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Topher White: What can save the rainforest? Your used cell phone
Topher White: Što može spasiti kišne šume? Vaši stari mobiteli
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Zvukovi kišne šume uključuju: cvrkutanje ptica, cvrčanje crvčaka, pjesmu gibona. Međutim, u pozadini je gotovo sveprisutni zvuk motorne pile ilegalnih drvosječa. Inženjer Topher White opisuje jednostavan, podesiv sustav koji će zaustaviti brutalnu deforestaciju, a počinje s vašim starim mobitelom.
Topher White - Conservation technologist
Through his startup Rainforest Connection, Topher White transforms used cell phones into guardians of the rainforest. Full bio
Through his startup Rainforest Connection, Topher White transforms used cell phones into guardians of the rainforest. Full bio
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00:12
(Rainforest noises)
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(Zvukovi kišne šume)
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In the summer of 2011,
as a tourist,
as a tourist,
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U ljeto 2011. godine, kao turist
00:25
I visited the rainforests of Borneo
for the very first time,
for the very first time,
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posjetio sam po prvi puta
kišnu šumu na Borneu.
kišnu šumu na Borneu.
00:29
and as you might imagine,
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Kao što možete zamisliti,
00:31
it was the overwhelming sounds
of the forest that struck me the most.
of the forest that struck me the most.
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najviše su me se dojmili
moćni zvukovi šume.
moćni zvukovi šume.
00:36
There's this constant cacophony of noise.
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Tamo vlada neprestana kakofonija buke.
00:39
Some things actually do stick out.
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Neke stvari se ističu.
00:42
For example, this here is a big bird,
a rhinoceros hornbill.
a rhinoceros hornbill.
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Na primjer, ovo je velika ptica,
veliki kljunorožac.
veliki kljunorožac.
00:46
This buzzing is a cicada.
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Ovo zujanje je cvrčak.
00:51
This is a family of gibbons.
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Ovo je obitelj gibona.
00:54
It's actually singing to each other
over a great distance.
over a great distance.
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Pjevaju si na velikoj razdaljini.
00:59
The place where this was recorded
was in fact a gibbon reserve,
was in fact a gibbon reserve,
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Mjesto gdje je ovo snimljeno
je rezervat za gibone,
je rezervat za gibone,
01:02
which is why you can hear so many of them,
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zato možete čuti toliko njih,
01:04
but in fact the most important noise that
was coming out of the forest that time
was coming out of the forest that time
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međutim najvažniji zvuk koji
je tada dolazio iz kišne šume
je tada dolazio iz kišne šume
bio je onaj koji nisam primijetio,
01:09
was one that I didn't notice,
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01:10
and in fact nobody there
had actually noticed it.
had actually noticed it.
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zapravo nitko ga tamo nije primijetio.
Kao što sam rekao,
to je rezervat za gibone.
to je rezervat za gibone.
01:14
So, as I said, this was a gibbon reserve.
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01:16
They spend most of their time
rehabilitating gibbons,
rehabilitating gibbons,
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Većinu vremena rehabilitiraju gibone,
01:19
but they also have
to spend a lot of their time
to spend a lot of their time
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ali puno vremena moraju provesti
01:21
protecting their area from illegal logging
that takes place on the side.
that takes place on the side.
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štiteći svoje područje od ilegalne sječe
drva koja se odvija tamo.
drva koja se odvija tamo.
01:25
And so if we take the sound of the forest
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Ako uzmemo zvuk šume,
01:27
and we actually turn down the gibbons,
the insects, and the rest,
the insects, and the rest,
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i utišamo gibone, insekte i ostalo,
01:31
in the background, the entire time,
in recordings you heard,
in recordings you heard,
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čitavo vrijeme u pozadini
snimki koje ste čuli,
snimki koje ste čuli,
01:34
was the sound of a chainsaw
at great distance.
at great distance.
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nalazi se zvuk motornih pila
na velikoj udaljenosti.
na velikoj udaljenosti.
