Suzanne Simard – When the Forest Breathes

Weaving together scientific discoveries and luminous storytelling, the renowned ecologist calls on us to rediscover our kinship with nature, and listen to the lessons of the forest.

Suzanne Simard transformed our understanding of the profound intelligence and interconnectedness of trees.

Raised in a family of loggers committed to sustainable stewardship of the land, she watched as timber companies leave the forests of her native British Columbia vulnerable to wildfires and drought, threatening the crucial biodiversity that they support. But her groundbreaking research for The Mother Tree Project – one of the most ambitious forest ecology experiments of its kind – has the potential to chart a new course.

The forest is a living symphony of finely honed cycles of birth, growth, death and rebirth that hold the key to protecting the natural world. Live in conversation in London, Suzanne will examine how holistic, regenerative forestry that preserves the cycles of the forest can help solve the global climate crisis.