Study: California fire killed 10% of worldâs giant sequoia trees
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FILE - In this April 22, 2021, file photo, provided by the National Park Service, shows a smoldering tree in Sequoia National Park, Calif. The giant sequoia was found smoldering and smoking in an area of the park burned by the 2020 Castle Fire. At least a tenth of the world s mature giant sequoias were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore through the southern Sierra Nevada last year, according to a draft report prepared by scientists with the National Park Service. (Tony Caprio/National Park Service via AP, File)
Spring timber logging allocations should be approached on a case-by-case basis and based on common sense and proportionality, environment minister Tõnis Mölder (Center) says, following reports that work halted by inspectors, primarily over legislation relating to birds springtime nesting in protected areas.
The period in question runs mid-April to mid-June, identified as peak breeding and nesting season for most bird species of concern, with regard to state forestry commission (RMK) felling. However, the interface between the law, conservation considerations and private forest owners is currently to rigid, the minister argues.
Mölder sent a letter to the Environmental Board (Keskonnaamet) in which he said that: The identification of disturbance during spring and the limitation of activities must be made on a case-by-case basis, and on the principles of reasonableness and proportionality, in order to ensure that all legislative aspects, are met, as well as those of the Birds Di
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