Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:42:19 +0200Environment minister wants change of policy on bark beetle devastationhttps://english.radio.cz/environment-minister-wants-change-policy-bark-beetle-devastation-8570253© 2026 Radio Prague International The new environment minister, Pavel Drobil, went to the Šumava National Park at the weekend to get a firsthand look at a problem that has literally plagued the forest for decades – the damage caused by bark beetle infestations. After viewing some of the worst-affected areas he declared the current strategy of leaving nature to clean up after itself untenable, to the dissatisfaction of environmental groups and others, who fear increased logging. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/drobil1_0.jpg?timestamp=1591281708 Environment minister wants change of policy on bark beetle devastation https://english.radio.cz/environment-minister-wants-change-policy-bark-beetle-devastation-8570253 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9