Our story imagines what it would take to make afforestation possible on a global scale.
Planting trees is easy. Keeping them alive is a different matter.
While the biggest threat to forests is wildfires, we turn to ancient and indigenous cultures and practices and fight wildfires - with fire.
Controlled burnings clear thick undergrowth and dried vegetation, educing the spread of invasive species, rejuvenating the soil, the ultimately preventing wildfires.
In our story, we imagine afforestation at a global scale and explore what it would be like in the Kauri forest in New Zealand. Decades ahead, centuries even, where a new culture and heritage derived from the management of the forests thrives. Communities from where stewardship becomes a part of life; where fire is no longer seen at a risk but celebrated as the key to keeping the forests and planet alive.
Film made with Anqi Wang, Rudain Almulla
