It's Elise Hu, you're listening to TED Talks Daily.

And today's speaker reminds us that those who deal with the impact of climate change most closely

usually don't walk the corridors of power.

Farweza Farhan is a forest conservationist.

And in her talk recorded for Countdown Summit in 2021,

she shares light on the work happening on the ground by the caretakers of Earth's most crucial

resources, water and trees.

When it comes to big problems like climate change, we tend to like big solutions,

new technologies, global policies, but many of the most important solutions are rooted on the ground

by actors that don't walk the corridors of power.

By actors that might not speak the scientific language of climate change, but who are

dealing with its impact every day.

I am a forest conservationist from the Loisert ecosystem in Sumatra, Indonesia.

You might never heard of this landscape.

But it's the last place on earth where the critically

endangered Sumatran rhino, tiger, elephant, and orangutan still roam together in the wild.

Sumini is the leader of Indonesia's first woman-led ranger team and a mother, a conservationist whose action is rooted in her community

on the edge of the Loisert ecosystem. In the patriarchal society where she operates, a woman is

expected to be quiet and subservient. During a village meeting, the ladies tend to congregate in the kitchen while the men discuss

village policies and budget. And oftentimes, even if she is present in the meeting room,

she is expected to not voice her opinion, rather letting a male relative to answer question

addressed to her without consulting her fuss.

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