S2 E01: Thomas Crowther in Conversations@hub101.earth [CWNYC 2026]

🔁 What are feedback loops? Can positive loops shape nature, society and our own behaviour? Are we all doomed or can we build hope and regenerative action around the world together? 🌳 Thomas Crowther (Professor of Ecology, Founder of Restor.eco https://restor.eco/) sat down with Jen Stebbing (CEO and Co-Founder of Sotora Global https://sotoraglobal.com/) during Climate Week New York City (CWNYC) 2026 to discuss his new book “Nature’s Echo”, which captures his life journey, deep passion for people-planet and the case for environmental optimism. https://thomas-crowther.com/book 🍄 Join them as they journey through Thomas’ childhood love of snakes, the kind teacher who inspired him, his starting point in fungi research, the life-changing event that expanded his focus to global biodiversity, his drive to connect conservation movements and foster collective action, the power of feedback loops on nature and their potential for regenerating ecosystems and improve livelihoods, as well as how joy can drive change and why he is hopeful about the future. 🔍 This episode is the first of a seven-part CWNYC 2026 series. You can learn more about the importance of climate, nature and biodiversity, as well as the solutions available, from our e-Learning series: https://hub101.earth/e-learning/