Japan is a world champion at destroying marine & terrestrial ecosystems. Virtually all of Japan's coastline (yes, seriously) is covered in tetrapods, all of it

Japan is a world champion at destroying marine & terrestrial ecosystems. Virtually all of Japan's coastline (yes, seriously) is covered in tetrapods, all of its rivers except one (1) have been dammed and largely encased in concrete, 41% of its old-growth forests have been uprooted and replaced largely with a monoculture of cedar [3], etc. [1] https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2007/07/22/general/tetrapods/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2007/07/22/general/tetrapo... [2] https://ejatlas.org/conflict/nagaragawa-dam https://ejatlas.org/conflict/nagaragawa-dam [3] https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/17/science/japan-s-cedar-forests-are-man-made-disaster.html https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/17/science/japan-s-cedar-for... But hey, landing at Kansai or Chubu airports (built entirely on reclaimed land) is kinda neat...