Daily: Can a TRILLION TREES save Earth’s biodiversity?

<p>The climate emergency brings a nightmare threat to biodiversity, with disastrous knock-on effects to human economies as well as the natural world. Are governments doing enough to protect and restore threatened ecosystems? Ecologist and chief scientific advisor to the UN’s <a href="https://www.trilliontreecampaign.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trillion Tree Campaign</a> <strong>Thomas Crowther</strong> tells Jude Rogers about the urgent need to reverse global deforestation – starting at the grassroots.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>“The loss of ecosystems is not just essential for climate change. It’s essential for our ongoing livelihoods.”</li><li>“It’s not just putting trees in the ground. We need to recreate and reintegrate nature.”</li><li>“Global restoration does not happen from the top-down decisions. It happens from an immense bottom-up movement.”</li><li>“Tree restoration is not enough… we need thousands of solutions to tackle climate change.”&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Presented by Jude Rogers. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>