The Heartbeat of Trees

Resumen del libro

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES 'A simultaneously stimulating and soothing blend of nature writing and science ... Strongly encourages tree hugging for our own, human sake' Guardian Summer Reads 2021 A powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. Where the colour green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses.

In The Heartbeat of Trees, renowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply connected to the natural world. In an era of climate change, many of us fear we've lost our connection to nature, but Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact. We just have to know where to look.

Drawing on science and cutting-edge research, The Heartbeat of Trees reveals the profound interactions humans can have with nature, exploring: the language of the forestthe consciousness of plantsand the eroding boundary between flora and fauna A perfect book to take with you into the woods, The Heartbeat of Trees shares how to see, feel, smell, hear, and even taste the forest. Peter Wohlleben, renowned for his ability to write about trees in an engaging and moving way, reveals a wondrous cosmos where humans are a part of nature, and where conservation and environmental activism is not just about saving trees, it's about saving ourselves, too.

Biografía del autor

Peter Wohlleben (1964) creció en la ciudad de Bonn y se graduó por la Escuela Forestal de Rotemburgo del Néckar, donde inició su carrera. Durante dos décadas fue funcionario público en la Administración Forestal del Estado de Renania-Palatinado. Después de unos años como gerente en una oficina forestal, se trasladó a Eifel, al oeste de Alemania, donde dirige un bosque ecológico, trabajando para restaurar árboles primitivos y cuidar de animales salvajes y domésticos.<br> Wohlleben ha sido reconocido por su singular enfoque al escribir sobre la naturaleza; da vida a investigaciones científicas innovadoras a través de sus observaciones de la naturaleza y los animales que lo rodean.<br> Es autor de los bestsellers internacionales La vida secreta de los árboles y La vida interior de los animales.