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July2019Newsle�erDear FirstName ,

We'lltellyouacoupleoftheseclimate-savingstoriesoutofthemanyhundredsofthousandsoutthere(yes,youreadthatright!).Andwe'llhavetwowholedaysdedicatedtotellingthematournextconference!

Foryearswehavebroughttherestorationworkofindividualsandorganizationstoourreaders.Thisisthe"BlessedUnrest"thatPaulHawkensoeloquentlydescribedin2007whenhespokeofamassiveundergroundmovementthatoftengoesunnoticedbymedia,governments,andthepublic.

CountlesspeoplearoundtheworldareworkingtopreserveandrestoretheEarth.Forexample,SustainableHarvestInternationalpartnerswithfarmersinHonduras,Belize,andPanamatoimprovesustainablefarmingpracticesandthelivelihoodsoffarmersandtheirfamilies.

Nextspring,we'llbringyouaconferencethatisrootedinBlessedUnrest.We'llcelebratethecapacityofhumanstobecatalystsforlife-sustainingchange,andhowthishasbeenintheworksforyears-offthemainstreamradar-inaddressingecosystemdegradationandglobalwarming.Youcanreadmoreabouttheconferencebelow.

And...Weneedallhandsondeck!Herearesomewaysinwhichyoucouldhelp,beitinanindividualorcollaborativecapacity.Asalways,checkoutourFacebookandTwitterpagesforyourdailydoseofgoodnewsfromallovertheworld!

Let'sstayinspired,

ManjulikaDas,ProjectManager

Ma�RussellpreparesIowaFarmerstotalkaboutAgricultureasaClimateSolution

PhotographybyDennisChamberlin

Farmersoutwestarebecomingincreasinglyawareoftheclimateconditionsthatthreatentheircropsandlivelihoods.Recentcatastrophicfloodinghasgivenmanytheincentivetochangetheircurrentfarmingpractices.MattRussell,afifth-generationfarmerinIowawhorunsalivestockfarmwithhishusbandistryingtomobilizefarmerstopubliclyspeakaboutagricultureasaneffectiveclimatechangesolution.RussellalsodirectstheIowabranchofInterfaithPowerandLight,anon-profitthatpromotesareligiousresponsetoglobalwarming.

PhotoscourtesyofSustainableHarvestInternational

APrairiesRestorationMovementisreapingBenefitsintheGreatPlains

PhotographybyMelanieStetsonFreeman/CSMStaff

RanchersinthenorthernGreatPlainsarerestoringprairiepasture,landwhoseoriginalnativevegetationwasstrippedofftogrowcrops.Thisrestorationallowsthelandtoretainmorewater,andthesoiltosequestermorecarbon.

Whenranchersrestoretheirpastureland,theyalsoseetheirprofitsriseastheycreatebetterfeed;thisallowsthemtobrandandselltheirbeefdirectlytoconsumers,ortoprofitthroughecotourism.

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“WhenIhaveaprivateconversationwithafarmer,theyaregenerallynotskepticalabouthuman-causedclimatechange.Theyjustknowtheycan’ttalkaboutitpublicly,”hesays.Further,hesays,advocatingforfarmingpracticesthatemphasizesoilhealthandcarbonsequestrationallowsfarmers-ademographicusuallyseenasreligiousandconservative-to"slipin"totheclimateconversation.

AfewprominentconservativeslikeRayGaesser,ano-tillfarmerwhoranforIowasecretaryofAgriculturelastyear,andFredYoder,anOhiofarmerwhoisonthepresident'sagriculturalcommittee,alsosupportenablingfarmerstoengageinclimateactionthroughfarmingpracticesthathelpsequestercarbonsuchascovercroppingandno-tillfarming.

Whatthesefarmersneedisfinancialrewardforworkthattheyaren'tgettingcreditfor.

Readmorehere.

MeetPaulaPhipps,AssociateDirectorofBio4ClimatePaulajoinedtheteamin2014aftersheattendedBio4Climate'sveryfirstconference."Itwasaseminalconferencethatarticulatedwhatothergroupsweretalkingabout,butdiditinawaythatmadepeoplewanttotakeaction",shesays.Shedescribeshow,likemanypeople,shecametotheconferencefeelingfullofdespair,butcameawayfeelinghopeful."IrealizedthatBio4ClimatewaswhatIwantedtoputmyenergyinto.Toworkwithpeoplewhoactuallyfacedhowseriousthesituationis,yetremainhopeful.Andtolearnsomuchabouthowtheplanetworksandunderstandthattherearewayswecanworkwithittomakeithealthyagain."

