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Global commons
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Global commons.
Talks about Global commons
12:13
David Lang
Let's protect the oceans like national parks
Posted
Oct 2018
13:05
Enric Sala
Let's turn the high seas into the world's largest nature reserve
Posted
Jun 2018
14:14
Naoko Ishii
An economic case for protecting the planet
Posted
Jan 2018
8:56
Tim Kruger
Can we stop climate change by removing CO2 from the air?
Posted
Oct 2017
11:08
Liz Hajek
What rivers can tell us about the earth's history
Posted
Jul 2017
9:03
Triona McGrath
How pollution is changing the ocean's chemistry
Posted
May 2017
15:16
Tasso Azevedo
Hopeful lessons from the battle to save rainforests
Posted
Jan 2015
21:35
Antonio Donato Nobre
The magic of the Amazon: A river that flows invisibly all around us
Posted
Sep 2014
13:50
Greg Asner
Ecology from the air
Posted
Nov 2013
17:46
Jonathan Foley
The other inconvenient truth
Posted
Apr 2012
16:47
Paul Snelgrove
A census of the ocean
Posted
Feb 2012
15:46
Kristina Gjerde
Making law on the high seas
Posted
Nov 2010
18:10
Johan Rockström
Let the environment guide our development
Posted
Aug 2010
20:50
John Delaney
Wiring an interactive ocean
Posted
Jul 2010
18:16
Sylvia Earle
My wish: Protect our oceans
Posted
Feb 2009
12:11
Graham Hawkes
A flight through the ocean
Posted
Nov 2008
See all 17 talks on Global commons