01:38
They had three full-time guards
who were posted around this sanctuary
who were posted around this sanctuary
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Imali su tri čuvara koji su cijelo vrijeme
bili smješteni oko utočišta,
bili smješteni oko utočišta,
01:42
whose job was in fact
to guard against illegal logging,
to guard against illegal logging,
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i morali su ga štititi od ilegalne sječe.
01:46
and one day, we went walking,
again as tourists, out into the forest,
again as tourists, out into the forest,
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Jednog dana otišli smo u šetnju,
turistički, u šumu,
turistički, u šumu,
01:50
and within five minutes' walk,
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i u roku od pet minuta,
01:52
we stumbled upon somebody
who was just sawing a tree down,
who was just sawing a tree down,
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naišli smo na nekoga tko je
upravo sjekao drvo,
upravo sjekao drvo,
01:55
five minutes' walk, a few hundred meters
from the ranger station.
from the ranger station.
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pet minuta, nekoliko stotina metara
od šumarske stanice.
od šumarske stanice.
01:58
They hadn't been able
to hear the chainsaws,
to hear the chainsaws,
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Nisu mogli čuti motorne pile,
02:01
because as you heard,
the forest is very, very loud.
the forest is very, very loud.
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jer je šuma jako glasna,
kao što ste mogli čuli.
kao što ste mogli čuli.
02:04
It struck me as quite unacceptable
that in this modern time,
that in this modern time,
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Bilo mi je apsolutno neprihvatljivo
da u ovo moderno vrijeme,
da u ovo moderno vrijeme,
02:08
just a few hundred meters away
from a ranger station in a sanctuary,
from a ranger station in a sanctuary,
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samo nekoliko stotina metara od
šumarske stanice u utočištu,
šumarske stanice u utočištu,
02:13
that in fact nobody could hear it when
someone who has a chainsaw gets fired up.
someone who has a chainsaw gets fired up.
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nitko nije mogao čuti kada
netko uključi motornu pilu.
netko uključi motornu pilu.
02:17
It sounds impossible,
but in fact, it was quite true.
but in fact, it was quite true.
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Zvuči nemoguće,
međutim tako zaista jest.
međutim tako zaista jest.
Kako da onda spriječimo ilegalnu sječu?
02:21
So how do we stop illegal logging?
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02:23
It's really tempting, as an engineer,
always to come up with a high-tech,
always to come up with a high-tech,
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Kao inženjeru, vrlo mi je primamljivo
uvijek osmisliti visokotehnološko,
uvijek osmisliti visokotehnološko,
02:26
super-crazy high-tech solution,
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ludo visokotehnološko rješenje,
02:28
but in fact, you're in the rainforest.
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međutim, nalazimo se u kišnoj šumi.
02:30
It has to be simple,
it has to be scalable,
it has to be scalable,
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Mora biti jednostavo i podesivo,
02:33
and so what we also noticed
while were there was that
while were there was that
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a dok smo bili tamo, uočili smo to
02:36
everything we needed was already there.
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da nam je sve potrebno već tamo.
Mogli smo izgraditi sustav koji
bi nam omogućio da to prekinemo
bi nam omogućio da to prekinemo
02:38
We could build a system
that would allow us to stop this
that would allow us to stop this
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02:41
using what's already there.
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koristeći ono što je već tamo.
02:43
Who was there? What was
already in the forest?
already in the forest?
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Tko je bio tamo?
Čega je već bilo u šumi?
Čega je već bilo u šumi?
02:45
Well, we had people.
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Imali smo ljude.
02:46
We had this group there that was
dedicated, three full-time guards,
dedicated, three full-time guards,
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Postojala je grupa od tri čuvara
koji su cijelo vrijeme
koji su cijelo vrijeme
02:50
that was dedicated to go and stop it,
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predano odlazili i prekidali sječu,
02:51
but they just needed to know
what was happening out in the forest.
what was happening out in the forest.
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no morali su znati što se događa u šumi.
02:54
The real surprise, this is the big one,
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Najveće iznenađenje, ovo je važno,
02:56
was that there was connectivity
out in the forest.
out in the forest.
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bilo je da u šumi postoji signal.
02:59
There was cell phone service
way out in the middle of nowhere.
way out in the middle of nowhere.
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Postoji mobilni signal daleko,
usred ničega.
usred ničega.
