki forests like ours at Danehy Park and Greene-Rose Park (both featured here) reduce runoff and help cool coastal ecosystems.
Events and Community
- Cambridge | Celebrate Biodiversity Day With Us!
In the Boston area? Spend the day with Bio4Climate celebrating the power of nature, community, and biodiversity on Saturday, May 3.
8am–12pm: Pant a new Miyawaki forest!
Join us at Peabody Elementary School (70 Rindge Ave, Cambridge, MA) to help plant a new miniforest. This is the third collaboration between Bio4Climate and the City of Cambridge, and we’d love for you to be part of it. Volunteer for one of two morning shifts and help create a thriving urban ecosystem. Volunteer sign-up here.
3pm–5pm: Keep the celebration going at Danehy Park.
Join Native Plant Community Gardeners, Bio4Climate, and Boston Birding for an afternoon of nature, learning, and community fun. Enjoy nature walks, bird-watching, live music, games for all ages, and a preview of a new native plant pollinator garden coming to the park. RSVP here. x
- Our Looming Water Crisis: Is It Already Here?
Join Taunton Area AAUW for a free virtual conversation with a few familiar faces exploring the urgent realities of the global water crisis, and what we can do about it.
Featuring author Judith D. Schwartz, Voices of Water Director Zuzka Mulkerin and Bio4Climate Associate Director of Regenerative Projects Alexandra Ionescu in conversation together on nature-based solutions for restoring water cycles, building resilience, and protecting this most essential resource.
Open to all with an interest in water, ecosystems, and climate solutions.
Register Here for Our Looming Water Crisis
