The plans aim to give residents a place for recreation and contact with nature while also reducing logging.
Forest
Poland to create “community forests” around large cities to protect nature and serve residents
The 14 forests will help create “green rings” around large cities for recreation and to reduce logging.
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Right to pick mushrooms in Poland at stake in elections, warns Kaczyński
In response, many opposition politicians expressed their amusement and bewilderment at Kaczyński’s claims.
Hundreds of scientists urge EU to stop Poland’s environmentally “devastating” border wall
The 186-kilometre wall will run through Białowieża Forest, Europe’s last lowland primeval woodland and a UNESCO-protected site.
“How to poop in the woods”: Polish state forests advise on answering calls of nature
If no paper is available, dry moss offers an alternative.
Poland creates areas in all state forests for wilderness camping
The bushcraft and survival community in Poland is estimated at 40,000 people.
Poland’s bison removed from endangered list but 16 bird species have disappeared from the country
European bison have been successfully reintroduced after being hunted to extinction in the wild.
Poland’s oldest oak dies aged 750 after failing to recover from arson attack
The tree dated back to the rule of Bolesław the Chaste as High Duke of Poland.
Białowieża: the story and science behind the legal battle to save Europe’s last primeval forest
Tom Diserens
Tom Diserens discusses the environmental threats to the Białowieża forest and the associated political battle with the European Union.
