Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement
Join me, Prof Wayne Visser, for inspiring conversations with leaders in the breakthrough movement to regenerate nature, society and the economy. Thriving is about going beyond sustainability to a net positive agenda of innovation and regeneration. Each episode is a dialogue with thought leaders and pioneering practitioners, capturing their perspective on the six great transitions to thriving: how to go from degradation to restoration of ecosystems, from depletion to renewal of resources, from disparity to responsibility in communities and workplaces, from disease to revitalisation of health, from disconnection to rewiring through technology, and from disruption to resilience in infrastructure and institutions. We also explore what kind of leadership are needed to create a thriving future, and how organisations can take action to integrate thriving into their strategies, products and services. This is not about false hope or blind optimism, but we actively focus on innovative solutions and positive tipping points for change. The podcast builds on the foundations of my bestselling book "Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy." I look forward to having you join the movement for thriving and welcome your suggestions for who I should feature as invited guests on the podcast. Credits: Host: Wayne Visser. Podcast music: Amil Raja
Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement
32. What Trees Can Tell Us About a Changing Climate, with Valérie Trouet
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Wayne Visser
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Season 2
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Episode 32
My guest this week is Valérie Trouet, a palaeoclimatologist, Professor of Dendrochronology at the University of Arizona and Scientific Director of the Belgian Climate Centre. In this episode, she discusses how:
- Studying tree rings can give insights into climate change over the past 2,000 years
- There is evidence that climate change was a contributing factor to the fall of Rome
- Science needs the support of enabling government policy to turn insight into action
- Communicating scientific findings needs to generate consensus rather than division
- Dendrochronology allows us to compare extreme climate events, such as wildfires, over time
Key links
Valérie Trouet (LinkedIn)
Laboratory for Tree-Ring Research (website)
Tree Braille (poem)
Thriving (book)
Wayne Visser (website)
Wayne Visser (LinkedIn)