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The most important thing in this situation is not to spread the distaste for Poland seen in the corridors of various European Union institutions regarding political and non-political issues. This possibility is suggested, for example, by the caption under the photograph in the original article, where it is pointedly emphasised that "the logging in Białowieża has been the source of a standoff between the conservative Polish government in Warsaw and the European Union" (The logging has been the source of a standoff between the conservative Polish government in Warsaw and the European Union). Another matter that is becoming more important: who exactly are the "environmental activists"? Recipients and executors of project funding, adherents of "old-style" green ideas, typical layabouts, self-proclaimed experts or professional complainers, or professional forest scientists who work in Białowieża every day and know the situation... What is the extent of the "activists'" knowledge on this specific issue?

Environmental activists in Poland have complained about the continuation of logging work in the Białowieża Forest. The Polish State Forest administration rejects the accusations, emphasising the legality of the operations and their coordination with the responsible authorities. As is known, in 2016, Polish institutions authorised logging in Białowieża in order to limit the spread of the bark beetle.