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“While Paris is already doing so badly, the Bois de Vincennes, its green lung, is in danger!”

2022-12-13T19:17:09.678Z


TRIBUNE - The extension project for line 1 of the metro (which is ultimately the responsibility of the State) and, to a lesser extent, the imprudent choices of Anne Hidalgo threaten the integrity of the Bois de Vincennes. Hundreds of oaks, including 130 centenarians (the oldest dates back to Louis XV)...


Dominique Dupré-Henry and Tangui Le Dantec

are co-founders of Aux Arbres Citoyens!, an association for the protection of trees destroyed or threatened by the work of Anne Hidalgo.

The Bois de Vincennes (995 hectares) and the Bois de Boulogne (847 hectares) are rightly considered the two green lungs of the capital.

Without them, life in Paris, one of the densest cities in the world, would hardly be possible.

Paris has, excluding woods, a very low ratio of 3 m² of green spaces open to the public per inhabitant and 11 m² including woods, where the WHO recommendations respectively define a threshold of 10 m² and 25 m² with the woods.

However, despite their essential nature, these two woods are constantly confronted with strong human pressure due to an excess of events and a largely obsolete management method, favoring festive and leisure activities over detriment to the rest.

Thus, today, certain assets of the…

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Source: lefigaro

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