"In the mid-1800s, under Napoleon III, vast wetlands considered unhealthy and unproductive were drained and replaced with a pine forest."
We SO need to leave monoculture plantation forestry behind. It usually • Burns like petrol • Drives out nature • Drives out local communities • Drives climate breakdown • Helps kill tourist economies... • Produces crap timber • Is *highly* vulnerable to pests and diseases ENOUGH already.