The Białowieża Forest is one of Europe's last primeval forests.
However, Polish State Forest Holding are bulldozing the forest to lay in
works for the Narewkowska Road. This goes against the European Commission
requirement for an environmental assessment.
We can stop this! It’s time for us to call on the European Commission to take
action!
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Manfred,
Thank you for taking action on our recent petition to save the Hambach
forest. Your actions shows the federal government and the government of
North-Rhine Westphalia that our environment needs to be protected.
But the fight is not over.
German authorities have been pushing into Hambach and evicted environmental
activists on the frontline from protesting RWE's deforestation plans. Activists
will be defending the forest by holding a demonstration on Saturday in
protest.
Over in Poland, activists are protesting the logging of the UNESCO
World Heritage Site Białowieża Forest for the construction works of a new
road. The Białowieża Forest is one of last and largest remaining
fragments of the immense primeval forest that once stretched Europe. This
logging is occurring without any environmental assessment required by the
European Commission.
Forests are crucial in combating climate change. In a leaked
document on the agenda of the UN's climate change conference, Poland will even
be calling on nations to agree that forests’ play an central role as "carbon
sinks" to curb climate change. So how is it that the Polish authorities are
continuosly cutting down the Białowieża Forest?
The European Commission has the power to ensure that the the
Białowieża forest is protected and that is not put at risk of being destroyed.
So right now, our friends in Poland need your solidarity to prevent the
deforestation of Białowieża Forest.
As any other energy multinational, RWE doesn't only
want to raze this ancient forest and destroy its habitat, but through its
lignite production along the Rhineland region, the company is also responsible
for 30% of Germany's CO2 emissions. Every year, the company strips away
a bit more of the edge of the forest to expand its open-pit lignite
mine.
Our forests need to be protected in order to protect our future against
climate change. They are crucial in ensuring that our future generation won't
face intense weather changes that threaten food supplies or drive people from
their homes. Protecting our forests, protect us.
As any other energy multinational, RWE doesn't only
want to raze this ancient forest and destroy its habitat, but through its
lignite production along the Rhineland region, the company is also responsible
for 30% of Germany's CO2 emissions. Every year, the company strips away
a bit more of the edge of the forest to expand its open-pit lignite
mine.
Thanks for your continuing support,
Carrie, Fernando and the Tilt Team
Tilt!
http://www.tilt.green/
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