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A Trillion Trees
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- Controversial take on tree planting: Pearce argues that tree planting is problematic and that forests should be given space and time to heal on their own.
- We are all connected by trees: We often think of saving only our local trees. Pearce shows that we must think globally; humans depend on forests everywhere to keep our planet cool, breathable, and livable.
- Indigenous knowledge: Pearce interviews Indigenous peoples who live in and depend on the forests he writes about and shares their knowledge with their consent.
- Adventure travel: Pearce takes readers on an adventure to visit some of the most spectacular and unusual forests in the world.
- Books about tree and plant intelligence are top sellers: The Hidden Life of Trees, Braiding Sweetgrass +The Overstory together sold nearly half a million copies in 2020.
- Award-winning environmental science writer: Pearce has authored more than a dozen books and has won awards for his writings, which range in subject matter from the water crisis to consumerism and radioactive waste.
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“This fit well with some of the other books I've read recently about forests and hydrology. It was especially important to learn more about how the world's forests can be managed best by indigenous inhabitants.”

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About Fred Pearce
Fred Pearce is a freelance author and journalist based in the UK who has reported from over sixty countries. He is an environmental consultant for the New Scientist, a contributing writer for publications including the Guardian, Washington Post, and Yale Environment 360,and the author of numerous books, including The Land Grabbers and When the Rivers Run Dry.
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