Forestry Development Plan News Today

Time is, once again, running out for consultations with municipalities, and to convene a forestry council in the framework of preparations for the Forestry Development Plan (MAK). Minister of the Environment Madis Kallas believes, that, for the sake of nature and Europe's carbon sinks, a compromise must be reached, whereby Estonia's annual forest felling volumes are below 10 million cubic meters.

Time is, once again, running out for consultations with municipalities, and to convene a forestry council in the framework of preparations for the Forestry Development Plan (MAK). Minister of the Environment Madis Kallas believes, that, for the sake of nature and Europe's carbon sinks, a compromise must be reached, whereby Estonia's annual forest felling volumes are below 10 million cubic meters.

In an interview with ERR, Minister of the Environment Madis Kallas (SDE) discussed how logging further away from people's routes could help resolve the dispute surrounding logging. He also believes that the building exclusion zone on Estonia's islands could be reduced, and that pollution abatement needs work as well.

Last week, Estonia's new Reform/Isamaa/SDE government signed a coalition agreement laying out the terms of their next eight months in office. ERR News republishes the document in full below.