Borealis: Trees and People of the Northern Forest
  • Thirty percent of all trees on earth are boreal forests. This book is the remarkable result of 8 journeys to the northern-most forests in the world - where the effects of climate change are already visible
  • An intriguing and timely work, charting the forest, its trees, and inhabitants
Thirty per cent of all trees are in the so-called boreal ecosystem, a circle of mostly coniferous trees, ranging from Europe and Asia to North America. These boreal forests, also referred to as taiga, convert massive amounts of CO² into oxygen. Over a span of 100 years, an average tree produces enough oxygen to allow a single person to breathe for twenty years. Still, less than twelve per cent of these forests are protected. For Borealis, photographer Jeroen Toirkens and journalist Jelle Brandt Corstius traveled to these forests, looking for the stories of the people living there. Their mission turned into eight very different journeys, to Norway, Scotland, Canada, Japan, Alaska and Russia.

Text in English and Dutch.
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Borealis: Trees and People of the Northern Forest
  • Thirty percent of all trees on earth are boreal forests. This book is the remarkable result of 8 journeys to the northern-most forests in the world - where the effects of climate change are already visible
  • An intriguing and timely work, charting the forest, its trees, and inhabitants
Thirty per cent of all trees are in the so-called boreal ecosystem, a circle of mostly coniferous trees, ranging from Europe and Asia to North America. These boreal forests, also referred to as taiga, convert massive amounts of CO² into oxygen. Over a span of 100 years, an average tree produces enough oxygen to allow a single person to breathe for twenty years. Still, less than twelve per cent of these forests are protected. For Borealis, photographer Jeroen Toirkens and journalist Jelle Brandt Corstius traveled to these forests, looking for the stories of the people living there. Their mission turned into eight very different journeys, to Norway, Scotland, Canada, Japan, Alaska and Russia.

Text in English and Dutch.
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Borealis: Trees and People of the Northern Forest

Borealis: Trees and People of the Northern Forest

Borealis: Trees and People of the Northern Forest

Borealis: Trees and People of the Northern Forest

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  • Thirty percent of all trees on earth are boreal forests. This book is the remarkable result of 8 journeys to the northern-most forests in the world - where the effects of climate change are already visible
  • An intriguing and timely work, charting the forest, its trees, and inhabitants
Thirty per cent of all trees are in the so-called boreal ecosystem, a circle of mostly coniferous trees, ranging from Europe and Asia to North America. These boreal forests, also referred to as taiga, convert massive amounts of CO² into oxygen. Over a span of 100 years, an average tree produces enough oxygen to allow a single person to breathe for twenty years. Still, less than twelve per cent of these forests are protected. For Borealis, photographer Jeroen Toirkens and journalist Jelle Brandt Corstius traveled to these forests, looking for the stories of the people living there. Their mission turned into eight very different journeys, to Norway, Scotland, Canada, Japan, Alaska and Russia.

Text in English and Dutch.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789401452373
Publisher: Acc Publishing Group Ltd
Publication date: 10/27/2020
Edition description: Bilingual
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 10.36(w) x 12.50(h) x 1.19(d)
Language: Dutch

About the Author

Jelle Brandt Corstius and Jeroen Toirkens previously worked together on the project 'NomadsLife', in which they went in search of the last living nomads in the northern hemisphere. This cooperation resulted in the award-winning book Nomad and several feature articles for magazine Trouw and Amnesty International. Their modus operandi is defined by an in-depth look into the topic of their choice. With an open mind, they look for the human touch in stories.
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