I want to comment on the BMW ad at the end. For one, not all of a barrel of oil can be made into diesel fuel, much of it can't 'can't be made into diesel. If we want to switch our entire fleet to diesel, the market would have grown so much (cause it would take over 20 years) that the fuel that might be saved would be eaten up by all the new cars. We need a fundamental shift, that using a 3klb vehicle to transport a 160lb body is simply not a good idea. We need to drive less, carpool etc.
What your creating here is a prison. Every movement is monitored by satellite - YUCK!!! Are the corporations investing in this going to remove the surveillance of the forest in the future? - NO WAY. The thing that the world needs is freedom to be beautiful. Imagine running through a pristine forest thinking you are free but every aspect of your being is watched and recorded. Sounds like a prison to me. The families can look after it without being watched. The corporations should fuck off
@createdwithcare well this is an experiment. I understand your point. However if we had hundreds to thousands of these it would not be feasible to spy on them all. But you're right, this could easily be turned into a new form of feudalism or reservations. In fact the way things are going, the govt may decide this is what's needed to reverse years of corporate slaughter and endorse Dole and Monsanto owned forests. That's why regular people have to get into this 1st while they still monoculture.
@TheShadowlin even spying is subject to resource allocations, so it is just impossible. Power structures in the USA for example only have to buy congressmen, what people like you and I do with their lives is of no importance, when those people can own the superstructure
@createdwithcare even spying is subject to resource allocations, so it is just impossible. Power structures in the USA for example only have to buy congressmen, what people like you and I do with their lives is of no importance, when those people can own the superstructure and stick a sword up your ass indirectly by creating a neoliberal system that gives you no healtcare and no job insurance. We are serfs already
Man.. I talked to this guy and take a picture at the Indonesian Ambassador House in DC in 2005. He was so passionate about Indonesian biolife, especially Orang Utan.
its not hard to feed everyone man woman and child that needs to be fed, print some money and give it to them. thats all our govs do, if our gov really cared about this issue there would be manditory donation systems for people that earned above certain salary margins, you make 50,000 per year and dont have a family you must take care of 1 child, you make 50million you must take care of 1 village, or just roll rockerfella he has 1/3 the worlds wealth after all i am sure he can flip the bill nps
That is one of the most ignorant comments I have seen on youtube. Ask your self this question, how many children should I have if I only make so much per year? That question does not come up when you have someone else supporting your children. Your solution is the same as welfare in America and the old saying, I apologize if this is not verbatum, "You can give a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a life time." So what is more prevelant Handouts or Edu
um...."print some money and give it to them" ?.....idiot ever heard of inflation. That would make their situation ever worse dumbass. don't just throw money at people, give them a way to learn how to get out of it
lol you nobs its a play on how useless they money system is, one man has enough money to feed and cloth the entire world and you have the audacity to say that we have a poverty problem, we dont have a hunger or poverty problem there is more than enough of everything to go around we have a greed and a consumption problem, also how short sighted of everyone to think that giving help from one country to another "isnt worth the inflation" should get you all sterilizied
We dont have a hunger or poverty problem, seriously? What rock have you been living under? Take a look around. We do have a poverty problem. We do have a hunger problem. Look at the statistics before you start spreading your misguided propaganda. Audacity? Well you, I believe, would be very well acquainted with that particular word. Getting a bit touchy? Cant take a bit of a challenge to your theory? You are weak, and your theory is weak.
Education is the solution not throwing money around. Just giving out money is clearly shown to not be the solution. Ever heard of the debt problems in countries in Africa and Latin America which resulted by your idea of just give them money. Lending done by the IMF and the World Bank just buries Third World countries in debt, debt which they cant get out of. Theres a resulting vicious cycle of borrowing to pay of the debt and more borrowing to pay of the interest from having borrowed money.
your quite hostile for someone accusing me of being touchy
Seems you need a little perspective on what "Problems" are.
for 600 billion US $ you could give 6 billion people 100k each, this means you could easily feed and cloth every man woman and child for many years or develop world wide sustainability programs
My point is that money doesnt matter its what you do with it that counts and we dont use it for the right reasons, without money everything is still here you know....
There is an asymmetrical distribution problem caused by exploitation is made possible through the manipulation of power and sadly by the ignorance of some political leaders. Throwing money around causes more problems like inflation. Inflation once started is hard to control, can spiral out of control and leads to situations like that in Zimbabwe. Printing money left, right and center caused inflation and now there is an economic crisis. Inflation causes hunger and poverty. Learn some economics.
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m really sorry, but these things freak me out sooo much!
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This is an icredible story of inspiration and hope. VEry well thought out and implemented. I really enjoy the oall encomappssing approach including local community and code of honour accountability.
