Dear Bioneers community, On July 19, 2025, the world lost a visionary teacher, scholar, and beloved friend: Joanna Macy. A guiding light in systems thinking, deep ecology, and Buddhist philosophy, Joanna touched countless lives with her intellect, her heart, and her unwavering commitment to life on Earth.
As the root teacher of the Work That Reconnects, Joanna offered a framework for facing the planetary crises of our time with courage, clarity, and hope. Through her teachings, books, and presence at the Bioneers Conference over the years, she helped shape the ethos of our work and our wider movement. Her simple words—It’s all alive. It’s all connected. It’s all intelligent. It’s all relatives.—have become a kind of compass for many of us.
In the days since her passing, tributes have poured in from around the world. Bioneers Co-founder Nina Simons reflects on Joanna’s influence in a moving remembrance, which we invite you to read, along with selected teachings and recordings from Joanna’s time on the Bioneers stage.
Read the tribute and explore Joanna Macy’s legacy. | 
