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Author:   Peter Wohlleben ,  Jane Billinghurst
Publisher:   Greystone Books,Canada
Imprint:   Greystone Books,Canada
ISBN:  

9781771647748

ISBN 10:   1771647744
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   20 April 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction  PART I The Wisdom of Trees 1 | When Trees Make Mistakes  2 | A Thousand Years of Learning  3 | Seeds of Wisdom  4 | Filling Up in Winter  5 | Red Flags for Aphids  6 | Early Risers and Late Sleepers  7 | Forest Air-Conditioning  8 | When Rain Falls in China  9 | Take Care and Stand Back  10 | Underrated All-Rounders  PART II When Forestry Fails 11 | Backed Up Against a Wall  12 | Butchery in the Beech Forest  13 | Germany’s Search for the Supertree  14 | Good Intentions, Poor Outcomes  15 | The New Bark Beetle?  16 | Wolves as Climate Guardians  17 | Is Wood as Eco-Friendly as We Think?  18 | It’s Time to Pay Up  19 | The Toilet Paper Argument  20 | More Money, Less Forest  21 | The Ivory Tower Wobbles  22 | What’s on Your Plate?  PART III Forests of the Future 23 | Every Tree Counts  24 | Does Everyone Have to Be On Board?  25 | A Breath of Fresh Air  26 | The Forest Will Return  Afterword: Accepting Ignorance and Treading Carefully in the Forest  Acknowledgments  Notes  Index 

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Trees, says Peter Wohlleben, have wisdom. So does he. In this magisterial take on how forests can save the planet from our worst endeavours, the German forester warns us against the hubris of tree planting. For their forest wisdom is greater than ours. Planting is usually bad, a 'giant PR operation.' Instead, he says, the world needs the quiet magic of natural forest restoration. We are, at best, stewards of the world's forests. We must stand back and let them grow. - Fred Pearce, author of A Trillion Trees: Restoring Our Forests by Trusting in Nature.

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Peter Wohlleben is the author of several books about the natural world, including The Hidden Life of Trees, The Inner Life of Animals, and The Heartbeat of Trees. His books for children include Can You Hear the Trees Talking?, Do You Know Where the Animals Live?, and Peter and the Tree Children. A longtime former forester, Wohlleben runs a forest academy in Germany that supports sustainable forest management and teaches adults and children about the many wonders of the forest. To learn more about Peter and his books, visit his website at peterwohllebenbooks.com. Jane Billinghurst is a nature lover, master gardener, editor, translator, and author of six books. She has translated and edited several books by Peter Wohlleben, including the New York Times bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees. She lives in Anacortes, Washington, next to 2,800 acres of community forest lands.

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