Bravo! Let us all learn form this and see how we can come up with similar solutions to complex situations.
Wow I am very impressed with this man. This is a great idea, and one that could help undo a part of what humans have done to the environment. Not saying it was wrong what we have done in the past, but this will help us in the future.
When I see comments like the one left from wendallstro it makes my blood boil to see ignorance that some people hold. Its astonishing to read that this person thinks that everything will be fine because oil consumption is dropping... well thats because weve used nearly all of the dead remains of plant and animal species that have died over millions of years in just over 100 years. Or have you forgotten how dependent on oil you actually are? You need to educate urself and be part of the solution.
In fact he was refering to Indonesia. He was Dutch but now Indonesian. Most of the greenhouse gasses come from the cleared peat swamps in that country and indonesia isnt a very industralize country.
incredible. It gives me hope that communities can reclaim the devastated land and enrich themselves and by simple happen stance move the world towards a sustainable future.
hey i would GREATLY appreciate if any1 could help me with something: i have 2 rain vids that are originaly 25mins long, i changed my account to director i even waited like half a year but still i cant make any vids longer than 10 mins.. can any1 help? again id really appreciate it
no i watched the whole thing and enjoyed it a great deal, but i get super tired of hearing about carbon this and oil that. I do not buy into that whole theory. I comment him for the work that he is done though.
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well considering that the worlds use of oil is going down every year. and not just because of the global recession, i would say were fine. Being scared by environmentalists has got us to the point to where were at. The earth is getting warmer (refutable, after this year) but it is not our fault. Your a Bush hater, so thats why you think the way you do.
Until last year, the world's oil demand has consistently risen. Only massive price hikes and a recession reduced demand. I recommand you look at the data from IEA.
I doubt environmentalist should be blamed for the current crisis.
I do believe that Bush should be judged in The Hague for war crimes. But it is beside the points. Most politicians, left and right, are blind to this issue of energy.
The point isn't restore it to 100% as it was before. The point is restore the basic of the rainforest and its relationship with humans as well. This talk is to give hope and it's possible to be profitable, to unite a broken community, and to save the environment.
Well, I think it is a good project, but I still don't think the rainforest becomes as rich and complex as it was before it was cut down. Also, the project is very small, it should at least be 100 times bigger to make a significant effect. A similar project is Malua Biobank, only this project is much bigger than Samboja Lestari
It can become as rich as complex as it was before deforestation, but it will take at least a few decades for biodiversity to increase to previous levels. As ddwkc said, if man can make a living and profit (and not just in pecuniary terms) from the rainforest without having to alter it, that is indeed a great leap forward (to use a Maoist phrase).
And, yes, for a significant effect to occur such initiatives as these should be exercised on a larger quantity and scale.
Sounds like a good idea, but once you have cut down a forest in general it will never come back anymore the way it was, include the billions of plant & animals species, cause a natural forest depends of a whole natural ecological system.
I don't think the point of this lecture was to argue that clear-cutting is now "okay". It's just solving a very old and very big problem in a practical way.
Wow, Awesome!! We all can and will need to learn from Willie in fixing the global environmental problems created and caused by the big greedy corporations that are trying to destroy our planet!!
This man was so great! they give them standing ovations, we can use the richness, the science in a proper way like helping us to build a forest that can help more lives. and to save the world from green house effect. if i will be a rich people someday this is my first project or plan to be a nature lover, and save more lives.
Very good, we need him in Victoria Australia. when i was a kid my boots would sink in the mud in winter. Now it is a desert, with no rain and no small insect life, there used to be heeps of all sorts of life there.
yeah, i agree that this should be the model for future economy. to help out the people while helping out the environment as well :D kudos to Willie! he definitely did a great job!
Great idea with the subtitles! Other languages that could be good to translate this into, would be: Portuguese (Brazil), Hindi, Bengal and Assamese (Eastern India and Bangladesh), Burmese (Myanmar), Vietnamese and Thai, and also African languages that are spoken in the areas where rain forests grow.
I am so glad someone is working out the mechanics of how to rebuild the rain forest. All I'd ever heard or read was very pessimistic on restarting the forests.
Wish I was Bill Gates just to help support this outstanding work!
wow, i really hope he has a lot of students that can apply this to many other places in need. especially the difficult to corrupt part, that is brilliant, this man has thought it all through..excellent.
well done man the key is to teach people to love and respect nature it have Begin from small children you have the money to do it I do not have it I have the will to save forest jungle animals plants tell me about it scientific mostly do not speak same language as locals do not understand do not listen in my experience you have to open your heart listen respect make a relation from heart to heart so it works
That works fine, except when there's reforestation required in areas where a minimum wage is in place or that no one is willing to work in the middle of no where for $10 an hour, then good luck getting people do hard labor like that out there.
