Little known fact: Germany was exporting wood around the beginning of the 15th century up until the point where over 80% of all forests were gone. You could say that almost all forests we have today are somewhat artificially grown.
That is why, by law, forests have to be maintained and regrown if you want to harvest wood. The earliest established Forstordnung was done in 1442 in Speyer and soon after the Kurpfalz and other states/Fürstentümer adapted it. I think the latest state to adapt it was Sachsen around 1560, but I would have to look that up to be certain.
Nonetheless I think this speaks volumes on how much some countries are behind when it comes to their established laws.
That is why, by law, forests have to be maintained and regrown if you want to harvest wood. The earliest established Forstordnung was done in 1442 in Speyer and soon after the Kurpfalz and other states/Fürstentümer adapted it. I think the latest state to adapt it was Sachsen around 1560, but I would have to look that up to be certain.
Nonetheless I think this speaks volumes on how much some countries are behind when it comes to their established laws.