In collaboration with vast networks of ecologists around the world, Thomas Crowther works to address the global threats of biodiversity loss and climate change.
Why you should listen
Thomas Crowther is a scientist specializing in global ecosystem ecology and tenure-track professor at ETH Zürich, where he formed the Crowther Lab. His work aims to generate a holistic understanding of global ecological systems in order to inform and address the global crises of biodiversity loss and climate change.
Crowther sits on the steering committee of the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative and the scientific advisory board of 1t.org (the trillion trees platform launched by the World Economic Forum) among advising other initiatives in support of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Thomas Crowther’s TED Talks
Prajakta Koli, Hannah Stocking, Thomas Crowther, Ernestine Leikeki Sevidzem, John Doerr, Hal Harvey, Karen Scrivener, Tom Schuler, Rahwa Ghirmatzion, Zelalem Adefris, Don Cheadle, Prince William, Sigrid
Countdown Session 4: Transformation (Full session)
1 hour 7 minutes 39 secondsPosted Oct 2020
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Imagining: Notes from Session 2 of Countdown Summit
October 13, 2021
Follow Countdown on Twitter and Instagram • Subscribe to the Countdown newsletter There’s a lot of information on what we’re doing wrong when it comes to climate, and what the world would look like if we keep up the damage. But there’s very little information on what life could look like if we all did […]
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Editor’s Picks: A (non-exhaustive) list of our favorite TED Talks of 2020
December 17, 2020
As we usher out 2020 — the (enter superlative of your choice) year — let’s take a moment to look back before we close the door for good. What captured our imaginations, reflected our emotions and sparked our hope for a better tomorrow? From the wisdom of Dolly Parton to the life-saving potential of snail […]
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Breakthroughs: Notes from Session 4 of the Countdown Global Launch
October 10, 2020
Countdown is a global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. Watch the talks, interviews and performances from the Countdown Global Launch at ted.com/countdown. The world around us is mainly made of two things: nature and the materials that we extract from it. To fight climate change, we need to protect and regenerate nature […]
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