The power of trees : how ancient forests can save us if we let them
From the international bestselling author of HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES comes 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. 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 schemes 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.
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- ISBN: 9781771647748
- Physical Description 271 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2023.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Language Note: | Translated from the German |
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The Power of Trees : How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them
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Table of Contents
The Power of Trees : How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | 1 | |
Part I | The Wisdom of Trees | |
1 | When Trees Make Mistakes | 7 |
2 | A Thousand Years of Learning | 21 |
3 | Seeds of Wisdom | 34 |
4 | Filling Up in Winter | 40 |
5 | Red Flags for Aphids | 47 |
6 | Early Risers and Late Sleepers | 56 |
7 | Forest Air-Conditioning | 59 |
8 | When Rain Falls in China | 65 |
9 | Take Care and Stand Back | 72 |
10 | Underrated All-Rounders | 78 |
Part II | When Forestry Fails | |
11 | Backed Up Against a Wall | 89 |
12 | Butchery in the Beech Forest | 93 |
13 | Germany's Search for the Supertree | 97 |
14 | Good Intentions, Poor Outcomes | 110 |
15 | The New Bark Beetle? | 122 |
16 | Wolves as Climate Guardians | 133 |
17 | Is Wood as Eco-Friendly as We Think? | 138 |
18 | It's Time to Pay Up | 149 |
19 | The Toilet Paper Argument | 155 |
20 | More Money, Less Forest | 162 |
21 | The Ivory Tower Wobbles | 172 |
22 | What's on Your Plate? | 183 |
Part III | Forests of the Future | |
23 | Every Tree Counts | 197 |
24 | Does Everyone Have to Be On Board? | 206 |
25 | A Breath of Fresh Air | 214 |
26 | The Forest Will Return | 221 |
Afterword: Accepting Ignorance and Treading Carefully in the Forest | 235 | |
Acknowledgments | 245 | |
Notes | 246 | |
Index | 262 |