France's new climate and resilience law set in 2021 an objective of “ zero net artificialization of soils ” (ZAN) by 2050. The Grand Sud-Ouest railway project (GPSO) should artificialize at least 700 hectares of ENAF.
A project for a giant airship factory in the middle of the forest will deforest 75 of them. The Horizeo construction site is preparing to raze 680 hectares of forest in order to install a giant solar park.