“The 20th century peatlands ditching in Finland was the worst human environmental destruction action in Europe.”

— Pentti Linkola

Can Life Prevail? Pentti Linkola Voisiko elämä voittaa - ja millä ehdoilla tammi 2004 page 23 (Suomen soitten ojitusta on sanottu Euroopan suurimmaksi luonnon tuhotoimeksi 1900-luvulla.)

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