Treewashing: The Planting Illusion

Planter à tout prix - Des arbres pour sauver la planète ? (original title)

Synopsis

Will trees save the planet? That is the promise made by many public policies, timber companies, NGOs, and multinational corporations. With deforestation accelerating and CO2 emissions reaching record levels, planting trees is presented as a common-sense solution to the ecological disaster. But is it really that simple?