An urgent problem faces the planet: climate change. But around the world, scientists, citizens

and indigenous activists are increasing our understanding of the potential of nature to help us

cope with and even mitigate it. From Bhutan — the only carbon-neutral country in the world —

to Borneo, an encouraging restoration of ecosystems is taking place, from planting forests to re-

wilding areas to increasing biodiversity. In Poland, bison have been reintroduced to the

Bialowieza Forest, the largest in Europe. New discoveries in Australia reveal that seagrass

meadows lock massive amounts of carbon underwater and may help save the Great Barrier

Reef. In Antarctica, whales — whose digestive processes feed microscopic phytoplankton, the

basis for life in the oceans — are recovering. And in Belize, we meet Madison Edwards, who at

11-years-old waged a social media campaign that became a national movement, resulting in a

government ban on offshore drilling.