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Thomas Crowther
Professor and Founder of Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich, Founder of Restor.eco, Co-chair of the advisory board for UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
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Thomas Crowther is a Welsh scientist studying ecology and biodiversity. He is a professor in the department of Global Ecosystem Ecology at ETH Zurich, where he founded Crowther Lab, an interdisciplinary group of scientists studying global ecosystems and generating knowledge to protect biodiversity and address climate change. He serves as co-chair of the advisory board of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Crowther is the founder of Restor, a science-based open data platform that provides ecological insights, transparency and connectivity to conservation and restoration efforts across the globe. Restor was selected as a finalist for the inaugural Earthshot Prize. Crowther has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and serves on the advisory council of WEF’s Trillion Trees initiative (1T.org).
“We’re starting to see the signs of a true bottom-up global restoration movement. There’s an incredible opportunity for good, but only if we do it right.” – Thomas Crowther
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