I appreciate everyone's support because I do have ADHD and the light is blinding and it's giving me blanks. But I need to remind myself that today I'm here with you because it's not for me, it's for the communities. When I first started as a young program development officer working at the local NGO, a constant question that came to mind was how can we as non- indigenous peoples support the communities better.And after working in at least 40 villages, land grab has made it so difficult and sometimes impossi ...

[music] [applause] [music] Step into the forest for 5 minutes and you realize something simple. It never stops talking. Every creek, every shift in the air, every change in the moisture of the soil is data.But here's the thing. We've not had the tools to turn this data into information human beings can understand until now. For centuries, forests have been talking and talking and talking.They've been telling us when they're stressed. They've been telling us when they are thriving. They've been telling us wh ...