Man of the Trees

FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY

The story of Richard St. Barbe Baker, the inspirational visionary and pioneering environmentalist who is credited with saving and planting billions of trees. An unapologetic colonial officer fired for defending indigenous Africans, a forester who rarely had a steady income, a failed entrepreneur and inventor, a proud soldier and peace activist and a brilliant writer, speaker, and raconteur, St. Barbe was one of the first global climate activists. As Prince Charles of Britain said: “Long before the science of climate change was understood, he had warned of the impact of forest loss on climate.”