Poland has ignored protests from ecologists and the European Union and approved logging in Poland ’s last remaining primeval woodland . The action is part of a campaign to end the spread of the invasive bark disease . activists have stated that the areas of the Bialowieza forest that were designated a Unesco World Heritage site in 1979 will not be affected . However , loggers will be able to harvest over 180,000 cubic metres ( 6.4 m cubic feet ) of wood from elsewhere in the forest . Greenpeace has said that it is committed to protecting the forests and has warned that the EU could punish Poland for violating the Natura 2000 programme .
Poland has ignored protests from ecologists and the European Union and approved logging in Europe’s last remaining primeval woodland. The action is part of a campaign to end the spread of the spruce bark beetle. Officials have stated that the areas of the Bialowieza forest that were designated a Unesco World Heritage site in 1979 will not be affected. However, loggers will be able to harvest over 180,000 cubic metres (6.4m cubic feet) of wood from elsewhere in the forest. Greenpeace has said that it is committed to protecting the forest and has warned that the EU could punish Poland for violating the Natura 2000 programme.