Restoring Nature and Ourselves with Clara Rowe (CEO Restor) | Ep. 13

My guest on the show today is Clara Rowe, CEO of Restor, an exciting new open-data platform enabling the global restoration movement. Restor was recently named as a finalist in the Earthshot prize for the incredible potential it offers to tackle climate and biodiversity challenges on our planet.Clara and I chat about how either-or-thinking in terms of restoration, and in our own lives, can be detrimental. We discuss the misunderstanding around the 1 Trillion Trees campaign and how Restor has integrated the lessons learned. We also explore Clara’s leadership journey to develop and establish Restor.The topics we cover are:-        How Restor aims to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss through restoration-        How Clara’s upbringing in Costa Rica influenced her career path-        The one creative practice Clara makes time for every day-        Her work on sustainable Palm Oil in Guatemala with the Earthworm foundation-        Moments of impact that stood out in her work-        How she came to lead Restor-        The risk of simplifying issues and proposing single solutions with the example of the 1 Trillion Trees campaign -        What it means to do restoration the right way-        Some of the challenges Clara faced when starting to lead the organization-        How she deals with overwhelm from navigating such an ambitious project-        The topic of gender in restoration work-        What she learned from nature about her own restoration and regenerationFurther information: Restor: https://restor.eco/  Follow them on:Twitter @Restor_EcoInstagram and Facebook @Restor.ecoLinkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/restor-eco/ Clara Rowe: Twitter @clarawroweResources mentioned in the episode:For more on the 1-trillion-trees debate, check out Tom Crowther’s TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJX1Te0jey0&ab_channel=TED and this recently published Guardian article https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/01/ive-never-said-we-should-plant-a-trillion-trees-what-ecopreneur-thomas-crowther-did-next-aoe  and the original Science paper here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aax0848 For more information on leadership coaching and trainings for women wanting to build a more sustainable world, visit: www.thegreatfull.com If you are interested in food and sustainability and what you can do to create change, you might like The Great Full cookbook: www.thegreatfull.com/book Follow The Great Full on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegreatfull/Don’t want to miss an episode of The Great Full podcast? Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.