Beyond Carbon: Healthy Oceans
and Forests Could Be Key to Climate

Join Prof Jem Bendell, pioneering thinker behind Deep Adaptation, as he tackles the urgent need for forest conservation, ocean health, and climate resilience in this thought-provoking video. Discover why protecting and restoring large forests and revitalizing our oceans are the new frontlines in fighting climate change, and how strategies like assisted tree migration can help safeguard our planet’s biodiversity against rapid environmental shifts.

This video was recorded on October 22nd, 2025, and published on November 2nd, 2025, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants.

Through a lively discussion with leading climate communicators, Jem explores not only the climate science behind forest and ocean health—including the importance of cloud formation and marine ecosystems—but also the social transformation and activism necessary to drive meaningful change. Drawing on decades of research, field experience, and direct calls to action, he highlights the critical importance of moving beyond carbon-centric approaches to embrace holistic solutions that nurture both landscapes and seascapes, as well as communities.

Whether you’re an environmental advocate, policy maker, or simply concerned about the future, this video offers practical context and inspirational messaging you won’t want to miss. Dive in for powerful insights and join the movement to restore forests and oceans—because collective action today determines the livability of tomorrow’s world.

Links:

• Support Our Mission

• The Dangers of Climate Dogma – and what we can do about it

• Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy

• Breaking Together

• Jem Bendell in Conversation with Paul Beckwith - At COP27 (CEF video)

• Forest Power: Cooling the Planet Naturally (CEF Video)

• Can We Restore the Biosphere (CEF Video)

• Corporate Sustainability

• Amazon deforestaton linked to reduced Tibetan snows, Antarctic ice loss: study

• Why We Need Forests: Their Vital Role in Climate Dynamics, Rain, and the Biotic Pump

• Canada on Fire Again (CEF Video)

• Coral Reefs - The Ocean’s Rain Forests in Decline (CEF Video)

• UN Report: Five charts showing how global deforestation is declining

• State of Finance for Forests 2025

• Analysis: Just 28% of countries have released nature pledges a year after UN deadline

• Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Special Guest:

• Prof Jem Bendell - is an influential researcher, author, and former Professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria. Widely known for coining the concept of “Deep Adaptation,” his work challenges mainstream environmental narratives and encourages direct engagement with the realities of societal and ecological disruption. Jem’s career spans decades of activism, consulting, and scholarship focused on sustainable business, transformative change, and resilience, making him a leading voice in the global movement for radical climate action and ecosystem restoration.

Regular Panelists:

• Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute

• Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University

• Herb Simmens - Author, Co-founder of the Healthy Planet Action Coalition (HPAC), Climate Emergency Board Member and former college instructor.

Video Production:

• Charles Gregoire - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader

• Heidi Brault - Climate Reality Leader, BA(Psychology), Library & Information Technician Diploma - Video production and website assistant - Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP Team Lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum.

Attributions:

Background Music:

• Title: Through the City II
• Author: Crowander
• Source: crowander.com

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• Image and Video Attributions