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Danish lawmakers have agreed on a deal to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage. “The Danish nature will change in a way we have not seen since the wetlands were drained in 1864,” said Jeppe Bruus, head of the Green Tripartite Ministry, created to implement a deal among farmers, industry, labor unions and environmental groups which earmarks 43 billion kroner ($6.1 billion) to acquire land from farmers over the next two decades. Danish forests would grow on an additional 250,000 hectares (618,000 acres), and another 140,000 hectares (346,000 acres), cultivated on low-lying soils, must be converted to nature.