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+1. Come over to Estonia, author. About 50% of our territory is forest, at least statistically. Many complain (rightly so) about too intensive logging, but ther
by marttt 5y ago
+1. Come over to Estonia, author. About 50% of our territory is forest, at least statistically. Many complain (rightly so) about too intensive logging, but there is nonetheless plenty of forest left, even if much of it is planted by humans several decades ago. City dwellers are finding their ways back to the countryside, figuring out solutions to live there all year. Farmers are still alive, many of them doing well... etc. There's lots of happy people living outside bigger cities and towns. I doubt this could be much different in most other countries.
If anything, I'd say nature is finding its way back to city and town centers. Or is this an exaggeration, wishful thinking? Let's think about "everyone's nature conservation" and other similar memes. Recreational areas in towns seem to be greener and way better thought out in my country than they were some 20 years ago, etc.
It's a different, more exhausted planet than some decades ago, but current 20+ generation is clearly acting towards preserving and reincarnating nature as much as they can.