As far as I know the most destructive deforestation is going on around the equator, where illigal immigration and high minimum wage usually are not the greatest concerns ...
is there any point of saving any species? arent we only fighting whats natural and fucking things up even more? if a species cant survive w/o our help they shouldnt survive. am i wrong in this thinking and if so why?
Yes you are wrong because you are thinking backwards. The species cant survive because we make it impossible for them to do so; for instance we destroy their homes not because we aren't helping them survive. The natural world can take care of it self, so long as we don't interfere with its process (biological/geological succession...etc) give it a chance. That's different from saying it needs our help.
You are wrong because you base this on normal natural selection which evolves around niche forming and energy competition. Since mankind started tapping into stored energy that was no longer part of the cycle, we broke the natural order of things. We tipped the scales by cheating, using oil etc etc. Darwinian laws dont apply here. In the presence of unaided man, the urangutans would have survived
HAH! I quoted him in one of my English papers, that thing where he talked about giving everyone an A and giving people something to live into rather than a standard to live up to. Still failed though. =P
I have a question. I saw that there are no subtitles. I think that in order to make these projects a normal global effort, that there should be integration, Ive noticed that there are no subtitles in your videos. I would like to colaborate and make the subtitles for some of these videos (spanish) I believe my country could benefit from these great ideas, I would like my non english speaking brother to learn these topics. Where can I send you the subtitles or what steps should we take to makethem
You may have better luck recieving a response if you click on the channel link and send a personal message. If not from there, you may be able to find additional ways to contact them by searching "TED talk" on the internet.
I want to comment on the BMW ad at the end. For one, not all of a barrel of oil can be made into diesel fuel, much of it can't 'can't be made into diesel. If we want to switch our entire fleet to diesel, the market would have grown so much (cause it would take over 20 years) that the fuel that might be saved would be eaten up by all the new cars. We need a fundamental shift, that using a 3klb vehicle to transport a 160lb body is simply not a good idea. We need to drive less, carpool etc.
christo930 2 weeks ago
i salute this guy! =)
iLOVENATURE2011 1 month ago
i'm in tears
chawinnieshu 4 months ago 2
You know when i feel like giving up. I turn to TED.
AKAOJ 5 months ago 3
Love this video. Gives hope.
3877michael 5 months ago 2
Amazing and very inspiring. Great teaching tool. I was looking for some permaculture videos and was very fortunate to have came across this video.
Thanks for sharing.
TGW - USA - Louisiana - Beaureagard Parish
ThanksgivingWalk 6 months ago 2
God bless you. You are doing a great job!
cheri425 7 months ago 2
Today, he came to my school and he talked about his project. It was amazing, I am now going on to his rainforest and helping him out on things! :D
superchewy101 7 months ago 3
any update on this project?
paulwheaton12 7 months ago
amazing guy. amazing project!
hoginthesky 7 months ago in playlist Orangtans
What your creating here is a prison. Every movement is monitored by satellite - YUCK!!! Are the corporations investing in this going to remove the surveillance of the forest in the future? - NO WAY. The thing that the world needs is freedom to be beautiful. Imagine running through a pristine forest thinking you are free but every aspect of your being is watched and recorded. Sounds like a prison to me. The families can look after it without being watched. The corporations should fuck off
createdwithcare 9 months ago
@createdwithcare well this is an experiment. I understand your point. However if we had hundreds to thousands of these it would not be feasible to spy on them all. But you're right, this could easily be turned into a new form of feudalism or reservations. In fact the way things are going, the govt may decide this is what's needed to reverse years of corporate slaughter and endorse Dole and Monsanto owned forests. That's why regular people have to get into this 1st while they still monoculture.
TheShadowlin 7 months ago 2
@TheShadowlin even spying is subject to resource allocations, so it is just impossible. Power structures in the USA for example only have to buy congressmen, what people like you and I do with their lives is of no importance, when those people can own the superstructure
QuantumProphet 6 months ago
@createdwithcare even spying is subject to resource allocations, so it is just impossible. Power structures in the USA for example only have to buy congressmen, what people like you and I do with their lives is of no importance, when those people can own the superstructure and stick a sword up your ass indirectly by creating a neoliberal system that gives you no healtcare and no job insurance. We are serfs already
QuantumProphet 6 months ago
Huge respect for his mindset, perception and persistence. This is correct and compassionate way to put knowledge to use.
rageofreason 9 months ago
How can I help? This is truly magnificent. Thank you Willie Smits.
klhighbury 10 months ago
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redapes 11 months ago
This dude is a genius and a BAMF.
goodymcnear2 11 months ago
After the first outburst about the applause nobody wants to clap after that lol
DreamsCatcher101 1 year ago
This would be a great project to bring to Haiti right now. I understand that Haiti used to look like the Dominican Republic in the past.
brutus64 1 year ago
I didn't knew or believe such man could exist !
