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The power of trees : how ancient forests can save us if we let them / Peter Wohlleben ; translated by Jane Billinghurst.
"As human-caused climate change devastates the planet, forests play a critical role in keeping it habitable. While politicians and business leaders would have us believe that cutting down forests can be offset by mass tree planting, Wohlleben offers a warning: many tree planting campaigns lead to ecological disaster. Not only are these trees more susceptible to disease, flooding, fires, and landslides, we need to understand that forests are more than simply a collection of trees. Instead, they are ecosystems that consist of thousands of species, from animals to fungi and bacteria. The way to save trees, and ourselves? Step aside and let forests--which are naturally better equipped to face environmental challenges--heal themselves."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771647748 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 271 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver, BC : Greystone Books, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Published in association with the David Suzuki Institute. Translation of: Der lange Atem der Bäume. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the German. |
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| Subject: | Forest conservation. Forest ecology. Old growth forest conservation. Old growth forest ecology. Trees > Ecology. |
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- Baker & Taylor
Sharing emerging scientific research about how forests shape climates both locally and across continents, the international bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how ancient forests pass their wisdom through generations and why our future lies in protecting them. - Baker & Taylor
Sharing emerging scientific research about how forests shape climates both locally and across continents, the author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how ancient forests pass their wisdom through generations and why our future lies in protecting them. - Perseus Publishing
âAnother love letter from Wohlleben to the green world⦠makes the case for how we should allow forests throughout the world to regrow and in the process help heal not only the climate but us, as well.ââLydia Millet, Oprah Daily
An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them.
In his beloved book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben revealed astonishing discoveries about the social networks of trees and how they communicate. Now, in The Power of Trees, he turns to their future, with a searing critique of forestry management, tree planting, and the exploitation of old growth forests.
As human-caused climate change devastates the planet, forests play a critical role in keeping it habitable. While politicians and business leaders would have us believe that cutting down forests can be offset by mass tree planting, Wohlleben offers a warning: many tree planting campaigns lead to ecological disaster. Not only are these trees more susceptible to disease, flooding, fires, and landslides, we need to understand that forests are more than simply a collection of trees. Instead, they are ecosystems that consist of thousands of species, from animals to fungi and bacteria. The way to save trees, and ourselves? Step aside and let forestsâwhich are naturally better equipped to face environmental challengesâheal themselves.
With the warmth and wonder familiar to readers from his previous books, Wohlleben also shares emerging scientific research about how forests shape climates both locally and across continents; that trees adapt to changing environmental conditions through passing knowledge down to their offspring; and how old growth may in fact have the most survival strategies for climate change.
At the heart of The Power of Trees lies Wohllebenâs passionate plea: that our survival is dependent on trusting ancient forests, and allowing them to thrive.
Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.
