Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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
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More on De-Eucalyptus Brigades: 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: 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: tiktok.com/@dw_planet
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: 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: 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: tiktok.com/@dw_planet
