Humans don't need to be entirelyyy excluded from the environment in order for conservation to be successful. We just need to be sustainable, working with nature and not against it. That is what Willi Smits has done - initially stepping in but eventually the rainforest naturally grows and becomes a fully functioning ecosystem. I am glad that he has shown that in order to help a species you must protect their habitat, because habitat degradation is responsible for the endangerment and extinction of so many species.. AND that he showed how important local people and culture is in order for a project like this to be successful in the long-term. I love this, so inspiring!
It's been 12 years since I've seen this lecture and I still think about it every year imagine if they added it into the coding for new building structures enough tree cover to restore the hydrological cycle
You are a hero Dr. Smits. My mother was born in Samboja and I have visited your Samboja Lestari twice now. I stayed in your eco lodge just last month with my husband and brother. We loved it. What you are doing there is amazing. But I do worry about when you are gone, who will oversee the project then and make sure it continues forever? Because in my experience people never learn and it is a scary thought and very disheartening that all this can disappear again in a matter of moments. Thank you for your dedication and hard work to help save the orangutans, sun bears and rainforest. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. We desperately need more people like you in the world.
When I first saw this TED Talk in a college Bio class, I wanted to stand of and cheer! I'm so sick of hearing how humans ARE the problem! No, they are not - they are the SOLUTION to problems. All that was done benefited BOTH the animals AND the people. Bravo!
it's also what Ecosia is doing! making sure they're not just doing tree planting for the Eco-systems but also to benefit the people that live amongst those Eco-systems which is why Im glad Im supporting Ecosia the best of my ability! ^^
@@DontStopBrent Humans are garbage, 8 Billion of us and growing everyday. Our impact on this planet is responsible for the death of countless living creatures and destruction of our beautiful planet. Humans deserve what we get. That child isn't worth anymore than the animals burned alive in forest fires each year.
Simply beautiful. It is this micromanagement by the directly involved populace that is our only path forward. Bravo. Join your local Maker community. Educate yourself. Flex your muscles and make an impact.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
Willie Smith has Amazing Solutions. We need these kind of solutions to save Planetary Live. We don't need Oil Palms. Keep the Forests green and and let its creatures live in Peace. Willie Smits an example to follow
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!
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
waaaww.........your method is valuable to me, i also have my own nursery of trees , so that i can plant them around my neighborhood and around my company mining site.....i love forest, that i used to see when i was a litle kid, now part of the forest are changing to palm oil plantation... regard from sumatera - indonesia
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!
You can and are able to stop forest destruction, you have resources, we can only shout please ... help us ... our forests are threatened by finding solutions with the environment and the natural environment we can try to find food, greetings from the interior of west Kalimantan
The best way to restore a rainforest is to give it space and times with no human interferences. Given it space and times, nature will rebuilt itself. At least, that is what I believed.
No bro human have spread invasive species all over the world (weeds) if we allow to grow forest on its own on a barren land then we have to restore soil by planting trees and their leaves make soil fertile if we then leave it weeds will take the area so we have to give a helping hand and their forest becomes self sustaining
@@ArjunSingh-yl3nd the saharah desert is a direct product of not doing anything, we are so much the problem now that we are also the only solution left
Humans don't need to be entirelyyy excluded from the environment in order for conservation to be successful. We just need to be sustainable, working with nature and not against it. That is what Willi Smits has done - initially stepping in but eventually the rainforest naturally grows and becomes a fully functioning ecosystem. I am glad that he has shown that in order to help a species you must protect their habitat, because habitat degradation is responsible for the endangerment and extinction of so many species.. AND that he showed how important local people and culture is in order for a project like this to be successful in the long-term. I love this, so inspiring!
Our species is on the brink of extinction, either we change and return to Mother or we die. End of the story! 😩
This man deserves a Nobel Prize!
