Forest knowledge – Understanding the world through the forest

The forest is so much more than trees! In their first joint work, which offers a more comprehensive introduction to the secrets of the forest than ever before, Germany's most famous forester, Peter Wohlleben, and the renowned biologist Pierre L. Ibisch combine their outstanding expertise and the latest findings from international science. They shed light on the thicket of a highly complex ecosystem. Using fascinating examples from nature, they reveal the unimagined interplay of plants, animals, microbes, viruses, and fungi – a world in which no element can exist without the other. They allow us to experience the forest as we have never known it before: as a supercomputer, bioreactor, master builder, and rainmaker. We humans, too, are part of this finely balanced system. However, the latest scientific findings also give us cause to critically examine our interactions with the forest. Our history, our culture, our entire development are inextricably linked to the forest. The authors show how much not only our past, but above all our future, depends on the forest. But how can we manage the forests without destroying our livelihoods? Together, the forest experts look into the future of the forest and thus into the future of humanity, which cannot exist without forests.

• Deep insights into a complex ecosystem: concentrated knowledge, astonishing insights, unexpected connections
• The most comprehensive book on the subject of forests – with many photos, vividly and opulently illustrated