News Headline
Czech forestry in crisis
Source
Radio Prague
Publication Date
2018-10-30
Forests in the Czech Republic are suffering. Frequent periods of prolonged draught have weakened trees, leaving them prone to harmful bark beetle infestation. Moreover, severe storms in recent months and years damaged large areas of woodland and foresters have had to cut down many more trees than the sawmills are able to process. As a result, the price of wood has now fallen to a half of what it was a year ago. Vít Pohanka met foresters and experts from several European countries at a seminar they held in Czechia.
Content
https://www.radio.cz/en/section/in-focus/czech-forestry-in-crisis