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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by adrianN on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:15AM (#25927289)
The most cost effective way is probably dropping a few hundred million anti personnel mines in the forest. They're very cheap to produce, very expensive to remove, and reliably keep people out of the area.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by glenneroo on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:07AM (#25927724)
There are also numerous indigenous human tribes and untold number of mammals which would likely set these off. And what if you ever want to use the area? We are still finding mines from WWII all over the world. If you absolutely have to take the macho-military-method, I'd personally recommend drones...
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by adrianN on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:21AM (#25927892)
The whole point is making the area unusable without the option of changing your mind after the next elections.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by thehappypm on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @11:41AM (#25930331)
This is a joke, right?
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by adrianN on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:01PM (#25930592)
I'm half-serious. It wouldn't be the first minefield that acts as a nature reserve, e.g. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39821956 or https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/06/living-i...
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by thehappypm on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:59PM (#25931462)
The world does not need more minefields. This idea is bad, and you should feel bad.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by ekzy on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:20AM (#25927318)
That's quite... clever. But what about the wildlife?
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by adrianN on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:20AM (#25927879)
My uninformed guess is that while the wildlife would be impacted, it would still fare better than when humans intrude in their habitat.
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