Poland faces EUR100,000-a-day fines over illegal logging in Białowieża forest

Poland is given two weeks to end its destruction of the Unesco-protected forest in a landmark ruling by the European court of justicePoland has been given two weeks to stop illegal deforestation in the Unesco-protected Białowieża forest or face fines of at least EUR100,000 a day.In a precedent-setting ruling that will echo across the EU, the European court of justice ordered Poland to show it was acting lawfully in the ancient woodland, or face a EUR36.5m (?32m) annual penalty. Continue reading...