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"Two decades after its fall, the border between East and West Germany would become Europe's biggest nature reserve: an 858-mile "ecological treasure trove", no
by _iyig 7y ago
"Two decades after its fall, the border between East and West Germany would become Europe's biggest nature reserve: an 858-mile "ecological treasure trove", no longer the Iron Curtain but the Green Belt, and home to more than 600 rare and endangered species of birds, mammals, plants and insects."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Green_Belt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Green_Belt
- Merrill 7y agoThe area around Chernobyl is another example. If you get rid of people, the ecosystem recovers pretty rapidly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Without_Us https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Without_Us
- jbarham 7y agoAnd the Korean DMZ: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/apr/13/wildlife-thriving-korean-demilitarised-zone https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/apr/13/wildlife...