TEDxAms2010 - 11. Peter Westerveld - Re-greening the deserts

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1. Peter Westerveld

1.1. artist

1.2. conservationist

1.3. born in Tanzania

1.4. initiated the restoration and renewed use of desert areas

1.5. more information

1.5.1. Naga Foundation

1.5.2. Westerveld Conservation Trust

2. Back to overview map

3. born in africa

3.1. father

3.1.1. tropical agricultural consultant

3.2. more deforrest more succes in agriculture

3.3. africans need forrest for live

4. rainforrest

4.1. struck amount

4.1.1. plants

4.1.2. birds

4.1.3. insects

4.1.4. disappeared for roads

4.1.4.1. that is development

4.1.4.2. this is wrong

4.1.4.3. herculean taste

5. climate

5.1. last 6 months

5.1.1. floodings

5.1.2. landslides

5.1.3. vulcan

5.2. result

5.2.1. hectares damanged

5.2.2. lives lost

5.3. desertificaton grows

5.3.1. what

5.3.2. calc volume in years lost of vegations per year

5.3.3. apply a formula to restore nature

6. video

6.1. create a system, a cycle

6.1.1. storing water

6.1.1.1. water stored on top of land above

6.1.2. create trenches

6.1.3. create stone walls

6.1.4. to influence the water streams

6.1.5. applications

6.1.5.1. one is able to provide drinkwater with some rain

6.1.5.1.1. for catle

6.1.5.2. create drinking water for people

6.1.5.2.1. no pumps

6.1.5.3. cattle

6.1.5.3.1. good for sausages

6.1.6. water rich soil

6.1.6.1. undercurrent of water

6.1.6.2. good for vegetation

6.1.6.3. water keeps cycling

6.2. Reversing desertification

6.3. Reforestation

6.4. kilomanjaro

6.4.1. devaporation

6.4.2. incontinent mountain

6.4.2.1. loads of water

6.5. mali

6.5.1. see video

6.5.2. food, energy, water supply

6.5.3. before 1 harvest period

6.5.4. due to trenches

6.5.4.1. 4 harvest periods per year

6.5.4.2. solve food problems

7. kenia

7.1. councellor

7.1.1. 1st time out of africa

7.2. its true

7.2.1. not just a video or idea

7.2.1.1. see completed projects on website

7.3. positive change

7.4. implement idea

7.4.1. turn dessert in land

7.4.2. lifestock

7.4.3. tree

7.4.4. plants

7.5. work together

7.5.1. bring back Kilimanjaro

7.5.2. snow falls on stage?

7.6. digging canals to solve problems