A French arborist camping out in a 200-year-old plane tree at the foot of the Eiffel Tower has got Paris to row back on a development project that endangers dozens of trees. But Thomas Brail is staying on hunger strike until he gets government assurances to better protect trees nationwide. "It's my role as a dad to protect my four-year-old son's future," he told RFI.
Brail set up camp in the tree last Monday in support of a number of groups campaigning against a €72 million scheme to develop tourist facilities around the Eiffel Tower ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