Onanygivenday,PaulahandlesseveraldifferentresponsibilitiesforBio4Climate,includingoutreach,conferenceplanning,fundraisingandpresentations.Shetablesatevents,andonsocialmediashepublicizesregenerativeworkthatisgoingonallovertheworld.Currentlysheisreadyingaworkshoptohelpparentsandteacherspreparechildrenforclimatechange.

Asaneducatorshefeelsthatclimatechangeisanextremelyimportantissueinchildren'slives.Theworkshopsuggestswaystodosothatarenon-threatening,andhelpsparentsandteachersunderstandhowtheyarefeelingthemselvessothattheycanlistenandrespondwelltochildren.

"Weknowthatkidsarethinkingaboutclimatechange,evenveryyoungones.Therearesomeextremeweathereventshappening,andit’sunavoidableforthemtobeawareofit.Wealsoknowthathoweverhardwe’reworkingtoaddresstheseimpacts,wealsoneedtohelpthemprepare–andtodosoconstructively."

Theworkshopalsoaimstohelpadultsandkidsgetabettersenseofhowconnectedwearetothenaturalworld,andtoseehowallofuscanreallybe“planethelpers”.

Paulahasdrawnfromheryearsineducationandcompiledanannotatedbibliographyofstorybookstohelppreparechildrenandyouthforclimatechange,coveringagegroupsfromtwotoeighteen..

Formoreinformation,[email protected].

CompendiumNotesHere'sanotherexcerptfromourCompendiumofScientificandPracticalFindingsSupportingEco-RestorationtoAddressGlobalWarming.Thearticlebelowisfromourthirdissue,July2018,Vol.2No.1(p.12):

Trees,forests,andwater:coolinsightsforahotworld

Thispapertakestheinnovativeandparadigm-shiftingpositionthatcarbonisnottheprimaryconsiderationinclimate;rather,watershouldbethecentralfocus,integratedwithcarbonandenergycycles:

However,amideffortstorestorepastureland,manyacresinthenorthernGreatPlains--oneoftheworld'slargestremaininggrasslands--continuetobeconvertedtocropland.Fortunately,therateofconversionhasslowedconsiderablysince2016ineverystateexceptSouthDakota.

SarahSortum,whosefamilyhasdiversifiedfromranchingtoecotourism,explainshowprofitshaveimprovednowthattheyhaveagreaterdiversityofspeciesontheland.

“Beforeourtourism...wejustmanagedforgrass,becausethat’showwemakemoney”-feedinggrasstocattle,saysMs.Sortum.“Now...thebiggestdifferencefromjustmanagingforgrassismanagingforthatdiversity,becausewerealizethateverythinghasvaluenow--everythingfromthe[flowering]forbsthatwehaveouthere,thewildflowers,towhattheysupport.”

Readmorehere.

CatchUsattheseupcomingEvents!YourToxicBackyard:HowtopreventToxicYard

SyndromewithLauraStabell

When:6-9pm,July28,2019

Where:Cambridge,MA

Lauraisamastergardener,arborist,horticulturistandnaturalistwhoseworkhasbeenfeaturedinmagazinesandontheGarden

Conservancyopengardentour.

Laurawilldiscussgeneraltoxicologyissues,whattoxicsubstancesmaybefoundinyourbackyard,howtheycametobethere,andthe

roleplantscanplaytoremediatecontaminatedsoils.We'llalsodiscusswhatyoucandotopreventtoxicyardsyndrome.

FindmoredetailsaboutthiseventonourMeetuppage.

