Peter Wohlleben
German forester and author
Peter Wohlleben is a forester and author from Germany who covers ecological topics in everyday language. He also runs a woodland in Germany.
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German Born 1964 in Bonn, Germany
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About Peter Wohlleben
Peter Wohlleben was born in 1964 and studied forestry. He then spent more than twenty years working in forest management in Germany. He later left that work to start his own forest enterprise in the Eifel region, where he promotes alternative forestry and the return of primeval forests. He also cares for wild and domestic animals. His book The Hidden Life of Trees appeared in English in 2016 and reached the New York Times Best Seller list. The Inner Life of Animals is another of his international bestsellers.