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The cutting of most European forests happened very recently, in the time between the start of industrial revolution and the creation of natural reserves and nat
by otikik 4y ago
The cutting of most European forests happened very recently, in the time between the start of industrial revolution and the creation of natural reserves and national parks.
- asdff 4y agoThis depends on where in europe. The various sea powers that were over history stripped plenty of islands and coastal Mediterranean areas bare of their forests for the sake of building ships that went on to rot in the sea. Roman sources tell of crops that were harvested to the point of extinction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silphium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silphium