Restoring Biodiversity & Embracing Regeneration with Prof. Thomas Crowther, Ph.D.
Do you realize that Nature heals itself when humans step out of the way?
Professor Thomas Crowther explains how the ancient feedback loops that drove Earth's creation are the very same ones that can heal Earth, by restoring biodiversity and regenerating nature. All that is required is that we allow the natural conditions to return and regenerate, without humans interrupting them through extraction, deforestation, or by creating monocultures.
Tom shares how feedback loops work with a personal story when he was bitten by a tropical snake in Honduras and hearing it had lethal venom, his brain created the symptoms of numbness and limpness.
A feedback loop starts small.
Then it reinforces itself.
The more we fear, the more we act from fear.
The more we act from fear, the more the fear grows.
The same thing happens in nature.
More life changes the environment.
That new environment allows more life.
And suddenly the whole system starts compounding.
This is why Tom says restoration is not about forcing nature back.
It is about creating conditions where nature can recover on its own.
Take the example Tom shares of Desta's Coffee, a farmer in Ethiopia growing coffee under the rainforest canopy.
Better coffee.
Less fertilizer.
Healthier forest.
One good loop starts another.
That is the part I can’t stop thinking about.
What if the real work is not fighting nature?
What if it is helping the right feedback loops take hold?
THE BEST PART IS that Tom and his team have founded @RestorEco which is a free online tool used by hundreds of thousands of people across the world to share information to enable the restoration of biodiversity and the regenerative loops to take hold uninterrupted by negative human intervention.
This conversation is from season 3 episode 7 of Katy Hansell: The Impact Whisperer® podcast
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Creator/ Host Katy Hansell, aka The Impact Whisperer® podcast, is a globally recognized (Top 10), award-winning expert impact coach, strategic advisor to founders, and Board Director, known for guiding 500+ organizations across 3 continents to make the impact they care about.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Thomas Crowther
03:10 Thomas’s Moment of Impact
07:19 The Idea of Feedback Loops Related to Climate Change
15:04 Why Hope Is More Powerful Than Fear
20:02 The Hidden Force That Shapes Human Behavior
24:38 The Secret Intelligence of Forests
29:25 Nature's Invisible Feedback Loops Explained
34:25 The Surprising Science Behind Ecosystem Recovery
38:19 Why Restoring Nature Beats Protecting It
43:40 The Startup Trying to Rebuild the Planet
47:31 How AI & Technology Could Save Ecosystems
52:49 Can Reforestation Actually Fight Poverty?
55:53 Why Thomas Is Optimistic About Earth's Future
59:52 What Gives Thomas Hope?
01:00:56 Closing Remarks
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