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NOFASummerConference

When:August9-11,2019

Where:HampshireCollege,AmherstMA

NutritionMatters|SoilHealthBuildsHumanHealth

Findoutmoreandregisterhere.

https://thefern.org/2019/06/one-man-is-trying-to-save-the-world-from-climate-change-by-mobilizing-an-unlikely-team-iowas-farmers/?fbclid=IwAR0v0eks_4xNkbAFwPzBtzgldBdZIjoY145wQl6xblbaYgTtHITxyXHsSRs

https://bio4climate.org/resources/compendium/

https://bio4climate.org/wp-content/uploads/Compendium-Release-Vol-2-No-1-r.2.1.pdf

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2019/0614/Habitat-meets-profit-as-ranchers-restore-native-prairies?fbclid=IwAR0FEC-cIuM-ANqjDhR3XE8aQcW-JKt1akjlrCQF_YLi51ZFlPU37t-e8Eg

https://www.meetup.com/Biodiversity-for-a-Livable-Climate/events/262660657/

https://nofasummerconference.org/



Forest-drivenwaterandenergycyclesarepoorlyintegratedintoregional,national,continentalandglobaldecision-makingonclimatechangeadaptation,mitigation,landuseandwatermanagement.Thisconstrainshumanity’sabilitytoprotectourplanet’sclimateandlife-sustainingfunctions.Thesubstantialbodyofresearchwereviewrevealsthatforest,waterandenergyinteractionsprovidethefoundationsforcarbonstorage,forcoolingterrestrialsurfacesandfordistributingwaterresources.Forestsandtreesmustberecognizedasprimeregulatorswithinthewater,energyandcarboncycles.Ifthesefunctionsareignored,plannerswillbeunabletoassess,adapttoormitigatetheimpactsofchanginglandcoverandclimate.Ourcalltoactiontargetsareversalofparadigms,fromacarbon-centricmodeltoonethattreatsthehydrologicandclimate-coolingeffectsoftreesandforestsasthefirstorderofpriority.Forreasonsofsustainability,carbonstoragemustremainasecondary,thoughvaluable,by-product.Theeffectsoftreecoveronclimateatlocal,regionalandcontinentalscalesofferbenefitsthatdemandwiderrecognition.Theforest-andtree-centeredresearchinsightswereviewandanalyzeprovideaknowledge-baseforimprovingplans,policiesandactions.Ourunderstandingofhowtreesandforestsinfluencewater,energyandcarboncycleshasimportantimplications,bothforthestructureofplanning,managementandgovernanceinstitutions,aswellasforhowtreesandforestsmightbeusedtoimprovesustainability,adaptationandmitigationefforts[Ellison2016:Abstract].

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Ellison,David,etal.,2017,Trees,forestsandwater:coolinsightsforahotworld,GlobalEnvironmentalChange43:51-61,https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378017300134

Bio4Climatepresents-BlessedUnrestAconferenceonApril18and19,2020SaturdayandSunday9a.m.–5p.m.

CabotAuditoriumattheFletcherSchoolofLawandDiplomacy,TuftsUniversity

NextyearBiodiversityforaLivableClimatewilljointheworldincelebratingthe50thAnniversaryofEarthDay.Wewillpresentaconferencenamedafterthe2007bookbyPaulHawken:BlessedUnrest:HowtheLargestSocialMovementinHistoryIsRestoringGrace,Justice,andBeautytotheWorld.Hedescribeshowthismovement“cameintobeingandwhynobodysawitcoming.”

Yetwearestillfacingexponentialdecayofthelifesupportsystemsnecessaryforcontinuedhumanpresence-andmanyotherspecies-onthisplanet.Ourmostpowerfulinstitutions-governmentsandcorporations-arenotfacingthiscrisissquarely.

Ontheotherhand,thousandsofindependentorganizationsandmillionsofindividualsworldwidearerestoringlivingprocesses

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BostonGreenfest&TechExpo

When:August16-18,2019

Where:GreenwayandLongWharf,BostonMA

ConnectingLandandSea

Thiseventisfree!Findmoredetailshere.

LastbutnotLeast...You'reconcernedaboutthecurrentstateoftheEarth,andweareworkingforyou,ouryoungpeople,andthediverseweboflifeweallrelyon.

Nottoputtoofineapointonit,wejustwanttosaythatwe'reasmallnon-profitdoingBIGthings.

Yoursupportandinvolvementareveryimportant!Pleasebesureto...

...andamonthlydonationisespeciallyappreciated...

Manythanks!

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intheirlocalareaswhileconnectingwitheachothertocreateglobalchange.Thisisthespontaneous,non-governmentalmovementthatenvironmentalistandauthorPaulHawkenhascalled“blessedunrest.”

Staytunedandreadmoreaboutourconferencehere!

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