Der.2021.german.waldmacher Guide

This story is based on the 2021 documentary Der Waldmacher ( The Forest Maker ), directed by Volker Schlöndorff. It chronicles the life's work of Tony Rinaudo , an Australian agronomist who revolutionized reforestation in Africa. The Underground Forest

Underneath the "dead" soil lay a massive, ancient network of roots—an waiting for a chance to grow. DER.2021.German.WALDMACHER

One afternoon in 1983, while driving through the barren fields, Tony stopped to change a tire. He looked at the small, scrubby "bushes" poking through the sand—the same ones he had dismissed as useless weeds for years. He took a closer look and realized they weren't weeds at all. They were tree stumps. This story is based on the 2021 documentary