The Secret Network of Nature

Did you know that trees can make clouds?
Or that a change in wolf population can alter the course of a river?
Or that earthworms give wild boar directions?

The natural world is a web of intricate connections, many of which go unnoticed by humans. But it is these connections that maintain nature’s finely balanced equilibrium, and tinkering with one tiny element can set off a chain reaction that affects an entire ecosystem.

In The Secret Network of Nature, forester and bestselling author Peter Wohlleben opens our eyes to surprising connections and unlikely partnerships in nature. We’ll see how different animals, plants, rivers, rocks and weather systems co-operate, and what happens when these delicate systems are unbalanced.

All animals and plants are part of a delicate equilibrium, and every entity has its purpose and role in its ecosystem. The more we acknowledge that even the smallest disturbance can lead to unpredictable changes, the stronger the arguments for protecting larger areas of the environment. – Peter Wohlleben, Forester and Author