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The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence

sittingwishingreading's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

zoesiapie_'s review

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5.0

Un libro spaventosamente reale.
Ben Rawlence si imbarca in un viaggio che dura anni, compresi quelli della scrittura del reportage. Segue la linea dell'ultima foresta sulla terra per osservare il modo in cui questa sta cambiando a causa del riscaldamento globale.
Parte in Scozia, arriva in Russia, Siberia, passa in Canada: ogni paese ha alberi differenti. I terreni sono diversi, alcuni alberi riescono a insediarsi meglio e portano con sé ecosistemi diversi – quasi tutti in cambiamento, le temperature che aumentano sciolgono il permafrost, i ghiacciai e costringono la linea degli alberi a spostarsi a Nord sempre più velocemente.
Treeline offre uno spaccato delle popolazioni che vivono a stretto contatto con questa realtà, ci sono storie, antiche leggende. Tribù che cercano di rimanere ancorate al passato. Tradizioni.
Un libro scritto benissimo, che spiega teorie scientifiche recenti e contiene un gran numero di studi sulla foreste.

Toccante e sincero. Cinque stelle

lakecake's review

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4.0

I won a copy of this book via Goodreads Giveaways.

The Treeline is a look at the arboreal forest and what is happening to it due to climate change. It’s also a survey of the lands and peoples being similarly affected. It’s depressingly factual—climate change is happening, even faster than we originally thought, and there’s nothing humans can do to stop it—and yet there is hope in the pages too. We can’t stop it, but we can adapt. Nature will find a way and if we pay attention, we can evolve to adapt to the new world we’re creating too. Will we? Some of us will, certainly, but not all of us. It’s not in our nature and, importantly, it’s not in nature’s best interest.

twosday's review

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

cradlow's review

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reflective

5.0

trsr's review

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hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.0

erinjandacreative's review

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5.0

This book is so beautifully written. It had me within the first page. I feel as though I learned so much about the boreal forest — its importance and intertwining with life on Earth. I have always admired nature and forests, and after reading this book I feel an even deeper understanding. The trees of our planet are incredible and absolutely worth protecting, not only for human and non-human survival but also for the trees themselves. The trees of the boreal are intelligent, resilient, and adaptive. But we MUST take action to slow the climate crisis caused by humans that has been changing these magnificent forests.

Highly, Highly recommend this book!

melonlord31's review

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challenging reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

ckehoe79's review

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5.0

An incredible look at the wonder of the arboreal forests of the Artic. Engaging nature narrative, punctuated by insightful forays into indigenous anthropology. If you are concerned about the environment and climate change, you should read this.

eabrevaya's review

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5