Treewashing: The Planting Illusion

Original title: Planter à tout prix - Des arbres pour sauver la planète ?

Directed by François-Xavier Drouet

Will trees save the planet? That is the promise made by many public policies, timber companies, NGOs, and multinational corporations. With deforestation accelerating and CO2 emissions reaching record levels, planting trees is presented as a common-sense solution to the ecological disaster. But is it really that simple?