EU Demands Suspension of Logging in Poland's Bialowieza Forest
- Poland says it’s cutting primeval forest’s trees to save it
- EU Commission seeks measures to stop logging immediately
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The European Union referred Poland to the Court of Justice over increased logging in the primeval Bialowieza forest, adding to political tensions between the trading bloc and the government in Warsaw.
According to the European Commission, the EU’s executive, the Polish authorities adopted the decision last year allowing for “a three-fold increase in logging operations in the Bialowieza Forest district, as well as for logging in areas so far excluded from any intervention.” The operation poses “a major threat” to the Natura 2000 site, which protects “species and habitats that are dependent on old-growth forests,” the commission said. It’s seeking measures to suspend work immediately.