Can our forests still be saved? Precht in conversation with forester Wohlleben
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Is the forest a climate savior or a climate victim? Richard David Precht talks about this with forester and author Peter Wohlleben. Monocultures have severely damaged the forest and the climate crisis is now doing the rest. Three hot and dry summers in a row have taken a heavy toll on the trees. The heat has weakened the spruce trees planted in plantations in particular, and they have fallen victim to the bark beetle. Huge areas of dead trees have been cleared everywhere and hundreds of thousands of tons of the inferior wood have been sold cheaply to China. The forestry industry has been in panic mode ever since. The problem is partly caused by politics. It was politicians who first awakened the increased demand for wood through the "Charter for Wood", an initiative to increase per capita wood consumption in 2004, and have continued to promote it to this day, says Peter Wohlleben. Coal-fired power plants are now to be converted to wood, although it has been clearly proven that burning wood is dirtier, and therefore more harmful to the climate, than burning coal. What is more, it is completely neglected that it is not the plantations but the intact forest ecosystem that is of key importance as a CO2 store in order to combat the climate crisis. Last but not least, human well-being depends on the forest. In the forest, the soul finds peace and the wilderness can be experienced – without having to travel long distances. The forest not only lowers the ambient temperature by several degrees, but also our blood pressure, thus ensuring a sense of well-being that can measurably last for days, says Wohlleben. Wherever we leave the forest alone, it will recover over time. But isn’t this plea for more wilderness in Germany also a rejection of the preferential role of humans, asks Richard David Precht. Quite the opposite, replies Wohlleben, we don’t have to worry about nature, but we do have to worry about the people who depend on this nature. You can find the entire conversation in the ZDFmediathek here: https://kurz.zdf.de/zun/ ----- Here on ZDFheute Nachrichten you can find out what is happening in the world and what concerns us all: We provide insight into the world of news, explain the background and address social debates. Discuss with us in live streams and form your own opinion based on the facts that we present to you. Subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything. You can always stay up to date at http://www.ZDFheute.de/. #Precht #Wohlleben #Wald
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