Govorimo o stotinama kilometara
od najbliže ceste,
od najbliže ceste,
03:02
We're talking hundreds of kilometers
from the nearest road,
from the nearest road,
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03:05
there's certainly no electricity,
but they had very good cell phone service,
but they had very good cell phone service,
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nema struje, no postoji
vrlo dobar mobilni signal.
vrlo dobar mobilni signal.
03:08
these people in the towns
were on Facebook all the time,
were on Facebook all the time,
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Ljudi u gradovima cijelo vrijeme
vise na Facebooku,
vise na Facebooku,
03:11
they're surfing the web on their phones,
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surfaju mrežom na svojim mobitelima,
03:13
and this sort of got me thinking
that in fact it would be possible
that in fact it would be possible
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i to me potaklo na razmišljanje
kako bi bilo moguće
kako bi bilo moguće
03:16
to use the sounds of the forest,
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iskoristiti zvukove šume,
03:18
pick up the sounds
of chainsaws programmatically,
of chainsaws programmatically,
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programski pokupiti zvukove motornih pila,
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because people can't hear them,
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budući da ih ljudi ne mogu čuti,
03:22
and send an alert.
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i odaslati upozorenje.
No, trebate imati uređaj koji
biste postavili na drveću.
biste postavili na drveću.
03:24
But you have to have a device
to go up in the trees.
to go up in the trees.
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03:26
So if we can use some device
to listen to the sounds of the forest,
to listen to the sounds of the forest,
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Ako možemo iskoristiti neki uređaj
da slušamo zvukove šume,
da slušamo zvukove šume,
03:30
connect to the cell phone
network that's there,
network that's there,
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povezati mobitel s već postojećom mrežom,
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and send an alert to people on the ground,
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i poslati upozorenje ljudima na tlu,
03:34
perhaps we could have a solution
to this issue for them.
to this issue for them.
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možda bismo imali
rješenje za ovaj problem.
rješenje za ovaj problem.
03:38
But let's take a moment
to talk about saving the rainforest,
to talk about saving the rainforest,
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Uzmimo trenutak da vidimo
kako spasiti kišnu šumu,
kako spasiti kišnu šumu,
03:41
because it's something that we've
definitely all heard about forever.
definitely all heard about forever.
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jer to je nešto o čemu
svi oduvijek slušamo.
svi oduvijek slušamo.
03:45
People in my generation
have heard about saving the rainforest
have heard about saving the rainforest
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Moja generacija sluša o
očuvanju kišnih šuma
očuvanju kišnih šuma
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since we were kids,
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od djetinjstva,
03:50
and it seems that the message
has never changed:
has never changed:
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i čini se da se poruka nije
nimalo promijenila:
nimalo promijenila:
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We've got to save the rainforest,
it's super urgent,
it's super urgent,
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Moramo spasiti kišne šume,
to je iznimno nužno,
to je iznimno nužno,
03:54
this many football fields
have been destroyed yesterday.
have been destroyed yesterday.
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ovoliko je nogometnih terena
bilo uništeno jučer.
bilo uništeno jučer.
03:57
and yet here we are today,
about half of the rainforest remains,
about half of the rainforest remains,
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Međutim, danas je preostalo
oko polovice kišnih šuma,
oko polovice kišnih šuma,
04:00
and we have potentially more urgent
problems like climate change.
problems like climate change.
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a mi imamo potencijalno bitnije
probleme poput klimatskih promjena.
probleme poput klimatskih promjena.
04:05
But in fact, this is the little-known fact
that I didn't realize at the time:
that I didn't realize at the time:
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No, ovo je slabo poznato činjenica
koju nisam prije znao:
koju nisam prije znao:
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Deforestation accounts
for more greenhouse gas
for more greenhouse gas
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Deforestacija je zaslužna za
više stakleničkih plinova
više stakleničkih plinova
04:12
than all of the world's planes,
trains, cars, trucks and ships combined.
trains, cars, trucks and ships combined.
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od svih zrakoplova, vlakova, automobila,
kamiona i brodova zajedno.
kamiona i brodova zajedno.
