Courses
Is wildlife simply at the mercy of climate chaos, or could its survival hold the key to restoring balance?
Wildlife & Climate, the new course from Bio4Climate taught by Hart Hagan, explores the actual connections between wildlife and climate change and gives us a real and viable framework for living with nature, restoring habitat and addressing climate change in a way that works and can be implemented wherever we live, work and play.
Classes are held twice each Thursday — October 9, 16, 23 & 30. (Afternoon and evening)
We are literally crowding out the natural world and the systems it manages. If we don’t stop, it will not matter how much we reduce emissions. We can live with nature. We cannot live without it.
What’s it like in a Bio4Climate course? Here’s Dr. Katie Ross earlier this month guest-lecturing in our Water & Climate course. Dr. Ross argues that while transitioning to energy-efficient, renewable, and regenerative systems is vital, a sole focus on carbon technology is insufficient to address the full scope of the climate crisis. Dr. Ross stresses that nature can remove this carbon far more effectively by embedding it into the processes of life, underscoring the need to pair emissions reductions with ecosystem restoration to achieve lasting climate stability.
News and Insights
How healthy are the oceans? Ask a whale shark
New York Times
Each year, researchers gather at Ningaloo Reef off the coast of Australia to study the whale shark—a mystifying ocean giant and a window into global marine health.
“By monitoring them, we’re not just learning about the sharks, we’re learning about ocean health more broadly,” says Dr. Mark Meekan.
As an indicator species, whale sharks reveal the condition of marine environments. Migrating across oceans to feed on plankton-rich waters, they signal nutrient abundance and thriving ecosystems, while also helping track plankton growth.
Events and Community
Transformation in Worcester, Mass.
In the mid-sized Central Massachusetts city of Worcester, long known for its industrial activity, city leadership has undertaken ambitious initiatives to address some of their climate resilience goals using the Miyawaki method.
Together with BSC Group and the City of Worcester, Bio4Climate planned and created two Miyawaki Forests in the heart of downtown last year, bringing together hundreds of community volunteers over multiple planting events to cool, green, and beautify the urban landscape and create a space for nature to thrive.
One forest has been planted at the Worcester Public Library at the McGrath Parking Lot, while the other is located at Plumley Village Apartments.
