Old News.
That claim has been around for ages. IE that the conquests of Genghis Khan were good for the environment. I guess it depends it depends on oneās point of view:
In the pre industrial age, the khan removed all human beings from a vast area. I think not having human beings for around for a century or so would have certainly have been a good thing for the local ecology.
If you havenāt seen it, I recommend the documentary series āLife After Peopleā. I think the link below is the the original documentary.
