The history, art, science, and politics of the world's trees
World Service,路12 episodes
"There is a cause for alarm" says Professor Sir Ghillean Prance. "Now is the time to act"
How trees can be used to provide sweeteners, vanilla, latex and glue...
The extraordinary variety of the world's trees and their chances for survival
A visit to a centuries old forest in England
The growing grass-roots environmental movement in Africa
The "ecocide" of Vietnam's forests caused by American bombing during the Vietnam War
The trees' place in literature from the poet Edward Thomas to author JRR Tolkein
How the humble wasp caused a revolution in paper-making...and changed the world forever
How the dream of every child is used across world and even has a place in history
The evolution and re-emergence of archetypal nature figures
How much rain forest is left? And what is a poor country to do with its natural wealth?
