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There’s more forested land in Europe today than there has been since the middle ages
by derektank 6mo ago
There’s more forested land in Europe today than there has been since the middle ages
- Y-bar 6mo agoAlmost half of which is monocultural plantations and not actual _forests_. That’s about as ecologically true as calling a bunch of crop fields grasslands.
- nickserv 6mo agoCitation needed. Also, even if true, a lot is likely due to people leaving the countryside and migrating to the cities during the latter half of the 20th century. To feed these urban populations, an enormous amount of food needs to be imported from other countries. So really the deforestation has been exported, same as pollution from manufacturing.
- actionfromafar 6mo agoMore tree plantations.
- subscribed 6mo agoI wouldn't focus on the Europe's forests though. The biodiversity and nature loss around the world are staggering, and the meagre gains on one tiny continent don't offset that.