Man-made climate change is advancing at a rapid pace and keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees is the global goal of mankind. A popular measure for climate protection is afforestation, but this is currently being discussed in many ways and increasingly criticised. Here you will get a small overview of the topic of afforestation as well as related topics, because forests and trees take on important roles for nature conservation measures and thus ultimately for the preservation of climate-stabilising ecosystems.