Polish Government Approves Large Scale Logging In Europe’s Last Primeval Forest

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The forest is a window back to what much of Europe would have looked like 10,000 years ago. Aleksander Bolbot/Shutterstock

The Polish government has announced that it will open up large tracts of Europe’s last primeval forest for commercial logging, with both international and local conservation groups and scientists coming out in strong opposition to the plans.