# How to grow a forest in your backyard

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@BCG Paris
- Speaker: Shubhendu Sharma
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Engineering, Earth and environment, Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/shubhendu_sharma_how_to_grow_a_forest_in_your_backyard)
- 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: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Forests don't have to be far-flung nature reserves, isolated from human life. Instead, we can grow them right where we are -- even in cities. Eco-entrepreneur and TED Fellow Shubhendu Sharma grows ultra-dense, biodiverse mini-forests of native species in urban areas by engineering soil, microbes and biomass to kickstart natural growth processes. Follow along as he describes how to grow a 100-year-old forest in just 10 years, and learn how you can get in on this tiny jungle party.

## Lectures

1. [How to grow a forest in your backyard](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/shubhendu_sharma_how_to_grow_a_forest_in_your_backyard/e8e87adae679), 9 min (TED's player)