04:16
It's the second highest contributor
to climate change.
to climate change.
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Ona je drugi najveći uzročnik
klimatskih promjena.
klimatskih promjena.
04:18
Also, according to Interpol,
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Usto, prema Interpolu,
04:21
as much as 90 percent of the logging
that takes place in the rainforest
that takes place in the rainforest
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čak 90 posto sječe drveća u kišnim šumama
04:25
is illegal logging,
like the illegal logging that we saw.
like the illegal logging that we saw.
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je ilegalna sječa,
poput one koju smo vidjeli.
poput one koju smo vidjeli.
04:29
So if we can help people in the forest
enforce the rules that are there,
enforce the rules that are there,
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Ako pomognemo ljudima u šumi
da provode postojeće zakone,
da provode postojeće zakone,
04:33
then in fact we could eat heavily
into this 17 percent
into this 17 percent
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onda bismo oduzeli puno
od tih 17 posto
od tih 17 posto
04:37
and potentially have a major impact
in the short term.
in the short term.
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i u kratkom roku potencijalno
imali veliki utjecaj.
imali veliki utjecaj.
04:39
It might just be the cheapest,
fastest way to fight climate change.
fastest way to fight climate change.
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To bi mogla biti najjeftinija i najbrža
borba protiv klimatskih promjena.
borba protiv klimatskih promjena.
04:44
And so here's the system that we imagine.
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Ovo je sustav koji smo zamislili.
Izgleda visoko tehnološki.
04:46
It looks super high tech.
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04:48
The moment a sound of a chainsaw
is heard in the forest,
is heard in the forest,
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Onoga trenutka kada se
zvuk motorne pile začuje u šumi,
zvuk motorne pile začuje u šumi,
04:50
the device picks up the sound
of the chainsaw,
of the chainsaw,
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uređaj detektira zvuk pile,
04:52
it sends an alert through the standard
GSM network that's already there
GSM network that's already there
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putem postojeće standardne
GSM mreže šalje upozorenje
GSM mreže šalje upozorenje
04:56
to a ranger in the field
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šumaru na terenu,
04:58
who can in fact show up in real time
and stop the logging.
and stop the logging.
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koji može točno tada otići
tamo i zaustaviti sječu.
tamo i zaustaviti sječu.
05:01
It's no more about going out
and finding a tree that's been cut.
and finding a tree that's been cut.
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Više se ne radi o tome da se samo
nalaze već posječena stabla,
nalaze već posječena stabla,
05:05
It's not about seeing
a tree from a satellite
a tree from a satellite
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ili da se iz satelita vidi stablo
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in an area that's been clear cut,
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na području koje je posječeno,
05:09
it's about real-time intervention.
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radi se o intervenciji u stvarnom vremenu.
05:11
So I said it was the cheapest
and fastest way to do it,
and fastest way to do it,
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Rekao sam da je to najjeftiniji
i najbrži način,
i najbrži način,
05:14
but in fact, actually, as you saw,
they weren't able to do it,
they weren't able to do it,
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međutim, kao što ste vidjeli,
to nisu mogli napraviti,
to nisu mogli napraviti,
05:17
so it may not be so cheap and fast.
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tako da možda i nije tako jeftin i brz.
05:19
But if the devices in the trees
were actually cell phones,
were actually cell phones,
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No, ako su uređaji na drveću mobiteli,
05:22
it could be pretty cheap.
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to bi moglo biti dosta jeftino.
05:24
Cell phones are thrown away
by the hundreds of millions every year,
by the hundreds of millions every year,
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Stotine milijuna ljudi
bace mobitel svake godine,
bace mobitel svake godine,
05:28
hundreds of millions in the U.S. alone,
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stotine milijuna samo u SAD-u,
05:30
not counting the rest of the world,
which of course we should do,
which of course we should do,
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ne računajući ostatak svijeta,
iako bismo trebali, naravno.
iako bismo trebali, naravno.
05:33
but in fact, cell phones are great.
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No, mobiteli su odlični.
05:36
They're full of sensors.
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Prepuni su senzora.
05:37
They can listen
to the sounds of the forest.
to the sounds of the forest.
