
Wohlleben began publishing books popularizing scientific research about ecology and forest management in 2007. And it's our right to survive.” Writing career But if plants are conscious about what they are doing, it's okay to eat them. It's okay to eat meat, although I'm a vegetarian, because meat is the main forest killer. He has controversially argued that plants feel pain and has stated that "It's okay to eat plants. Wohlleben advocates for animal welfare and has raised awareness about the treatment of animals. He offers regular forest tours at his forest academy. Professionally, Wohlleben manages a beech forest on behalf of the municipality of Hümmel, Germany. As he grew more familiar with the woodlands he was overseeing, he became disenchanted due to the damage caused by the techniques and technologies he was expected to employ, including the felling of mature trees and the use of insecticides. Background Īfter graduation from forestry school in Rottenburg am Neckar, he took up a job as a government wood ranger in the Rhineland-Palatinate in 1987. He is the author of the New York Times Bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate, which was translated from German into English in 2016. Peter Wohlleben (born 1964) is a German forester and author who writes on ecological themes in popular language and has controversially argued for plant sentience.


The Hidden Life of Trees, The Inner Life of Animals, The Secret Wisdom of Nature, Can You Hear the Trees Talking?
