Haute-Marne: Béchu worried about an “attack on biodiversity” in a tree felling project. “The imperative of road safety, to which I subscribe, cannot be the pretext for such an attack on biodiversity, even though alternatives can be considered,” he writes.

Nicolas Lacroix announced last week that 4,000 trees would be examined with a view to possible felling, triggering an outcry from several associations. He told AFP that only sick or dangerous trees would being felled, a decision that would be taken “tree by tree”