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Mogu slušati zvukove šume.
05:39
We do have to protect them.
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Moramo ih zaštititi.
05:41
We have to put them in this box
that you see here,
that you see here,
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Moramo ih staviti u kutiju
koju vidite ovdje,
koju vidite ovdje,
05:43
and we do have to power them.
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i moramo ih napajati.
05:45
Powering them is one of the greater
engineering challenges
engineering challenges
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Njihovo napajanje je jedna od
većih inženjerskih izazova
većih inženjerskih izazova
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that we had to deal with,
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koje smo morali riješiti,
05:49
because powering a cell phone
under a tree canopy,
under a tree canopy,
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s obzirom na to da je napajanje
mobitela ispod krošnje,
mobitela ispod krošnje,
05:51
any sort of solar power
under a tree canopy,
under a tree canopy,
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bilo kakva solarna energija
ispod krošnje,
ispod krošnje,
05:54
was an as-yet-unsolved problem,
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bila nerješeni problem.
05:56
and that's this unique
solar panel design that you see here,
solar panel design that you see here,
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Rješenje je ovaj jedinstveni
dizajn solarne ploče,
dizajn solarne ploče,
05:58
which in fact is built also from recycled
byproducts of an industrial process.
byproducts of an industrial process.
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koji je također izrađen od recikliranih
nusprodukata industrijskih procesa.
nusprodukata industrijskih procesa.
06:03
These are strips that are cut down.
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Ovo su dijelovi koji su sasječeni.
06:05
So this is me putting it all together
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Ovo sam ja dok to sve sastavljam
06:09
in my parents' garage, actually.
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u garaži svojih roditelja.
06:11
Thanks very much to them
for allowing me to do that.
for allowing me to do that.
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Hvala im na dopuštenju.
06:13
As you can see,
this is a device up in a tree.
this is a device up in a tree.
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Ovdje vidite uređaj na drvetu.
06:18
What you can see from here, perhaps,
is that they are pretty well obscured
is that they are pretty well obscured
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Možete primijetiti da su uređaji
jako dobro skriveni
jako dobro skriveni
06:21
up in the tree canopy at a distance.
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na krošnji gledajući izdaleka.
06:23
That's important, because although
they are able to hear chainsaw noises
they are able to hear chainsaw noises
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To je bitno jer, iako mogu čuti
zvukove motorne pile,
zvukove motorne pile,
06:27
up to a kilometer in the distance,
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do jedan kilometar udaljenosti,
pa tako mogu osluškivati
površinu od tri četvorna kilometra,
površinu od tri četvorna kilometra,
06:28
allowing them to cover
about three square kilometers,
about three square kilometers,
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if someone were to take them,
it would make the area unprotected.
it would make the area unprotected.
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ako ih netko uzme,
to bi područje bilo nezaštićeno.
to bi područje bilo nezaštićeno.
06:35
So does it actually work?
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Funkcioniraju li oni zaista?
06:38
Well, to test it,
we took it back to Indonesia,
we took it back to Indonesia,
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Ponijeli smo ih natrag u Indoneziju
kako bismo ih testirali,
kako bismo ih testirali,
06:41
not the same place, but another place,
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ne na isto područje, već drugo mjesto,
06:43
to another gibbon reserve
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u drugi rezervat za gibone
06:44
that was threatened daily
by illegal logging.
by illegal logging.
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kojemu je svakodnevno prijetila
ilegalna sječa drveća.
ilegalna sječa drveća.
06:48
On the very second day, it picked up
illegal chainsaw noises.
illegal chainsaw noises.
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Već drugi dan je uređaj pokupio
zvukove ilegalih pila.
zvukove ilegalih pila.
Mogli smo dobiti upozorenje
u stvarnom vremenu.
u stvarnom vremenu.
06:52
We were able to get a real-time alert.
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Dobio sam e-poruku na svome mobitelu.
06:54
I got an email on my phone.
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06:55
Actually, we had just climbed the tree.
Everyone had just gotten back down.
Everyone had just gotten back down.
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Zapravo smo tek bili postavili uređaj,
i svi su se netom ranije spustili na tlo.
i svi su se netom ranije spustili na tlo.
