Poland vows to continue logging in Bialowieza forest despite court ban
Source: Agence France-Presse
Poland vows to continue logging in Białowieża forest despite court ban
Agence France-Presse in Brussels
Monday 31 July 2017 15.52 BST
Poland will keep logging in the ancient forest of Białowieża despite an order from the EU’s top court to halt the practice, the country’s environment minister has said.
The court of justice of the European Union last week ordered Poland to suspend logging operations pending a final judgment on its dispute with the EU.
The environment minister, Jan Szyszko, said on Monday that operations would continue and the government was preparing a response to the court, to be sent by Friday.
Polish television station TVN24 showed footage of machines felling trees in the Białowieża forest, which has been listed as a Unesco world heritage site.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/31/poland-continue-logging-biaowieza-forest-despite-eu-court-ban
