Aimed at all forest lovers, whether enthusiasts or casual walkers, this fully updated book is a guide to the very heart of the forest world.

Both simple and educational, it covers the essentials of current knowledge about the forest in a highly visual way: how the forest ecosystem works, the relationship between man and the forest, the link with open spaces, the role of the forest on the environment, the forests of the future, the importance of maintaining biodiversity, etc.

Bernard Fischesser, one of the pioneers of nature protection policy in France, who was instrumental in the creation of the national parks, shows us in an accessible and highly illustrated way that safeguarding this irreplaceable heritage has become a major ecological imperative.

19 cm x 24 cm, 198 pages