06:59
All these guys are smoking cigarettes,
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Ekipa je pušila,
07:01
and then I get an email,
and they all quiet down,
and they all quiet down,
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a onda sam ja dobio e-poruku,
i svi su umuknuli,
i svi su umuknuli,
07:04
and in fact you can hear the chainsaw
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a zvuk motorne pile mogao se čuti
07:06
really, really faint in the background,
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jako slabo, u daljini,
no nitko ga nije bio primijetio
sve do tog trenutka.
sve do tog trenutka.
07:08
but no one had noticed it
until that moment.
until that moment.
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07:11
And so then we took off
to actually stop these loggers.
to actually stop these loggers.
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Tako smo krenuli zaustaviti drvosječe.
07:14
I was pretty nervous.
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Bio sam poprilično nervozan.
07:15
This is the moment where we've actually
arrived close to where the loggers are.
arrived close to where the loggers are.
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Ovo je trenutak kada smo se
približili drvosječama.
približili drvosječama.
07:20
This is the moment where you can see
where I'm actually regretting
where I'm actually regretting
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Možete vidjeti da sam ovdje pomalo požalio
07:23
perhaps the entire endeavor.
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zbog cijelog tog pothvata.
Nisam bio sasvim siguran što
se nalazi s druge strane brda.
se nalazi s druge strane brda.
07:25
I'm not really sure what's on
the other side of this hill.
the other side of this hill.
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07:27
That guy's much braver than I am.
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Ovaj tip je bio mnogo hrabriji od mene.
07:29
But he went, so I had to go, walking up,
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Krenuo je, pa sam morao i ja, penjući se.
07:34
and in fact, he made it over the hill,
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Prešao je preko brda,
07:36
and interrupted the loggers in the act.
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i zaustavio drvosječe.
Za njih je to bio veliko iznenađenje.
07:39
For them, it was such a surprise --
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07:41
they had never, ever
been interrupted before --
been interrupted before --
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Nikada ih prije nitko nije bio zaustavio,
tako da je to bio jako
dojmljiv trenutak za njih,
dojmljiv trenutak za njih,
07:43
that it was such an impressive
event for them,
event for them,
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a naši partneri su nas obavijestili
da se od tada više nisu vraćali.
da se od tada više nisu vraćali.
07:45
that we've heard from our partners
they have not been back since.
they have not been back since.
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07:48
They were, in fact, great guys.
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Bili su, zapravo, sjajni momci.
07:50
They showed us how
the entire operation works,
the entire operation works,
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Pokazali su nam kako
funkcionira cijela operacija,
funkcionira cijela operacija,
07:52
and what they really convinced us
on the spot was that
on the spot was that
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i uvjerili su nas da
ako se možemo pojaviti u
stvarnom vremenu i zaustaviti ljude,
stvarnom vremenu i zaustaviti ljude,
07:55
if you can show up
in real time and stop people,
in real time and stop people,
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07:57
it's enough of a deterrent
they won't come back.
they won't come back.
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to je dovoljno da ih se zastraši
i da se više ne vrate.
i da se više ne vrate.
08:01
So --
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Tako da --
08:03
Thank you. (Applause)
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Hvala. (Pljesak)
08:09
Word of this spread, possibly
because we told a lot of people,
because we told a lot of people,
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Vijest o ovome se proširila, vjerojatno
jer smo mnogim ljudima govorili o tome,
jer smo mnogim ljudima govorili o tome,
08:13
and in fact, then some really
amazing stuff started to happen.
amazing stuff started to happen.
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a zatim se počelo događati
nešto fantastično.
nešto fantastično.
08:16
People from around the world
started to send us emails, phone calls.
started to send us emails, phone calls.
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Ljudi su nam iz cijelog svijeta
počeli slati e-poruke i zvati nas.
počeli slati e-poruke i zvati nas.
