Forests
Without trees, there are no forests. But forests are so much more than trees. I went trekking in the Khao Yai forest in Thailand, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Within a few hours, I saw white-handed gibbons, elephants, great hornbills, macaque monkeys, black giant squirrels, monitor lizards, tree snakes, flying geckos, scorpions and porcupines. This is a powerful demonstration of the phenomenon of emergence, which happens in complex living systems. The trees create an enabling environment for life to flourish. This is why planting trees is not enough; we need to protect and expand forest ecosystems.
— Wayne Visser
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