
3. Sustainable soil management: defining site-specific practices
Preventing soil degradation is essential, because restoring soil, whether naturally or through human intervention, takes time - up to several decades - and can be costly (see the example of tillage in chapter 4 ). In some cases, restoration is not even possible.
To adapt forest management...
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Key figures for metropolitan France's forests :
28% of mainland France is covered by forests;
3.2 million private owners share 12 Mha, or 75% of the forest;
More than 15,600 local authorities own 2.9 Mha, or 16% of the forest;
the State owns 1.7 Mha of state-owned forests, i.e. 9% of...
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Key figures on the state of the world's forests (source: Geo) : https://www.geo.fr/environnement/les-chiffres-cles-de-la-situation-des-forets-dans-le-monde-213698
Key figures for the French forest (source:...
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