08:20
What we saw was that people
throughout Asia,
throughout Asia,
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Ljudi diljem Azije,
08:22
people throughout Africa,
people throughout South America,
people throughout South America,
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Afrike, Južne Amerike,
rekli su nam da bi to
mogli koristiti i oni,
mogli koristiti i oni,
08:25
they told us that they could use it too,
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08:27
and what's most important,
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a što je najvažnije,
08:28
what we'd found that
we thought might be exceptional,
we thought might be exceptional,
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iako smo mislili
da je to iznimka,
da je to iznimka,
ispostavilo se kako u šumi
postoji jako dobar mobilni signal.
postoji jako dobar mobilni signal.
08:31
in the forest there was
pretty good cell phone service.
pretty good cell phone service.
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08:33
That was not exceptional, we were told,
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Rečeno nam je da to nije bila iznimka,
08:35
and that particularly is on the periphery
of the forests that are most under threat.
of the forests that are most under threat.
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a to posebno vrijedi za periferna područja
šuma koja su najugroženija.
šuma koja su najugroženija.
08:39
And then something
really amazing happened,
really amazing happened,
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Onda se dogodilo nešto nevjerojatno,
08:41
which was that people started sending us
their own old cell phones.
their own old cell phones.
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ljudi su nam počeli slati
svoje stare mobitele.
svoje stare mobitele.
08:45
So in fact what we have now is a system
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Tako da sada imamo sustav
08:47
where we can use people on the ground,
people who are already there,
people who are already there,
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gdje možemo koristiti ljude
koji su već na terenu,
koji su već na terenu,
08:50
who can both improve
and use the existing connectivity,
and use the existing connectivity,
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koji mogu i unaprijediti i
koristiti postojeći signal,
koristiti postojeći signal,
08:53
and we're using old cell phones
that are being sent to us
that are being sent to us
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i koristimo stare mobitele koje nam šalju
08:56
by people from around the world
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ljudi iz cijelog svijeta
08:57
that want their phones to be doing
something else in their afterlife,
something else in their afterlife,
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koji žele da njihovi telefoni služe nečemu
u svojem novom životu,
u svojem novom životu,
da se tako izrazim.
09:01
so to speak.
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Ako se ostatak uređaja može
u potpunosti reciklirati,
u potpunosti reciklirati,
09:01
And if the rest of the device
can be completely recycled,
can be completely recycled,
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vjerujemo da je to uređaj s potpuno
novom, poboljšanom svrhom.
novom, poboljšanom svrhom.
09:04
then we believe it's
an entirely upcycled device.
an entirely upcycled device.
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09:07
So again, this didn't come
because of any sort of high-tech solution.
because of any sort of high-tech solution.
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Ovo nije rezultat nekog
visokotehnološkog rješenja,
visokotehnološkog rješenja,
09:11
It just came from using
what's already there,
what's already there,
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već je rezultat korištenja
postojećih resursa,
postojećih resursa,
09:13
and I'm thoroughly convinced
that if it's not phones,
that if it's not phones,
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i duboko sam uvjeren da,
ako se ne budu koristili telefoni,
ako se ne budu koristili telefoni,
09:16
that there's always
going to be enough there
going to be enough there
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da će postojati nešto drugo
09:18
that you can build similar solutions
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s čime ćemo postići slična rješenja
09:20
that can be very effective
in new contexts.
in new contexts.
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i što će biti vrlo djelotvorno
u novim situacijama.
u novim situacijama.
09:22
Thank you very much.
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Puno vam hvala.
(Pljesak)
09:24
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Topher White - Conservation technologistThrough his startup Rainforest Connection, Topher White transforms used cell phones into guardians of the rainforest.
Why you should listen
In 2012, Topher White founded Rainforest Connection, a startup which converts recycled cell-phones into solar-powered listening devices to monitor and protect remote areas of the rainforest. Now an established NGO, Rainforest Connection has helped stop illegal logging and poaching operations in Sumatra, and the system is being expanded to three more rainforest reserves in Indonesia, the Amazon and Africa.
With a background in physics and engineering, White worked as web chief of ITER and co-founded Enthuse, a sports engagement and mobile rewards platform. For Rainforest Connection, he’s fashioned a simple device made of discarded cell phones and solar panels that detects and sends alerts when it picks up the sound of chainsaws in protected rainforests, allowing for intervention in real time.
Topher White | Speaker | TED.com