Torcika 1 year ago
Jaw droppingly amazing!!!!!!
1sunbear 1 year ago
Bravo!!! I'm excited...there's always hope!
MadameSha 1 year ago
We need more people like Willie Smits, and this CAN be you ...
Where there is a will, there is a way *****
VaLourah 1 year ago
was a nice dose of positivity
cmj2k6 1 year ago
is there an update?
paulwheaton12 1 year ago
Man.. I talked to this guy and take a picture at the Indonesian Ambassador House in DC in 2005. He was so passionate about Indonesian biolife, especially Orang Utan.
I believe he lives in Borneo now...
aoikage 1 year ago
When I need a little hope, Willie's work helps me get there.
star67ist 1 year ago
REVOLUTIONARY!!!
milovmusic 1 year ago
"no no no no no no no"
Half a minute in and I already love this guy. The TED audience claps way too much.
ervin2 1 year ago
This certainly is worth a standing ovation !!!!! Just Wow !!!!!
etiennealive 1 year ago
What the hell... who are the 10 people who down-thumbed this?
sdrawkcabgnipytmi 1 year ago
@sdrawkcabgnipytmi people with short attention spans or people who were looking for borneo forest porn.
FGGTZORZ 1 year ago
That man is a real hero
Voltaire7 1 year ago 4
Inspirational :'3
iFoamy 1 year ago
Loved it. End to end. Not theory bit actual practice. Every tedster should follow lead.
sailtothemoon123 1 year ago
i love biology.
FGGTZORZ 1 year ago
Chapeau!!!
FrenulumLabii 1 year ago
this is the best video on youtube...
kidkavon 1 year ago
My hero.
doffy1 1 year ago
Willie Smits is my hero too!!!! Thank you for this amazing inspiring awesome brilliant video!!!! Bless I wanna work with Willie!!!! :)
haveawhaleofatime 1 year ago
willie smits is the man
SONofEIRE1987 1 year ago 38
WIllie Smits is for sure one of the heroes of the 21st century who risks even his life to save the Orangs who give the climate change a face!
He deserves at least the alternative nobel prize unless the real one and not these dumb so called scientists!
Willy deserves all our help and money, I've been a loyal supporter of his project and never regretted it. Google BOS and donate NOW!
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logicalcognition 2 years ago
I urge everyone to see this.....what has been dine inspires hope....I bet you he sleeps well at night. Congratulations!! Hangintreefrog
hangintreefrog 2 years ago
I love the momeny 1:15 or so in when he stops applause...
adamdm87 2 years ago
sounds like the 'cultuurstelsel' only done correctly this time :D
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dsadasdaa25 2 years ago
Permaculturalists have been doing this stuff now for a few decades.
marcus3379 2 years ago
I see his effort together with Geoff Lawton and Paul Stamets as the creative suite of superheroes that we should support
RawolutionRawelation 2 years ago
its not hard to feed everyone man woman and child that needs to be fed, print some money and give it to them. thats all our govs do, if our gov really cared about this issue there would be manditory donation systems for people that earned above certain salary margins, you make 50,000 per year and dont have a family you must take care of 1 child, you make 50million you must take care of 1 village, or just roll rockerfella he has 1/3 the worlds wealth after all i am sure he can flip the bill nps
Fulcanellius 2 years ago
That is one of the most ignorant comments I have seen on youtube. Ask your self this question, how many children should I have if I only make so much per year? That question does not come up when you have someone else supporting your children. Your solution is the same as welfare in America and the old saying, I apologize if this is not verbatum, "You can give a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a life time." So what is more prevelant Handouts or Edu
orangeboat7 2 years ago 2
AGREED one of the most ignorant comments I have seen on youtube
cyberspy034 2 years ago
um...."print some money and give it to them" ?.....idiot ever heard of inflation. That would make their situation ever worse dumbass. don't just throw money at people, give them a way to learn how to get out of it
i agree such an ignorant comment
silverspine89 2 years ago
lol you nobs its a play on how useless they money system is, one man has enough money to feed and cloth the entire world and you have the audacity to say that we have a poverty problem, we dont have a hunger or poverty problem there is more than enough of everything to go around we have a greed and a consumption problem, also how short sighted of everyone to think that giving help from one country to another "isnt worth the inflation" should get you all sterilizied
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silverspine89 2 years ago
We dont have a hunger or poverty problem, seriously? What rock have you been living under? Take a look around. We do have a poverty problem. We do have a hunger problem. Look at the statistics before you start spreading your misguided propaganda. Audacity? Well you, I believe, would be very well acquainted with that particular word. Getting a bit touchy? Cant take a bit of a challenge to your theory? You are weak, and your theory is weak.