It's been 12 years since I've seen this lecture and I still think about it every year imagine if they added it into the coding for new building structures enough tree cover to restore the hydrological cycle
You are a hero Dr. Smits. My mother was born in Samboja and I have visited your Samboja Lestari twice now. I stayed in your eco lodge just last month with my husband and brother. We loved it. What you are doing there is amazing. But I do worry about when you are gone, who will oversee the project then and make sure it continues forever? Because in my experience people never learn and it is a scary thought and very disheartening that all this can disappear again in a matter of moments. Thank you for your dedication and hard work to help save the orangutans, sun bears and rainforest. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. We desperately need more people like you in the world.
He knows how to tell a story, one of my favorite talks.
Well worth the standing ovation. If we had a million more like him our world would be an even more wonderful place.
There is no words (I actually sat here, trying to think of them) to describe the honor and respect this man deserves.
When I first saw this TED Talk in a college Bio class, I wanted to stand of and cheer! I'm so sick of hearing how humans ARE the problem! No, they are not - they are the SOLUTION to problems. All that was done benefited BOTH the animals AND the people. Bravo!
it's also what Ecosia is doing! making sure they're not just doing tree planting for the Eco-systems but also to benefit the people that live amongst those Eco-systems which is why Im glad Im supporting Ecosia the best of my ability! ^^
Huge respect for his mindset, perception and persistence. This is correct and compassionate way to put knowledge to use.
I love the momeny 1:15 or so in when he stops applause...
adamdm87 Yeah after he says he doesn't deserve applause for saving orangutans. No one then clasp when he says they've created 300 jobs
I can’t believe it’s 11 years later niw
this is the most fantastic and hopeful thing i've seen in a long time
This certainly is worth a standing ovation !!!!! Just Wow !!!!!
I can't imagine doing anything more rewarding than rebuilding a rain forest.
Maybe restoring all the other types of ecosystems like coral reefs and grasslands which are equally important.
How about rescuing abandoned street children in Tegucigalpa Honduras? Would that be better? Saving a child… Would that be more rewarding?
@@DontStopBrent Nope.
@T Parker You’d rather a child die?
@@DontStopBrent Humans are garbage, 8 Billion of us and growing everyday. Our impact on this planet is responsible for the death of countless living creatures and destruction of our beautiful planet. Humans deserve what we get. That child isn't worth anymore than the animals burned alive in forest fires each year.
tears seeing/listening to him. what a legend !
Congratulations Willie........what if this was possible everywhere?? WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD IT WOULD BE
It is. The key word that willie doesn’t mention here, although it’s behind his way of thinking, is permaculture.
He is my hero too. It's great to have worked with him. But he had to deal with various difficult situations surrounding him.
Simply beautiful. It is this micromanagement by the directly involved populace that is our only path forward. Bravo. Join your local Maker community. Educate yourself. Flex your muscles and make an impact.
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.
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.
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.
Thoughtful, practical, and profitable. It is nothing less then brilliant. I hope to see more and more of this guys work.
Utterly mindblowingly amazing and inspiring. This was a privilidge to watch.
Saya orang Indonesia. Saya berterima kasih kepada anda yang telah memberikan pelajaran penting bagaimana hidup dengan alam. Save urang utan.
When I need a little hope, Willie's work helps me get there.
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...
Great work what Willie Smits do!!
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.
Thank you Doctor Willie, you the man! :)
Willie Smits is my hero too!!!! Thank you for this amazing inspiring awesome brilliant video!!!! Bless I wanna work with Willie!!!! :)
This is fantastic. So much work and the results... great. This is the way to stop climate change
This is fantastic! Let the people take responsibility for their environment and they do, with a passion. Go figure.
This is awesome, there is still hope....
37 people are simply that sad they cannot not dislike this lol
wow this man is incredible. nobel peace prize for him.
I see his effort together with Geoff Lawton and Paul Stamets as the creative suite of superheroes that we should support
Awesome presentation. I hope this kind of project spreads fast.
Every single minute was completely woth it!
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.
