The ZAD of Notre-Dame-des-Landes in west France was the first place to be named so. An activist community was formed there around a 40-year long struggle to preserve farmland against “an airport and its world”. After the official cancellation of the airport project, a large-scale eviction operation started on April 9th, 2018, comprising 2500 gendarmes, armored cars, drones, and helicopters. The community is still negotiating its future.
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