silverspine89 2 years ago
Education is the solution not throwing money around. Just giving out money is clearly shown to not be the solution. Ever heard of the debt problems in countries in Africa and Latin America which resulted by your idea of just give them money. Lending done by the IMF and the World Bank just buries Third World countries in debt, debt which they cant get out of. Theres a resulting vicious cycle of borrowing to pay of the debt and more borrowing to pay of the interest from having borrowed money.
silverspine89 2 years ago
your quite hostile for someone accusing me of being touchy
Seems you need a little perspective on what "Problems" are.
for 600 billion US $ you could give 6 billion people 100k each, this means you could easily feed and cloth every man woman and child for many years or develop world wide sustainability programs
My point is that money doesnt matter its what you do with it that counts and we dont use it for the right reasons, without money everything is still here you know....
Fulcanellius 2 years ago
Education is key. Dont be so arrogant as to not consider it. Maybe you will learn something.
silverspine89 2 years ago
There is an asymmetrical distribution problem caused by exploitation is made possible through the manipulation of power and sadly by the ignorance of some political leaders. Throwing money around causes more problems like inflation. Inflation once started is hard to control, can spiral out of control and leads to situations like that in Zimbabwe. Printing money left, right and center caused inflation and now there is an economic crisis. Inflation causes hunger and poverty. Learn some economics.
silverspine89 2 years ago
I want to see this happen in Haiti. people there are so poor they often eat mud. they need his help.
UltimateUnibrow 2 years ago
He can most definitely change the world.
whymustwe712 2 years ago
Utterly mindblowingly amazing and inspiring. This was a privilidge to watch.
esama2 2 years ago
absolutely amazing. totally inspiring
efiddy08 2 years ago
There is no words (I actually sat here, trying to think of them) to describe the honor and respect this man deserves.
sharpezor 2 years ago
AWESOME!!! DAMN THATS AWESOME!
MysteryManoLove 2 years ago
Can this be done in Haiti?
persic187 2 years ago 2
Men like him gives hope for the future !
BFDK 2 years ago 36
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my bad =s"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DO NOT READ THIS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in 1971 there were 2 people named kyle and emily went into a house and said 2 kill u then another person went into the house and saw finger nail marks on the door if u read this u have 2 post it on 5 diffrent vids or kyle and emily will kill u at night i dont know if thatt true but do it in case sorry
dtballer08 2 years ago
09:38 "Rape Seed"
Do you see it?
ROFL
halcyonyear 2 years ago
He means Brassica napus, see wikipedia.
vrtzk44 2 years ago
Oh my gosh, no sense of humor... rated this 5 stars.
halcyonyear 2 years ago
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dnt read this(cuz it really wrks). u will gt kissd on the nearest frieday by the love of ur life. 2mara wll b the bst day of ur life hwever if you dnt post ths comment 2 at least 3 vids u will die withn 2 days nw uv startd readn this dnt stp this is so scary snd ths ovr 2 5 vids in 143 mins when ur done press f6 nd ur crush's name wll appear on the screen n big letters ths is so scary cuz it actully wrks ths really wrks
raphy6 2 years ago
be the change...
dprimetime69 2 years ago 4
I guess it's fine to introduce feral species to a place that has already been destroyed.
metalorg 2 years ago
This guy is like... captain planet! He IS the environment.
Elephantintheroom01 2 years ago 2
This is an icredible story of inspiration and hope. VEry well thought out and implemented. I really enjoy the oall encomappssing approach including local community and code of honour accountability.
Bravo! Let us all learn form this and see how we can come up with similar solutions to complex situations.
rh.edbd
RebeccaHappy 2 years ago
Every single minute was completely woth it!
livany542 2 years ago 4
This man opitimizes a Scientist, a Hippy, and a CEO living happily in the same brain.
Tapecutter59 2 years ago 4
Wow I am very impressed with this man. This is a great idea, and one that could help undo a part of what humans have done to the environment. Not saying it was wrong what we have done in the past, but this will help us in the future.
BigO8872 2 years ago
The man is an absolute genius, and a fine human being too. A true example to our species.
Langnasen 2 years ago
Awesome presentation. I hope this kind of project spreads fast.
