The Power of Trees
How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them
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Narrated by:
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Mike Grady
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By:
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Peter Wohlleben
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Trees can survive without humans, but we can't live without trees. Even if human-caused climate change devastates our planet, the trees will return – as they do, always and everywhere, even after ice ages, catastrophic fires, destructive storms and deforestation. It would just be nice if we could be around to see them flourish.
The Power of Trees is forester Peter Wohlleben's follow-up to The Hidden Life of Trees, a New York Times bestseller that sold millions of copies worldwide. The Power of Trees is as fascinating and eye-opening as it is trenchant in its critique: on the one hand, Wohlleben describes astonishing discoveries about how trees pass knowledge down to succeeding generations and their ability to survive climate change; on the other, he is unsparing in his criticism of those who wield economic and political power – who plant trees exclusively for the sake of logging and virtue-signalling, even as they ruthlessly exploit nature.
The Power of Trees is a love letter to the forest and a passionate argument for protecting nature's boundless diversity – not only for the trees, but also for ourselves.
©2021 Peter Wohlleben. Originally published in German by Ludwig Verlag. First published in English by Greystone Books in 2023. Translation copyright Jane Billinghurst 2023. Recorded by arrangement with Black Inc. (P)2023 Greystone BooksCritic Reviews
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- Sam Skinner
- 31-08-2024
A better way forward
Powerful critique of conventional forestry practices and an outline for a better future by respecting nature
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- Anonymous User
- 20-03-2024
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Beautifully presented and argued. A great lesson! We can't sit back and allow business as usual. Very convincing that we need to stand up for the trees and ancient forests.
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- Chris
- 17-08-2023
Fantastic insight into how forests can save us.
Another excellent book from Peter Wolemben about the power of trees and forests in being able to create ideal environments. Thought provoking about the changes we can make as individuals and as a collective to help make a difference to our environment by simply leaving trees and forests alone to do their wonderful work. Definitely worth a listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-03-2024
ridiculous 'meat is bad" narrative is idiotic
Blaming meat for environmental issues is idiotic, have you stopped driving your car and taking vehicular transport, stopped using gas and other fossil fuels??? Because that's far far worse! regenerative farming can improve soil and microbiomes when manure goes back into the ground, if then your iss
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