Because in temperate regions, you have clear climate seasonality – in winter, everything is dormant – so the growing period is very well-marked. - Afwork Gebrekirstos

Trees tell us a lot about climate and ecological history, because they are the oldest living things on the planet and can live up to 4000 years.

Trees are like people. Some species, some are opportunists. In good times they spend and grow like crazy. Some really conservative they grow better in difficult years. And the conservative tree could better cope with climate change.

At the moment, we have many, many indigenous trees in the tropics, but we are selecting very few for restoration – we’re mostly planting exotic trees like eucalyptus, grevillea, and cypress.