Murdock13 2 years ago 2
When I see comments like the one left from wendallstro it makes my blood boil to see ignorance that some people hold. Its astonishing to read that this person thinks that everything will be fine because oil consumption is dropping... well thats because weve used nearly all of the dead remains of plant and animal species that have died over millions of years in just over 100 years. Or have you forgotten how dependent on oil you actually are? You need to educate urself and be part of the solution.
oneillerucd 2 years ago
In fact he was refering to Indonesia. He was Dutch but now Indonesian. Most of the greenhouse gasses come from the cleared peat swamps in that country and indonesia isnt a very industralize country.
junglewallah 2 years ago
He is an Indonesian national. He was originally from the netherlands.
Nebiros21 2 years ago
great ideas. i think more people should study these models and copy many of them.
skarpes 2 years ago
incredible. It gives me hope that communities can reclaim the devastated land and enrich themselves and by simple happen stance move the world towards a sustainable future.
garethblake450 2 years ago
hey i would GREATLY appreciate if any1 could help me with something: i have 2 rain vids that are originaly 25mins long, i changed my account to director i even waited like half a year but still i cant make any vids longer than 10 mins.. can any1 help? again id really appreciate it
BartMan444 2 years ago
greenhouse gasses
kardentyrell 2 years ago
this is too positive...
need more.. gloom and doom.... gotta turn on the news!
xjaskix 2 years ago 2
the world needs more people like mr smits. one less wendallstro wouldn't be noticed.
torrentblock 2 years ago
i like how he tries to blame the deforestation on america. what a joke
wendallstro 2 years ago
i like how that's all you took from this talk.
torrentblock 2 years ago
no i watched the whole thing and enjoyed it a great deal, but i get super tired of hearing about carbon this and oil that. I do not buy into that whole theory. I comment him for the work that he is done though.
wendallstro 2 years ago
Considering that most of our energy comes from fossil fuels, don't you think it's important to talk about it?
Just to feed you, it takes 10 calories of oil for every calories of food you intake.
Or do you claim that oil is renewable?
BrightHumanist 2 years ago
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well considering that the worlds use of oil is going down every year. and not just because of the global recession, i would say were fine. Being scared by environmentalists has got us to the point to where were at. The earth is getting warmer (refutable, after this year) but it is not our fault. Your a Bush hater, so thats why you think the way you do.
wendallstro 2 years ago
Until last year, the world's oil demand has consistently risen. Only massive price hikes and a recession reduced demand. I recommand you look at the data from IEA.
I doubt environmentalist should be blamed for the current crisis.
I do believe that Bush should be judged in The Hague for war crimes. But it is beside the points. Most politicians, left and right, are blind to this issue of energy.
BrightHumanist 2 years ago 4
Cool!
Great stuff, hope this project hyper-expands.
MshrF 2 years ago
this is the best vid I've seen in 2009
TheGallows32 2 years ago
The point isn't restore it to 100% as it was before. The point is restore the basic of the rainforest and its relationship with humans as well. This talk is to give hope and it's possible to be profitable, to unite a broken community, and to save the environment.
ddwkc 2 years ago 2
Well, I think it is a good project, but I still don't think the rainforest becomes as rich and complex as it was before it was cut down. Also, the project is very small, it should at least be 100 times bigger to make a significant effect. A similar project is Malua Biobank, only this project is much bigger than Samboja Lestari
laurens890 2 years ago
It can become as rich as complex as it was before deforestation, but it will take at least a few decades for biodiversity to increase to previous levels. As ddwkc said, if man can make a living and profit (and not just in pecuniary terms) from the rainforest without having to alter it, that is indeed a great leap forward (to use a Maoist phrase).
And, yes, for a significant effect to occur such initiatives as these should be exercised on a larger quantity and scale.
hananokuni2580 2 years ago 2
great project if in right hands!
i hope the best, its great and essential!
huge financial backup on this mission!!!
nice tracking device advertisement smitty!!!
runway1300 2 years ago
That's an excellent project, extremely impressive on each and every aspect. Wonderful.
aonuzr1208 2 years ago 2
Sounds like a good idea, but once you have cut down a forest in general it will never come back anymore the way it was, include the billions of plant & animals species, cause a natural forest depends of a whole natural ecological system.
ase010 2 years ago
I don't think the point of this lecture was to argue that clear-cutting is now "okay". It's just solving a very old and very big problem in a practical way.
SophiesMinion 2 years ago
this is true, but using this model will at least reduce the influence of our destructions
tillo2008 2 years ago
wow this man is incredible. nobel peace prize for him.
hancho17 2 years ago 2
This guy's expertise is needed in the Brazilian rainforest.
VisionQuest2012 2 years ago 3
This is amazing.
