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Rethinking trees post-fires

Jane Chambers
April 6, 2017

In 2017, Chile suffered from one of the worst forest fires in the country's history. Eleven people were killed and more than 500,000 hectares were destroyed. As the ashes settle, locals are deciding how best to reshape their future against the backdrop of climate change and a monoculture of pine trees and eucalyptus.

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