www.tedxamsterdam.com Ton van Oostwaard is an engineer on a mission. Currently the initiator of the 'Green Climate' zone, Ton is trying to clear the air surrounding the city of Amsterdam. Through the Ecorridors project, van Oostwaard has taken a leading role in environmental conservation, by developing ideal ecological surroundings through climate, adaptive vegetation and associated management methods. One of the methods is a pollution belt. Van Oostwaard realized early on that the Amsterdam surroundings were arid and mostly empty, the best place to plant a green belt. He talks about super-charging this process and absorbing the pollution around Amsterdam, faster. “I live and breathe landscapeâ€, he says. For forty years, he has been doing just that. One of the pollution-clearing plants is the humble honeysuckle. This plant is a green junkie, one that is addicted to consuming pollution.. His plan is to create a green corridor around the city, covering 25 hectares of land, with honeysuckle and other pollution absorbing plants. This should help in keeping Amsterdam a green and clean city. Produced by: http://www.fellermedia.com Camera by: http://www.hoens.tv Catch up on more TEDxAmsterdam videos by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/tedxams Follow us on Twitter for updates: http://www.twitter.com/tedxams Read all about speakers, Ideas Worth Doing and behind the scenes reports on http://www.tedxamsterdam.com
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