# An engineer's vision for tiny forests, everywhere

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2014
- Speaker: Shubhendu Sharma
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Engineering
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/shubhendu_sharma_an_engineer_s_vision_for_tiny_forests_everywhere)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

A forest planted by humans, then left to nature's own devices, typically takes at least 100 years to mature. But what if we could make the process happen ten times faster? In this short talk, eco-entrepreneur (and TED Fellow) Shubhendu Sharma explains how to create a mini-forest ecosystem anywhere.

## Lectures

1. [An engineer's vision for tiny forests, everywhere](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/shubhendu_sharma_an_engineer_s_vision_for_tiny_forests_everywhere/cd9f04e1677b), 5 min (TED's player)