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Peter Wohlleben

Nacido: June 06, 1964 – Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Peter Wohlleben is a German forester and author whose work focuses on forest ecology, trees, and the natural world. He is best known for The Hidden Life of Trees, alongside books such as The Inner Life of Animals and The Secret Wisdom of Nature. His books became international bestsellers.

Biografía y Trayectoria del Autor

Peter Wohlleben, born in Bonn in 1964, wanted to be a conservationist from childhood. He studied forestry and then spent more than two decades in the Rhineland-Palatinate state forestry administration, learning conventional forest management from the inside. The decisive turn in his career came when he concluded that industrial forestry often treated woods as production units rather than living ecosystems. In 2006 he left state service and took over management of a 1,200-hectare forest in the Eifel, where he pursued an ecological model built around native species, horse logging, the rejection of clear-cuts, and the avoidance of chemical interventions.

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A tree is not a forest
-The Hidden Life of Trees
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What blood is to people, water is to trees
-The Heartbeat of Trees
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The best thing is to be curious
-Interview: Do You Know Where the Animals Live?
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I hope this journey to the trees will be a pleasure for the whole family
-Peter Wohlleben Launches New Kids Book
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Trees have a stake in supporting one another to keep all members of the community healthy
-Are Trees Sentient Beings? Certainly, Says German Forester
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The only explanation was that this old stump was supported by its neighbors
-Living on Earth: The Hidden Life of Trees
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Only later did I realize that forestry is part of the problem, not part of the solution
-About Me
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I have become its ghostwriter, so to speak
-Beech Tree Life

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"Peter Wohlleben is the world’s most famous forester"

EL PAÍS

"Peter Wohlleben is a Rhineland forester who became unhappy with industrial methods"

The Guardian

"Peter Wohlleben is Germany’s most famous forest ranger and author of The Hidden Life of Trees"

DW

"Peter Wohlleben is the German forester who wants the world to idolize trees"

The New Yorker

"Peter Wohlleben captured global attention with The Hidden Life of Trees"

OPB

"Peter Wohlleben documents his conversion from lumber producer to tree whisperer"

BookPage

"Peter Wohlleben, the tree whisperer, says animals have feelings too"

Maclean's

"Peter Wohlleben had an unexpected hit with The Hidden Life of Trees"

Publishers Weekly

"Peter Wohlleben has succeeded more than anyone in conveying the lives of trees and becoming their spokesman"

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