Tom Crowther is one of the most advanced forest researchers in the world. It combines new technologies such as AI with classic scientific techniques to understand how to manage diverse forests. A conversation about the self -healing powers of nature, when people should intervene and why the researcher focuses particularly on the swarm intelligence of eight billion amateur researchers.
Nature: Thomas Crowther, countless companies today advertise the plants of trees when you buy their products and services. Consuming for the forest – a good plan?
Crowther: Many companies destroy nature on a large scale to gain resources. Most of the products we buy in the supermarket contribute to the fact that forests are cut down. So it makes more sense to buy products from companies that have been shown to have a small footprint in their own supply chain than from companies that plant new trees, but for their core business

Discover “Germany’s last paradise” – breathtaking photographs of untouched nature in Germany, captured by environmental photographer Sven Meurs.
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Discover “Germany’s last paradise” – breathtaking photographs of untouched nature in Germany, captured by environmental photographer Sven Meurs.