Hundreds protest govt-ordered logging in Polish forest designated a Unesco World Heritage Site

Hundreds of people have gathered in an ancient forest in Poland to protest against widespread logging the government has ordered in the area.

Hundreds protest govt-ordered logging in Polish forest designated a Unesco World Heritage Site
Sun, 13 Aug, 2017 - 23:07

Hundreds of people have gathered in an ancient forest in Poland to protest against widespread logging the government has ordered in the area.

The Bialowieza Forest, one of Europe's last primeval woodlands and a Unesco World Heritage Site, is the subject of heated political dispute over the logging ordered by Poland's conservative ruling Law and Justice party.

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