Bio4Climate is excited to co-host the 2024 Midwest Beaver Summit alongside many outstanding environmental nonprofits, land trusts, restoration practitioners, and other organizations dedicated to conservation, implementing coexistence strategies, and cultivating awareness of the importance of beavers as keystone species in our ecosystems. Join us on Wednesday, August 28 from 11 am – 3 pm Central Time for this VIRTUAL and FREE event presented by the Illinois Beaver Alliance, LC Nature Parkand the Superior Bio-Conservancy. Register for your ticket today and see the full agenda of speakers below: https://lnkd.in/e-7pUFR8 For more information, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eVUTzeNS
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate
Environmental Services
Cambridge, Massachusetts 1,595 followers
We spread awareness for ecological restoration and its ability to mitigate climate change.
About us
Our mission at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate is to spread awareness for the powerful potential of ecosystem restoration. We believe nature has the solutions to biodiversity loss and the climate crisis, but these solutions require active participation from all of us. Join us today and let's restore the planet.
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https://linktr.ee/bio4climate
External link for Biodiversity for a Livable Climate
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2013
- Specialties
- Ecological Restoration, Biodiversity, Climate, Systems Thinking, Community Resilience, Climate Solutions, Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health, Wildlife Conservation, Holistic Management, One Health, and Intersectionality
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Employees at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate
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Biodiversity for a Livable Climate is ready to significantly upgrade our use of video across social media channels. We are looking for someone with traditional written communication and outreach skills with added expertise in creating short form video and leveraging it in an effective engagement strategy. If you are passionate about restoring nature and building community on social media- apply today - by emailing us your application materials.
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How does planting density work? Quite well in the ancient practice of planting hedgerows.
Hedgerows are a good analogy for explaining one of the most asked questions about the Miyawaki method of reforestation - planting density. Proper hedgerows are an ecological wonder and relics of a former age when they would have crissed-crossed the land, particularly in the UK and Europe. Over 50% of UK hedgerows have disappeared since world war two. Before then they covered up to 2.5% of the total land area. Large scale industrial agriculture felt the need for larger streamlined field systems and the soil, ecology and biodiversity has been in decline ever since. Hedgerows offer protection against soil erosion, evaporation in the warmer months and wind damage while lessening the effects of flooding and also help build soil fertility. They also act as super highways for pollinators - often where they are most needed. When planting a new hedgerow, saplings are normally planted at a ratio of four to five per sqm. The Miyawaki method recommends a density of three or four saplings per sqm. No one bats an eyelid at the planting density of hedgerows and growth is normally vibrant and healthy with each species contributing a subtle difference in strata and successional lifecycle. If left to grow unmanaged hedgerows will grow tall and wild ( such as the one in the photo) with climax species such as oak often appearing later when conditions are suitable and slowly starting to dominate. The initial planting density just starts the complexity and conditions needed for vibrant establishment of the macro organism where everything has it's role. 🌳 Photo credit : Annie Spratt. #biodiversity #complexity #miyawakimethod #hedgerows #diversity #ecosystemrestoration #ecosystem #afforestation #reforestation #restoration #naturebasedsolutions #nature
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It is not just shade! Some people think that forests and trees cool just through shade. As you can see with these temperature readings- vegetation is naturally cooler due to a mixture of evapo-transpiration and latent heat. You can see more urban forest projects at our website.
🇬🇧Cooling Brutalist Architecture. The magic of SUGi Pocket Forests! Check out this Urban Heat profile taken at our Southbank Forest in London, on 25 June 2024 at 3:30 pm. In certain places we measured up to 25 degrees celsius differences! With temperatures around the world rising to new levels (especially in cities), trees and urban forests offer a natural solution to the challenges we face in our cities. Having SUGi Pocket Forests integrated into our cities supports the health and wellbeing of communities. These forests do more than simply increase a location’s aesthetic; they protect us from the impact of the climate crisis by preventing flooding and mitigating the ‘Urban Heat Island effect’, and must be understood as a powerful tool. Support Nature-based Solutions that build biodiversity, climate resilience and wellbeing in cities. 🌿 Forest Partner: Southbank Centre Hayward Gallery Moët & Chandon Forest Maker: James Godfrey-Faussett
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Biodiversity for a Livable Climate reposted this
The title says it all! Restoring Nature is Our Only Climate Solution. "Result: even if we weren’t loading the atmosphere with excess carbon dioxide, we’d still be warming the planet. Combine a diminished water cycle with land heating from urban sprawl, a couple of hundred billion square meters of pavement, and degraded soil; then add those ingredients to the main dish of overabundant emissions, and you have a recipe for hell on Earth." Heinberg explains the problems with tech solutions and why we have no other viable options without restoring natural carbon and water cycles.
