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Illegal deforestation of our ancient forests

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(The author does incorrectly call Romania a Soviet state when we were only part of the Warsaw Pact instead)

Ikea’s Race for the Last of Europe’s Old-Growth Forest

The furniture giant is hungry for Romania’s famed trees. Little stands in its way.

The New Republic

The article talks about how those journalists and environmentalist were attacked by 15 armed thugs and the police response (of basically letting the attackers go) as well as Romanian forests make up the vast majority of old-growth forests left in Europe

But Ikea is not the only one doing it

Der Spiegel: Romania’s ancient forests under siege by illegal loggers backed by Austrian companies

An investigation by German publication Der Spiegel shows that Romania’s forests, some of the oldest in Europe, are threatened by large-scale

Romania Insider

This article talks about Austrian companies doing the same illegal deforestation

And it gives a better picture of how much forest is lost per year