webfact Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Greenpeace stage roof protest in WarsawWARSAW: -- Campaigners from Greenpeace have staged a protest on the roof of government buildings in Poland.They are urging officials in Warsaw not to destroy an ancient area of the country’s forest.A huge banner bearing the words “The entire forest should be national park” was unfurled over the front of the Ministry of Environment.Bialowiezka has Europe’s tallest trees and largest mammal, the bison.It is Europe’s last remaining virgin forest, with vast areas untouched by human activity.Logging set to soarLogging is set to be dramatically increased.Polish Environment Minister Jan Szysko says a third of the forest will be left intact.180,000 cubic metres of wood will be logged from the remaining two thirds over the next ten years.The previous total was 40,000. -- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-04-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Once again humans decimating the natural habitat for profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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