Dirk diggler
28 Sep 2017
Travel / Białowieża National Park in Poland [461]
Bialowieza is a forest in two countries... so yes I'm talking about the forest as a whole obviously which is over 3k sq km. Even if 78km2 were logged, and replanted it still would have negligible impact - even on just the Polish side.
Trees are a renewable resource.... like money, hair, or whatever strange analogy you chose to use - money can be made reearned, hair will regrow, and trees can be replanted and regrow. Again, logging has far less damaging impacts on a forest than other economic activities. You should be happy that gold, oil, or other minerals weren't found - then there'd be no forest or any viable land to plant trees on.
Now you're just making assumptions. Idc who rules Poland as long as the GDP is growing and there's no Islamic terror attacks like France, Germany, etc. For one, I don't even agree with a lot of their decisions but at least they're listening to Polish peoples' concerns and not bending their knee to the EU
@CasualObserver
Do you live in Bialowieza or near it? I'm willing to bet no. So leave it to our democratically elected leaders, the locals who live in that area, and the managers of the forests to make the decisions.
Either way, logging will continue with the majority of the locals living near the forest supporting the decision. The vast forest will not get destroyed as again, the entire forest is not set to be logged but only a portion of it and the trees will be replanted - it is not turning into some farm, mine, etc. which would permanently erase the forest. And even then it would only be a small portion of it... You build infrastructure in 1 area, and wilderness expands in other parts.
Poland has called the bluff of a few unelected commissars, namely Timmermans, and it will continue to do so. Such is the game of politics. If it feels that something is truly at stake, it will negotiate if it feels like it will lose money or local support. Till that happens with the Bialowieza issue, logging will continue and people on Greenpeace's payroll have proven to not be a big enough threat.
Bialowieza is a forest in two countries... so yes I'm talking about the forest as a whole obviously which is over 3k sq km. Even if 78km2 were logged, and replanted it still would have negligible impact - even on just the Polish side.
That is still a lot.
Trees are a renewable resource.... like money, hair, or whatever strange analogy you chose to use - money can be made reearned, hair will regrow, and trees can be replanted and regrow. Again, logging has far less damaging impacts on a forest than other economic activities. You should be happy that gold, oil, or other minerals weren't found - then there'd be no forest or any viable land to plant trees on.
He's desperate to find ways to justify PiS's terrible policies, give him a break.@ mafketis
Now you're just making assumptions. Idc who rules Poland as long as the GDP is growing and there's no Islamic terror attacks like France, Germany, etc. For one, I don't even agree with a lot of their decisions but at least they're listening to Polish peoples' concerns and not bending their knee to the EU
@CasualObserver
Do you live in Bialowieza or near it? I'm willing to bet no. So leave it to our democratically elected leaders, the locals who live in that area, and the managers of the forests to make the decisions.
Either way, logging will continue with the majority of the locals living near the forest supporting the decision. The vast forest will not get destroyed as again, the entire forest is not set to be logged but only a portion of it and the trees will be replanted - it is not turning into some farm, mine, etc. which would permanently erase the forest. And even then it would only be a small portion of it... You build infrastructure in 1 area, and wilderness expands in other parts.
Poland has called the bluff of a few unelected commissars, namely Timmermans, and it will continue to do so. Such is the game of politics. If it feels that something is truly at stake, it will negotiate if it feels like it will lose money or local support. Till that happens with the Bialowieza issue, logging will continue and people on Greenpeace's payroll have proven to not be a big enough threat.