1. Its characteristics and the problem associated with it
Białowieża Forest
Its characteristics and the
problem associated with it

2. Table of contents Essential information Location History Flora Fauna
The problem
The conflict
Solution
Ending

3. Essential information
Białowieża Forest is a forest loacted partially in Poland and partially in Belarus. It has many qualities, not only natural but also historical. The biggest herd of aurochs lives in this place. It is the only National Park in Poland guarded by UNESCO. It is also worth noting, that it is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest.

4. Location

5. History
Orginaly, the whole area of north-eastern Europe was covered by forest similiar to that of Białowieża Forest. The forest has been in such state since the end of ice age. That is about years ago! Of course, it has been there before, but different plants and animals lived there.

6. Flora
From many groups of plants present in Białowieża forest, the one containing vascular plants is the biggest. There are many plants, which are rarely visible anywhere else like Viola epipsila, Eriophorum gracile or Linnaea borealis. The most common kinds of trees are pine and spruce.

7. Flora

8. Fauna
There is no other place in Poland offering as many animals as Białowieża Forest. Surely the most popular specie of this place is auroch, visible in the background. There even is a beer brand named after this animal. There is no place on Earth that has more aurochs than the Białowieża Forest

9. Auroch is on this Park’s symbol

10. The problem
Last year, about spruce trees were discovered to be home to bark beetles. It happend on area of 40 square kilometres.

11. And then the conflict
When the executive power changed in Poland, the new minister of environment, Jan Szyszko, had many accusations against old ministers. In one of them, he said that decreasing the cut of trees in Białowieża Forest was bad and had invalid reasoning. He also calculated, that it made the country lose 800mln PLN

12. Solution
After some time, it has been decided, that more trees will be cut, but only in two third’s of the forest. The other part will be constantly monitored. Minister said that it can not be avoided beacause of the bark beetle.

13. Sources: pl. wikipedia. org www. bialowieza. gmina. pl parkipolski
Sources: pl.wikipedia.org parkipolski.blogspot.com Creators from Junior High School in Topola Królewska, Year 2: Wojciech Misiak Dawid Psiurski Adam Staruszkiewicz