How a Pope Saved a Forest - Impakter "… most people believe that trees die when they are felled, and woods disappear because they are cut down. The reality is more complex…” - Oliver Rackham,

This article reminded me of LaFreniere's #DeclineOfNature chp4 on vast forests that overran abandoned farmlands and grazing lands following the fall of Rome, and again after the Black Plague of 1347-1351.

#SecondGrowthForests
#ConservationManagement
#ForestGuardians

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Gilbert LaFreniere - Wikipedia

Just realized that Gilbert Lafreniere died recently. His book #DeclineOfNature takes the environmental movement to task for fiddling around the edges, leading to failure. Argues for metanoia, a much-needed long-overdue paradigm shift.

#envhist
#deepecology

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