The Australian tree making wildfires worse everywhere

Eucalyptus, a tree native to Australia, has been planted across the world for quick profits. But the highly flammable and invasive species is now reshaping fire behavior. We visit Galicia, Spain, to see how bad it can get, and what can be done to fix it. #PlanetA #spain #wildfire Credits: Reporter: Janek Speight Camera: Juan Meseguer Navarro Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Michael Trobridge Factcheck: Kirsten Funck Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Read More More on De-Eucalyptus Brigades: https://constelaciondeloscomunes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brigadas-deseucaliptizadoras_CC_EN.pdf More on Xunta de Galicia’s Forestry Plan: https://mediorural.xunta.gal/sites/default/files/temas/forestal/plan-forestal/20211112-Plan-Forestal-Galicia-2021-2040-Sintese-cast.pdf More on Asociación Forestal de Galicia: https://asociacionforestal.gal/en/ More on Eucalyptus flammability: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112712000722 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:21 Origins 2:48 Wildfire risks 5:30 Community Action 8:34 Policy changes 10:30 Conclusion We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Follow Planet A on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dw_planet