Colbert's “L’ordonnance des eaux et forêts”
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the French Minister of Finance under King Louis XIV, oversees “L’ordonnance des eaux et forêts,” ushering in a new system of forest management.
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deforestation
Evelyn's Sylva, or a Discourse on Forest Trees
John Evelyn advocates an extensive reforestation program and the systematic foundation of forests and parks in England, not least to support the British fleet dependent on wood resources.
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