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Episode 2: How forests regenerate after a fire
Climate change and monoculture plantations are rendering Germany's forests more vulnerable to wildfires.
One solution could be the creation of forests that don't burn so easily. But how is this done? And what does this mean for ecosystems and timber production?
Interviewee featured in this episode:
Pierre Ibisch, biologist and professor for nature conservation at the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:39 Heading into a burnt forest
04:03 What is Professor Ibisch’s project about?
05:57 Fertile soil after a fire
08:52 Unexpected results from the project?
10:17 Walking through a monoculture plantation
12:53 What do you do with deadwood?
15:03 Bark beetles killing trees
18:23 Conflicting types of forest management
24:55 Fire stimulates growth of new trees
28:54 Monoculture is not sustainable
32:01 Visiting a forest that’s regenerating after a fire
36:28 Neil signs off
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