MarkuswithanM 2 years ago
Can anyone tell me if there is anything like this happening in different parts of the world, apart from the one mentioned in the video?
llennonbrown 2 years ago
Wow, Awesome!! We all can and will need to learn from Willie in fixing the global environmental problems created and caused by the big greedy corporations that are trying to destroy our planet!!
kupunaandmapuana 2 years ago
I want a rainforest at home. Where can I buy one.
Janusha 2 years ago
try at the rainforest store... :/
pinochet222 2 years ago
This is fantastic. So much work and the results... great. This is the way to stop climate change
mrmaciejm 2 years ago
Mycorrhizae is key to regrowing a forest.
5998b 2 years ago
This man was so great! they give them standing ovations, we can use the richness, the science in a proper way like helping us to build a forest that can help more lives. and to save the world from green house effect. if i will be a rich people someday this is my first project or plan to be a nature lover, and save more lives.
prokzmourne 2 years ago
sounds like The Man Who Planted Trees, except IRL
javierenchina 2 years ago
we have to do our part.
trashmn 2 years ago
awesome
CYCOBUDDHA 2 years ago
Thats amazing.
Really complicated though.
There must have been a huge amount of planning involved
chrismarx85 2 years ago
wonderful. greatly wonderful :)
I hope more politicians would watch this and assimilate his example.
bravo.
car15logo 2 years ago 2
This was awesome.
If I had money, I would invest in stuff like this around the world.... and get a nice kickback in a decade. :D
dreamdewil 2 years ago 2
Very good, we need him in Victoria Australia. when i was a kid my boots would sink in the mud in winter. Now it is a desert, with no rain and no small insect life, there used to be heeps of all sorts of life there.
austpom333 2 years ago 2
yeah, i agree that this should be the model for future economy. to help out the people while helping out the environment as well :D kudos to Willie! he definitely did a great job!
conancat 2 years ago
reverse deforestation and reverse exploitation rulz
this may be the best kind of help and investment for those fucking people
semiliteratedgod 2 years ago 3
Great to know that somebody's off saving the world, while I spend my time sitting on my ass.
mark1983peace 2 years ago 4
This is one of the best TED talks I've seen, even better than the TED prize winners
onehandraisinbransam 2 years ago 4
...that was breathtakingly amazing.
citysnidget 2 years ago 5
Those orangatans made me sad.
ErichoTTA 2 years ago
A breath of hope, based on practical principles, cultural sensitivity and the wonders of botanical science...brilliant and inspiring.
RainShackProductions 2 years ago 5
Great idea with the subtitles! Other languages that could be good to translate this into, would be: Portuguese (Brazil), Hindi, Bengal and Assamese (Eastern India and Bangladesh), Burmese (Myanmar), Vietnamese and Thai, and also African languages that are spoken in the areas where rain forests grow.
lockynboycannen 2 years ago 2
This is the guy which whom the greedy capitalists should be re-modeling themselves on. He knows the way to the future for humanity.
Zigahertz 2 years ago 5
fascinating story, his passion really comes through in his presentation. I too hope that his successes continue.
gwailogavin 2 years ago 4
I am so glad someone is working out the mechanics of how to rebuild the rain forest. All I'd ever heard or read was very pessimistic on restarting the forests.
Wish I was Bill Gates just to help support this outstanding work!
437thx1138 2 years ago 6
can anyone answer me..what does he mean at the end when he said that the solution is integration? integration between who?
wassimsson 2 years ago
I took it as the integration of the local people and the rebuilt environment.
437thx1138 2 years ago 4
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SocialTrafficInc 2 years ago
My answer would be between humans, animals and the forest equally.
~Expect Miracles
Shane
SocialTrafficInc 2 years ago
wow, i really hope he has a lot of students that can apply this to many other places in need. especially the difficult to corrupt part, that is brilliant, this man has thought it all through..excellent.
sisforshayla 2 years ago
I thought it was Will Smith lol
farhmoha 2 years ago
well done man the key is to teach people to love and respect nature it have Begin from small children you have the money to do it I do not have it I have the will to save forest jungle animals plants tell me about it scientific mostly do not speak same language as locals do not understand do not listen in my experience you have to open your heart listen respect make a relation from heart to heart so it works
ingridgott 2 years ago
That works fine, except when there's reforestation required in areas where a minimum wage is in place or that no one is willing to work in the middle of no where for $10 an hour, then good luck getting people do hard labor like that out there.
BBQPeanut 2 years ago
I would work for $10 an hour :)
farhmoha 2 years ago
in many-many places around the world people would be VERY happy to work for $10/ DAY!! You have no idea ...
pinochet222 2 years ago
Sure, but if the country is really going to have more illegal immigrants come into the countryside to work for minimum wage.
