A new economic model for protecting tropical forests  | Nat Keohane
TED Talks Daily21 Apr 2022

A new economic model for protecting tropical forests  | Nat Keohane

To solve the climate crisis, we need to make tropical forests worth more alive than dead, says environmental economist Nat Keohane. Highlighting the urgent need to stop deforestation and the carbon pollution it brings, he details the work of the LEAF Coalition -- a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership that's channeling one billion dollars into protecting tropical forests -- and shares three building blocks for a robust market for forest carbon that enables economies to thrive while protecting natural resources.

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Whose land are you on? What to know about the Indigenous Land Back movement | Lindsey Schneider

Whose land are you on? What to know about the Indigenous Land Back movement | Lindsey Schneider

Land thrives in Indigenous hands, and there are real, tangible ways you can help return what was stolen by colonizers from tribes across North America. Indigenous scholar Lindsey Schneider addresses t...

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How to turn around a city | Irma L. Olguin Jr.

How to turn around a city | Irma L. Olguin Jr.

Computer skills aren't what's stopping people from breaking into the tech industry, says social entrepreneur Irma L. Olguin Jr. More often, the biggest hurdles are things like access to childcare, tra...

23 Nov 202213min

3 steps to build peace and create meaningful change | Georgette Bennett

3 steps to build peace and create meaningful change | Georgette Bennett

As the child of Holocaust survivors and a World War II refugee herself, peace builder Georgette Bennett was stunned by the human toll and tragedy of the Syrian civil war. She got to work, bringing tog...

22 Nov 202210min

Meet the mysterious "monsters" of the deep sea | Alan Jamieson

Meet the mysterious "monsters" of the deep sea | Alan Jamieson

The "aliens" of Earth live in the deepest parts of the ocean, and marine biologist Alan Jamieson has the photographs to prove it. Explore the depths with Jamieson as he challenges what you may believe...

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Why people love watching sports | Kate Fagan

Why people love watching sports | Kate Fagan

Sure, sports are about athleticism -- but what actually keeps fans invested? Journalist Kate Fagan takes a fascinating deep-dive into lesser-known moments in women's sports history and its media cover...

18 Nov 20220s

The danger and devotion of fighting for women in Afghanistan | Tamana Ayazi and Kat Craig

The danger and devotion of fighting for women in Afghanistan | Tamana Ayazi and Kat Craig

The women of Afghanistan are being persecuted under Taliban rule, but they're not standing down. Filmmaker Tamana Ayazi chronicles the harrowing reality of one women's rights advocate -- Zarifa Ghafar...

17 Nov 202223min

How to find your voice for climate action | Fehinti Balogun

How to find your voice for climate action | Fehinti Balogun

Actor and activist Fehinti Balogun pieces together multiple complex issues -- climate change, colonialism, systemic racism -- in a talk that's part spoken-word poem, part diagnosis of entrenched globa...

16 Nov 20229min

Great leadership is a network, not a hierarchy | Gitte Frederiksen

Great leadership is a network, not a hierarchy | Gitte Frederiksen

What if leadership at work wasn't for a select few, but rather shared among many? Management consultant Gitte Frederiksen gives us the recipe for "distributed leadership" -- dynamic, multidimensional ...

15 Nov 202212min

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