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And then in Germany... Fly over with Google Earth or similar. It's basically all farms and cities now. Several of the forests left are mere tree plantations.
by RGamma 5y ago
And then in Germany... Fly over with Google Earth or similar.
It's basically all farms and cities now. Several of the forests left are mere tree plantations.
Perhaps one day the yearly reminder that our forests are dying will stop because there's none left.
- Jensson 5y agoEuropean forest area has actually increased as modern farming made land use more efficient so we could reduce farm area. The forests were cut down centuries ago. All farming in Europe has to be sustainable since there is no farmland left to expand into. https://ourworldindata.org/exports/forest-area-as-share-of-land-area-8dd751532752fe5d4aa24a09d0e2c5b7_v12_850x600.svg https://ourworldindata.org/exports/forest-area-as-share-of-l...
- RGamma 5y agoGiven the satellite pictures I'm looking at, that graph cannot really comfort me, but thanks for trying.