BBQPeanut 2 years ago
"the country"??
As far as I know the most destructive deforestation is going on around the equator, where illigal immigration and high minimum wage usually are not the greatest concerns ...
pinochet222 2 years ago 2
fantastic speach and plan. i hope this takes hold! brilliant
mistresshope 2 years ago
wow help him out
jay7cor 2 years ago
is there any point of saving any species? arent we only fighting whats natural and fucking things up even more? if a species cant survive w/o our help they shouldnt survive. am i wrong in this thinking and if so why?
thaprecepta 2 years ago
Yes you are wrong because you are thinking backwards. The species cant survive because we make it impossible for them to do so; for instance we destroy their homes not because we aren't helping them survive. The natural world can take care of it self, so long as we don't interfere with its process (biological/geological succession...etc) give it a chance. That's different from saying it needs our help.
bluepastel 2 years ago 3
You are wrong because you base this on normal natural selection which evolves around niche forming and energy competition. Since mankind started tapping into stored energy that was no longer part of the cycle, we broke the natural order of things. We tipped the scales by cheating, using oil etc etc. Darwinian laws dont apply here. In the presence of unaided man, the urangutans would have survived
OfAllTradesJack 2 years ago
Brilliant.
I'm intrigued by the piano in the background...hope they upload some piano playing soon!
yeldarbo 2 years ago
My favorite TED Talk - Benjamin Zander: Classical music with shining eyes
jonsuther 2 years ago
I'm not sure why someone gave you a thumbs down for that....jerks.
Anyway yeah I watched that Benjamin Zander talk probably three times and nearly burst into tears the first time...lol. He was brilliant!
And I shall raise your -1 thumb down to a zero!
Beachapeeater 2 years ago
HAH! I quoted him in one of my English papers, that thing where he talked about giving everyone an A and giving people something to live into rather than a standard to live up to. Still failed though. =P
BBQPeanut 2 years ago
They had Nellie McKay on it a while ago, definitely worth seeing.
IdleBystander1 2 years ago
Thanks I'll check it out!
Beachapeeater 2 years ago
Apes > humans
Atheistprimate 2 years ago
before restoration takes place,
ecocide needs to be prevented.
before ecocide stops, people's perceptions and identities need to change.
above all, seeing trees and life as dollars and numbers and things needs to stop.
mikezephyr 2 years ago 2
This was fascnatin . twud been better if his voice didn't hipnotizzzzz me.
hellavadeal 2 years ago
i love how he stopped the clapping
sexdrugsRnR 2 years ago 3
amazing, astounding, mind blowing and world shaking... probably THE most impressive TED talk I've seen yet - and I've seen almost all of them
Zenophobius 2 years ago 5
I have a question. I saw that there are no subtitles. I think that in order to make these projects a normal global effort, that there should be integration, Ive noticed that there are no subtitles in your videos. I would like to colaborate and make the subtitles for some of these videos (spanish) I believe my country could benefit from these great ideas, I would like my non english speaking brother to learn these topics. Where can I send you the subtitles or what steps should we take to makethem
ecoloscabos 2 years ago
You may have better luck recieving a response if you click on the channel link and send a personal message. If not from there, you may be able to find additional ways to contact them by searching "TED talk" on the internet.
RoGhrianadh 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
i agree that we need to take care of everything environment...
...but damn this TED talk is so boring zzzZZZzzzZZZzz
RantKid 2 years ago
Thank you.
Hollyhocks0 2 years ago
brilliant, no losers. all winners
LittleCoatlicue 2 years ago 2
best talk. ever.
VeryAwesomeVids 2 years ago 2
This is beautiful, magnificent and inspireing.
To jest piękne, wspaniałe i inspirujące.
M1KOLAJ 2 years ago 2
This has to be the most inspiring and charming talk I have ever seen on TED. What a charismatic man!
labrat882 2 years ago 5
What a remarkable human being he is! Thankyou for this beautiful, inspirational post... this gives me hope and restores my faith in humanity!
sleepingTitania 2 years ago 3
This is awesome, there is still hope....
DeletedDelusion 2 years ago 2
this is excellent; an increasing understanding of how dynamic nature is. fungi & bacteria are keystone organisms in any forest.
every tree represents an entire community of plants, fungi and microorganisms, and it takes centuries to restore it to a truly natural state.
we need, more than anything, to learn not to clear-cut in the first place.
abyssquick 2 years ago 3
*****
ubuibiok 2 years ago
Well worth the standing ovation. If we had a million more like him our world would be an even more wonderful place.
jasonlajoie 2 years ago 3