The Land & Climate Podcast

What is commercial forestry getting wrong?

May 31, 2024 Land and Climate Review
What is commercial forestry getting wrong?
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The Land & Climate Podcast
What is commercial forestry getting wrong?
May 31, 2024
Land and Climate Review

Alasdair speaks to Peter Wohlleben about his new book How Trees Can Save the World.

Peter Wohlleben is a forester and author who has written over 30 books on ecology and forest management.

Peter and Alasdair discuss the problems with plantation forests, the power of trees to influence their local ecosystems and what modern forestry gets wrong.

How Trees Can Save the World was published in March and is available to buy from Harper Collins here.

Audio engineering by Vasko Kostovski.

Further reading:  

Click here to read our investigation into the UK biomass supply chain, or watch a clip from the BBC Newsnight documentary.

Show Notes

Alasdair speaks to Peter Wohlleben about his new book How Trees Can Save the World.

Peter Wohlleben is a forester and author who has written over 30 books on ecology and forest management.

Peter and Alasdair discuss the problems with plantation forests, the power of trees to influence their local ecosystems and what modern forestry gets wrong.

How Trees Can Save the World was published in March and is available to buy from Harper Collins here.

Audio engineering by Vasko Kostovski.

Further reading:  

Click here to read our investigation into the UK biomass supply chain, or watch a clip from the BBC Newsnight documentary.