Forest Knowledge - by Peter Wohlleben & Pierre L Ibisch (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A radical blueprint for saving the world's woodlands through science, justice, and care.

In Forest Knowledge, New York Times bestselling author and forester Peter Wohlleben joins forest ecologist Dr. Pierre L. Ibisch to reveal forests as astonishing, sophisticated superorganisms. Drawing on cutting-edge research, they show how forests cool the planet, store water, shelter biodiversity, and safeguard us from climate chaos if we let them grow old enough. Yet industrial logging, short-term profits, and failing policies are pushing these ecosystems past their limits. Blending vivid, engaging writing with a bold twenty-point manifesto, Forest Knowledge charts a hopeful, science-based path to protect forests as a global commons and secure a just, livable future.

About the Author

Peter Wohlleben is a world-renowned forester and author of many bestselling books about the natural world including The Hidden Life of Trees, The Inner Life of Animals, and The Secret Network of Nature. His books have been translated into dozens of languages and have been adapted for the screen. When he is not writing and researching, Wohlleben manages a sustainable forest academy in Germany.

Pierre L. Ibisch is a biologist who holds a professorship in the Socioecology of Forest Ecosystems at Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany. He founded a pioneering study program in Socioecological Forest Management. Ibisch has 35 years' experience working in ecosystem management and conservation around the world. Having lived in the tropics for a decade, he has a strong background in tropical biodiversity. He has co-authored hundreds of scientific studies and discovered and described dozens of new species. He lives in Eberswalde, Germany.