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France's Macron pledges to replant Fontainebleau forest after devastating fire

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July 16, 2026 8:35 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks as he meets with forest police, police and firefighters following the forest fires in Fontainebleau at the firefighter's central command site in Noisy-sur-Ecole, near Fontainebleau, France, 16 July 2026. MOHAMMED BA

PARIS, July 16 (Reuters) - ‌French President ​Emmanuel ​Macron pledged to replant the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on ‌Thursday after wildfires scorched at least 10% ⁠of the 20,000-hectare domain and forced 1,000 residents ‌to flee.

• The fire ‌is now contained but Macron warned it would take several weeks for it to ​be completely extinguished.

• "Your forest is our forest because it is a treasure," Macron ⁠said in Fontainebleau as he announced the launch of a ​fundraising campaign to replant the forest. "It is a treasure for welcoming people and ​for biodiversity."

• The fundraising ‌campaign is led by the Fontainebleau municipality, the National Forest Office (ONF) ⁠and the Fondation du Patrimoine, Macron said.

• The Fontainebleau forest is a former royal hunting ground ⁠that later became a celebrated subject for Impressionist ​painters and attracts hikers, nature lovers and climbers to its famous boulders.

• In 2019 Macron made a ‌similar pledge to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral after a blaze devastated large parts ‌of the gothic gem. Notre-Dame reopened in ⁠2024 after individual, ‌corporate and private ​donors pledged nearly €900 million in donations.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Makini ‌Brice)


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