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With fire season in full swing- learn how beavers create fire refugia. Brock Dolman and Kate Lindquist explore- Pest or Partners? Beavers as Climate Heroes. Make sure to attend it on June 20.
Ten percent of North America was once covered in wetlands, most of which were created and maintained by beavers! About 200 million beavers. What would it take to shift our relationship with beavers from considering them pests to partnering with them to restore the vast swaths of aquatic habitat that once kept the continent wet, cool and full of biodiversity? Maybe even stop the spread of forest fires?
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Ten percent of North America was once covered in wetlands, most of which were created and maintained by beavers! About 200 million beavers. What would it take to shift our relationship with beavers from considering them pests to partnering with them to restore the vast swaths of aquatic habitat that once kept the continent wet, cool and full of biodiversity? Maybe even stop the spread of forest fires?
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This is the perfect time to support our Miyawaki forest program! Donations matched through June 7th.
The fire season has already started, and we are faced with once again standing by in helplessly ( often with the smell of smoke in the air and eerie apocalyptic yellow skies). It may seem a small thing, but Bio4Climate is busy helping communities plant their own mini-forests, even in urban areas. In addition to the direct benefits of flood mitigation and cooling- creating new forests gives us hope. We are wrapping up our spring fundraiser to support this essential hands-on program. Please take a look at our work and consider making a donation. If you give by June 7th- your donation will be matched by a generous donor! Thanks! https://lnkd.in/eY3-dBeR
Cool Forests for a Hot World
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Join us for Biodiversity Day in Cambridge, MA, tomorrow, Saturday, May 4 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm ET. This lively event will be filled with a variety of activities for adults and kids demonstrating the power of biodiversity to restore nature's living systems and cycles and stabilize the climate. There will be pollinator searches, interactive games, live music, art-making for kids, birding tours, activities with binoculars, and native plant workshops. Identify the vast biodiversity and massive growth of our first Miyawaki forest since we planted it over two and a half years ago. Hear first hand from our Director of Regenerative Projects Maya Dutta about the successes and lessons learned over the past 3+ years since this project was envisioned. Experience the sounds of nature and sensory spaces, talk in person with our Ecological Restoration experts including our Staff Biologist Jim Laurie, and get free resources from local environmental organizations on native plants and how you can restore biodiversity at home and in your community. This event will take place near the Miyawaki Forest and into the green space towards the Sherman St. entrance at Danehy Park, 99 Sherman St · Cambridge, MA - Map. This is hosted by Biodiversity for a Livable Climate and the Native Plant Community Gardeners, a Cambridge-based group organizing community-based pollinator gardens in Danehy Park. RSVP on Meetup or just come. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Come plant with us! 🌳 We kick off the creation of Worcester's first two Miyawaki Forests this Saturday, April 27. We're so glad to be working with such an amazing team on this project, including all the community members and volunteers who make this possible. Sign up to be a part of it: https://lnkd.in/erBdWifW
Imagine a thriving, biodiverse forest in the heart of Worcester. That future is here with the Miyawaki Forest. Spearheaded by the City of Worcester with BSC leading the project team, the Miyawaki Forest project will bring ecological richness, climate resilience, and sustainability to Worcester. This innovative approach uses the Miyawaki method: densely planting native trees to combat heat and flooding. In this new video update on the project, community liaison Guillermo Creamer Jr explains the vision and scope, detailing the planned conversion of the 6,000 sq ft McGrath parking lot into an urban eco-sanctuary. Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/g_vfgC9P The Worcester Miyawaki Forest is made possible by the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program, designed to support cities and towns across the state in preparing for the challenges of climate change. #BuildSupportConnect #WorcesterMiyawakiForest #ClimateResilience Biodiversity for a Livable Climate
McGrath Miyawaki Forest Call-to-Action
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