Poland to halt logging in 10 of its most ancient forests

New environment minister says measures - affecting just 1.5% of state-managed woods - are first step to stemming destructionPoland's new climate minister has said she will "get saws out of Polish forests" by limiting logging in 10 of the country's most treasured woodlands.Paulina Hennig-Kloska, who was appointed climate and environment minister last month after far-right and nationalist parties failed to form a coalition, said on Monday that the half-year moratorium in forests across the country was the first step to limiting logging. Continue reading...