In 2022, France promised 1 billion trees within a decade; four years later, a court struck down the decree funding the programme

In 2022, France pledged to plant one billion trees over 10 years, but four years later, the country's highest administrative court has cancelled the decree that funded the entire plan. On 15 July 2026, the Council of State ruled that the government's subsidy framework was unlawful because ministers introduced the rules without first allowing the public to give their views.

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