Forests in the spotlight in the “Projet” magazine
Representing, before the industrial era, nearly half of the earth's surface, the forest today covers only 4 billion hectares, or 30% of our planet. Pierre Jean Durieu / stock adobe
At the end of a scorching summer that led to forest fires, particularly in the Aude region at the beginning of August, where 17,000 hectares were ravaged by flames, the new issue of Projet magazine explores the riches of this endangered "green gold."
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I subscribe" The long-term future of forests will be our pilgrim's staff or our cross ," concludes Marcel Rémon, Jesuit and director of the Center for Social Research and Action (Ceras), in his introductory editorial to the major back-to-school issue of Projet magazine dedicated to the forest. A resource, a tool for peace, and a natural refuge, the highly strategic forest space is also increasingly threatened. Representing nearly half the globe's surface before the industrial era, forests now cover only 4 billion hectares, or 30% of our planet.
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