[hef19898]

Fun fact, one of the first detailed concepts of sustainability comes from forestry in Germany by Hans Carl von Carlowitz in 1713.

https://www.forstwirtschaft-in-deutschland.de/index.php?id=5...

[riffraff]

Japan also started protecting forests and managing them sustainably a long time ago[0], in the Edo period (1603-1868).

[0] https://www.nippon.com/en/features/c03912/