14 min • 3 lectures
This course examines the direct connection between deforestation, climate change, and biodiversity loss. Lecture 1 presents forests as critical planetary infrastructure rather than simple carbon sinks, showing how deforestation functions as a threat multiplier that accelerates warming and collapses ecosystems in a single feedback loop. Lecture 2 explains the biotic pump mechanism, where forests generate rainfall and regulate moisture across continents, and discusses how satellite and AI monitoring now tracks ecosystem health beyond basic tree counts. Lecture 3 addresses the economic transition required to stop these losses, covering natural capital accounting, supply chain traceability through blockchain and IoT, and the move from carbon offsets to biodiversity credits that value standing forests. The course targets founders and operators who need to understand biosphere stability as a core business risk and innovation constraint.
