How a TEDx talk is helping save the rainforest | Matthew Owen | TEDxExeter

Could a TEDx talk be the coolest calling card ever? Cool Earth, a charity working with indigenous communities to protect rain forests around the world, thinks it is. To a backdrop of stunning photographs listen to Matthew's powerful story of the impact of TEDx.
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At TEDxExeter 2016 our speakers encapsulated the idea of movement, that grappling with humanity’s toughest questions requires first a vision, a dream, and then action.

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Matthew set-up Cool Earth in 2007 to work with indigenous communities keep their rainforest standing. Cool Earth now works throughout the tropics and has put 500,000 acres of endangered forest our of reach of loggers. Matthew has run a childcare charity, managed a research group and spent 15 years in investment banking. He now lives in Falmouth with three daughters.

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TEDxExeter 2015 took the long view both back into the past and ahead into the future. We asked our speakers to help us understand the challenges that face us now - how they shape the way we live, make decisions, and innovate.

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This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx