274. Tim Christophersen | Generation Restoration: How to Fix Our Relationship Crisis with Mother Nature.

In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Tim Christophersen, author of Generation Restoration: How to Fix Our Relationship Crisis with Mother Nature. Tim is the VP of Climate Action at Salesforce and formerly Head of Nature for Climate at the United Nations Environment Programme, where he helped launch the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. A forester by training, he’s spent over two decades leading global efforts to restore ecosystems, stabilize the climate, and bring nature-based solutions into the mainstream of business and policy. In this episode, you’ll learn how to rebuild a real relationship with nature—beyond extraction and transactions, the practical win-wins of restoration (from putting carbon back into soils to agroforestry that revives livelihoods), and why ecological literacy—asking where your food and water come from and spending more time outside—sparks the kind of nonpartisan action the world needs. We’ll also explore ecopreneurship and how AI can scale restoration across communities and supply chains. Now get ready to learn and enjoy this incredible conversation with Tim Christophersen. To Learn More about Tim and buy his book visit: The Book: https://a.co/d/b3cRZEq Website/Socials: https://timchristophersen.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-christophersen-a4876228/ https://x.com/TimChristo 0:00 Intro 1:39 We need to rebuild our relationship with nature 5:09 Influencing a stable climate 9:09 Win-win relationships in nature 11:56 Generational amnesia & allowance of environmental deterioration 15:00 Awareness of where your food comes from 22:18 Steering the wheel of our ecological future 24:52 Where to connect with Tim, his book and his work 25:58 A metaphor that will change your perspective 28:04 Ecopreneurship 32:36 Scaling restoration projects through AI 34:46 Jane Goodall’s influence on Tim’s book 38:32 The comeback of beavers from (almost) going extinct 41:27 2 actions to rebuild your relationship with nature 46:07 Opening your eyes to your connection to nature ____________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!