Treewashing: The Planting Illusion

Treewashing: The Planting Illusion

★ 7.0IMDb Score
Released:2025-10-14
Duration:0 min
Country:France
Director:François-Xavier Drouet
Actors:Sandy Boizard
Production:Solent Production, ARTE, Ushuaïa TV, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, CNC, Angoa-Agicoa, ALCA - Agence livre, cinéma et audiovisuel en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, PROCIREP

Overview:

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?

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