EU calls for immediate ban on logging in Poland's Białowieża forest
by Arthur Neslen from on (#2WBVG)
EU asks court to protect one of Europe's last primeval woodlands after the Polish government tripled logging operations at the Unesco world heritage site last year
Europe's last major parcel of primeval woodland could be set for a reprieve after the EU asked the European court to authorise an immediate ban on logging in Poland's BiaAowieA1/4a forest.
Around 80,000 cubic metres of forest have been cleared since the Polish government tripled logging operations around the Unesco world heritage site last year.
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