17-10-2022, 07:48 PM
https://www.politico.eu/article/energy-c...pe-forest/
Energy crisis means a ‘very dark winter’ for Europe’s forests
NGOs say they speak for the trees, which they worry countries seem to be chopping as fast as they please.
Faced with soaring energy prices and potential blackouts, many EU governments are relaxing logging rules and encouraging people to burn wood to keep their houses warm — something campaigners say spells disaster for Europe's already vulnerable forests.
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Now some of Europe's most forested countries are allowing more logging to cushion the blow of the energy crisis and encourage wood burning to save on more scarce resources like gas — even if it means decreasing protection for forests.
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Energy crisis means a ‘very dark winter’ for Europe’s forests
NGOs say they speak for the trees, which they worry countries seem to be chopping as fast as they please.
Faced with soaring energy prices and potential blackouts, many EU governments are relaxing logging rules and encouraging people to burn wood to keep their houses warm — something campaigners say spells disaster for Europe's already vulnerable forests.
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Now some of Europe's most forested countries are allowing more logging to cushion the blow of the energy crisis and encourage wood burning to save on more scarce resources like gas — even if it means decreasing protection for forests.
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