God bless you. You are doing a great job!
is there an update?
Willie Smith has Amazing Solutions. We need these kind of solutions to save Planetary Live. We don't need Oil Palms. Keep the Forests green and and let its creatures live in Peace. Willie Smits an example to follow
You know when i feel like giving up. I turn to TED.
...that was breathtakingly amazing.
Thats amazing.
Really complicated though.
There must have been a huge amount of planning involved
Jaw droppingly amazing!!!!!!
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!
Willie Smits you rock! awesome work.
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.
This talk has my vote
Thanks I'll check it out!
absolutely amazing. totally inspiring
This is so inspiring. We are saving an important tree species here in the Ozarks of the United States.🙏 I pray we have the same success
Love this video. Gives hope.
How can I help? This is truly magnificent. Thank you Willie Smits.
Great work. Respect!
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
They had Nellie McKay on it a while ago, definitely worth seeing.
My God, this is amazing!
My goodness, what a legend!
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
Willie is a Dutch, but spent most of his life in Indonesia to protect the orangutan. He even became Indonesian citizen and married Indonesian woman.
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.
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.
Mr Willie please write a conservation book.
Exceptional!
This man opitimizes a Scientist, a Hippy, and a CEO living happily in the same brain.
My hero.
Loved it. End to end. Not theory bit actual practice. Every tedster should follow lead.
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
We have to commit ourself totally to save our Planet. Worldwide the Example of Willy should be followed
inspiring work
After the first outburst about the applause nobody wants to clap after that lol
Chapeau!!!
THIS IS TRUE HARMONY
we need you people in the tropics to step it up i can only stop supporting the cut down from here
willie smits is the man
waaaww.........your method is valuable to me, i also have my own nursery of trees , so that i can plant them around my neighborhood and around my company mining site.....i love forest, that i used to see when i was a litle kid, now part of the forest are changing to palm oil plantation... regard from sumatera - indonesia
i love how he stopped the clapping
Having a BMW diesel ad around this talk is how people don't understand this whole idea of having clean future.
Dr Willie Smits came to our school
Sensacional !!
I urge everyone to see this.....what has been dine inspires hope....I bet you he sleeps well at night. Congratulations!! Hangintreefrog
any update on this project?
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!
Is there a link to the figures shown at 9:40?
Mycorrhizae is key to regrowing a forest.
So true, paul stamets has the answers........wish he was leader of america......
awesome!
we have to do our part.
what an awesome dude
Inspirational :'3
as an Indonesian...i'm ashamed that i just now knowing this man after 27 years living this earth.....
Why is there a BMW advert asking drivers to switch to diesel at the back end of this video?
Switching to public transport is far more sustainable.
I've never seen someone shut down an appaulse before in order to make a deeper point.
Not even an alien could get that response.
this is amzing work _love and many light for everybody
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?
Yes the only lasting way to do it :)
Never saw this phantastic man on german telly. Lack of information is steering us!
thank you for save us
You can and are able to stop forest destruction, you have resources, we can only shout please ... help us ... our forests are threatened by finding solutions with the environment and the natural environment we can try to find food, greetings from the interior of west Kalimantan
The best way to restore a rainforest is to give it space and times with no human interferences. Given it space and times, nature will rebuilt itself. At least, that is what I believed.
That can take centuries. We need humans, science, and technology to fasten the process.
No bro human have spread invasive species all over the world (weeds) if we allow to grow forest on its own on a barren land then we have to restore soil by planting trees and their leaves make soil fertile if we then leave it weeds will take the area so we have to give a helping hand and their forest becomes self sustaining
You need lisen the video again, borneo can became grassland action not taken, same happen with green land that dosen have trees anymore
@@ArjunSingh-yl3nd the saharah desert is a direct product of not doing anything, we are so much the problem now that we are also the only solution left
Yeah but accelerated restoration is a far better way to do it. Helps to have the humans be guides and stewards for the forests.