It's getting hot ...
but we can cool the temperatures |
Dear Climate Changemaker, It reached 90–112°F on the first two days of spring this year in seventeen states across the U.S.
Record-high temperatures in March were also felt in Mexico, Europe, Japan, and Central and Southeast Asia—much earlier in the season than in recent years.
Extreme heat is becoming more frequent, a sign that the systems regulating heat and water on Earth are under strain. But there’s something most reports don't tell you:
The planet has built-in cooling systems—and we can protect and restore them.
Our ecosystems, including forests, wetlands, grasslands, and oceans, don’t just store carbon—they actively cool the Earth. By cycling water that carries and releases heat, and generating clouds that make rain and snow, numerous types of living species within ecosystems cooperate to maintain a stable climate. When these systems break down, heat intensifies. When they recover, cooling follows. That’s why we’re launching a new live mini-conference series on Saturday, April 18 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm ET entitled:
Protect & Restore Ecosystems to Cool the Planet
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This mini-conference series brings together Bio4Climate's Advisors and allied experts, both of whom are working at the frontier of nature-based climate solutions — from the Amazon basin to the world’s oceans.
These scientists, ecologists, restoration practitioners, and advocates each bring cutting-edge research, deep field experience, and a clear-eyed view of both the urgency and the extraordinary potential of ecological restoration.
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Opening Session
The Power of Forests & Water:
Creating Rain & the Global Circulation of Moisture
Saturday, April 18 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET Free | on Zoom |
Forests are living hydrological engines.
When forests are intact, they cycle water from soil to atmosphere, generate clouds and rain, cool regional temperatures, drive atmospheric moisture circulation far beyond their region, sustain river systems, and buffer floods, droughts and wildfires.
When forests are degraded, rainfall patterns shift, soil erosion, runoff and flooding increases, drying intensifies, and regions can tip toward desertification.
In our opening session of this series on Saturday April 18 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm ET, two leading experts will present their work, observations, and current thinking on forests as climate regulators, and let you know what you can do to support, collaborate with, or apply these solutions. These two leading experts are: |
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Anastassia Makarieva, PhD
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Bio4Climate Advisor Anastassia Makarieva, PhD, is an atmospheric physicist, co-developer of the Biotic Pump theory, and co-founder of the Biotic Pump Greening Group.
Anastassia will present on how intact forests actively generate and sustain rainfall — and why large-scale forest loss threatens the water security of hundreds of millions of people across entire continents.
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Bio4Climate Advisor Rob de Laet, creator of Arara.Earth and Cooling the Climate, and co-author of Cooling the Climate: How to Revive the Biosphere and Cool the Earth Within 20 Years.
Rob will present on the Amazon’s role as a planetary thermostat, the accelerating risk of Amazon dieback, and the strategic forest restoration efforts his team is advancing in northeastern Brazil to avert hydrological collapse. |
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Why Attend This goes further than most climate conversations. Throughout this series, you will:
If you’re already engaged or just getting started, this is a place where you can refine your actions into meaningful impact.
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The series is free and open to the public.
Recordings will be made available to all who register.
Stay tuned for more speakers and sessions to be announced soon.
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This conversation grows through people like you. With a hot summer on the horizon, we'd love your help getting the word out by sharing this on social media. And, if you know someone who might be interested, we’d be grateful if you shared this with them. |
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Louise Mitchell Outreach Programs Manager |
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