A spectacular oversize photo book celebrating Africa’s most majestic trees―which are now facing an unprecedented ecological threat.
Baobabs are one of Africa’s natural wonders: they can live more than 2,000 years, and their massive, water-storing trunks can grow to more than one hundred feet in circumference. They serve as a renewable source of food, fiber, and fuel, as well as a focus of spiritual life. But now, suddenly, the largest baobabs are dying off , literally collapsing under their own weight.
Scientists believe these ancient giants are being dehydrated by drought and higher temperatures, likely the result of climate change.