Poland Clashes With European Union Over Logging In Primeval Forest
Warsaw's populist government has approved large-scale logging in the ancient Bialowieza Forest, despite an injunction by Europe's highest court. The forest is a World Heritage Site.
by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
Aug 01, 2017
3 minutes
The lush, green canopy that is Bialowieza Forest spans 350,000 acres between Poland and Belarus. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is home to a variety of endangered species like the European bison, which is slightly larger and leaner than its American cousin.
It also has some of the last old-growth forest in Europe, untouched by human hands, and there is a great deal of international interest in preserving the forest's delicate ecology.
Polish journalist, author and naturalist Adam Wajrak said he never tires of
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