Give nature room to grow

Now is the time to reforest the planet. The task is urgent – to restore nature, to protect the climate and, while we are about it, to restore forest lands to their rightful owners, the world’s forest people. But guess what: if we truly wantthe return of the trees, the lastthing we should do is to get planting.

In 30 years of reporting from the world’s forests, I have learned one lesson. Nature does it best. Let’s put away our trowels and leave the great