Bialowieza Forest: a larger area without human intervention or juggling nomenclature? – Onet.pl

 
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  Bialowieza Forest: a larger area without human intervention or juggling nomenclature?
 
 
 

Director General of Forests final decision of the designated areas reference an area occupying 33 percent of the forest (with reserves). The activities of foresters to be limited there.

– There will be no cuts even sanitary to remove populated by bark beetles spruces. They will cut and left in place only those trees that threaten the safety of persons or of fire – explains Konrad Tomaszewski.

According to Adam Bohdan Foundation Wild Poland, announced by the State Forests larger area without interference, it is really juggling nomenclature. In his opinion, the decision will result in that area so far excluded from the interference will be reduced by at least 10 percent.

– the establishment of zones of reference is purely rhetorical treatment, which does not improve, and the condition worsens protective Bialowieza Forest, because it does not take into account the commitments of our country to UNESCO – says Onetowi Adam Bohdan. – We do not need the reference areas, if we respect the third protection zone of UNESCO and the previously existing deferral of the removal of stands over a hundred years – he added.

After the last decision of the Director of forests, reference areas with reserves existing in parts of the Bialowieza forest managed by State forests will cover a total of 17.6 thousand. hectares, or just over 33 percent of the total area of ​​forest districts: Bialowieza, Hajnówka and Browsk (52.6 thous. ha). State Forests are of the opinion that maintaining the existing, low limit, mean that foresters from Bialowieza could not have been further removed from patients spruce forest, which deprives their primary tool in the fight against bark beetle gradation in the forest.

the situation also responded forester and chairman of the municipal council Bialowieza – Bialowieza Forest You can be tempted to take interference – clippings dying spruce, draw them warehouses and timber sales – says Krzysztof Zamojski. – Taking into account the specific nature of the Forest, it may be better to wait, that as a result of natural processes evolved into a forest with a predominance of oak, hornbeam and other deciduous trees – concludes the statement.

The details of the case Bialowieza Forest will keep you informed on a regular basis.

(jb)