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François-Xavier Drouet investigates global tree-planting industry's dark side

other · 2026-04-24

A documentary titled "Planter à tout prix. Des arbres pour sauver la planète ?" airs on Ushuaïa TV, investigating the global tree-planting industry. Over the past six years, states have committed to reforestation, but filmmaker François-Xavier Drouet reveals how these good intentions mask a booming timber industry with disastrous environmental consequences. His investigation spans three continents.

Key facts

  • Documentary airs on Ushuaïa TV
  • Title: Planter à tout prix. Des arbres pour sauver la planète ?
  • Directed by François-Xavier Drouet
  • Investigation covers three continents
  • States have committed to reforestation for six years
  • Tree-planting initiatives hide a booming timber industry
  • Consequences of the timber industry are described as disastrous

Entities

Artists

  • François-Xavier Drouet

Institutions

  • Ushuaïa TV
  • Le Monde

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