The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them

The Power of Trees is a manifesto on ancient forests that reveals how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations and why our future lies in protecting them. Peter Wohlleben warns against the exploitation of old-growth forests and advocates for letting forests heal themselves. He also shares emerging scientific research about how forests shape climates, adapt to changing environmental conditions, and may have the most survival strategies for climate change.

Format: Hardback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 20 April 2023
Publisher: Greystone Books,Canada

A perfect gift for the hikers, walkers, and tree lovers in your life, this illuminating manifesto on ancient forests reveals how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them.

Another 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.

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 forests—which are naturally better equipped to face environmental challenges—heal 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.

In conclusion, The Power of Trees is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of our planet. Wohlleben offers a compelling argument for why we should let forests heal themselves and why we need to protect them from exploitation and destruction. His book is a beautiful blend of science, nature, and philosophy, and it will inspire readers to take action to protect the natural world.

Weight: 398g
Dimension: 141 x 224 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781771647748