Talks

Willie Smits ripristina una foresta pluviale.

Filmed Feb 2009 • Posted Mar 2009TED2009
TED2009
  • Embed
  • Download
  • FavoriteFavorited
  • Rate

You can share this video by copying this HTML to your clipboard and pasting into your blog or web page.

560 x 315
640 x 360
853 x 480
Subtitles:
Loading …

You either have JavaScript turned off or have an old version of the Adobe Flash Player. To view this rating widget you need to get the latest Flash player.
If your browser allows only "trusted sites" to execute Javascript, you should add the "googleapis.com" domain to your whitelist to allow our Flash detection to work properly.

TED Conversations

Got an idea, question, or debate inspired by this talk? Start a TED Conversation.

Comment on this Talk

124 total comments

This comment will be attributed to . Not ? Sign Out.

Characters remaining: 2000

progress indicator

This comment will be attributed to . Not ? Sign Out.

Characters remaining: 2000

Ricomponendo i pezzi di un puzzle ecologico complesso, il biologo Willie Smits ha trovato un modo per ripristinare zone di foresta tropicale discoboscate nel Borneo, salvando così gli orangotango locali e creando un interessante paradigma per il ripristino di ecosistemi fragili.

Willie Smits has devoted his life to saving the forest habitat of orangutans, the "thinkers of the jungle." As towns, farms and wars encroach on native forests, Smits works to save what is left. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by Francesco Bosso
Reviewed by Elena Montrasio
Comments? Please email the translators above.

More talks translated into Italian »

Related playlists New View more »

  • Insects are awesome! 11
    Insects are awesome!
    Curated by TED Bugs! Some say they're a nuisance, but we think they're a wonder. These insect-obsessed speakers share how ants form societies, how bees pollinate...
  • Ocean wonders 10
    Ocean wonders
    Curated by TED Dive into the unexplored universe beneath the waves: the beautiful, fragile (and sometimes terrifying) world of the ocean.
  • Animals that amaze 11
    Animals that amaze
    Curated by TED Apes that write! Shrimp that kick! Octopi that disappear! These speakers show their obsessions with weird wild species of all sizes.

What to Watch Next

Play_icon

Jane Goodall helps humans and animals live together

Play_icon

Susan Savage-Rumbaugh: The gentle genius of bonobos

Play_icon

Jacqueline Novogratz invests in Africa's own solutions

What Your Friends are Watching

Related Tags

Creative Commons

We want you to share our Talks!

Just follow the guidelines outlined under our Creative Commons license.