Record amount of forest trees planted in Czechia last year

Over 40,670 hectares of forests were planted in the Czech Republic last year, according to data released by Czech Statistics office on Tuesday. That is an increase by 7,000 hectares on the previous year and a record-high figure in the modern history of the country.

Over 30 million cubic metres of timber was harvested in 2021, which was 5.5 million cubic metres less than a year before. Nearly 86.9 percent of the harvested trees were affected by bark beetle.