The Environmental Protection Agency has initiated liability proceedings for the damage caused by the illegal cutting of spruce trees in the Durmitor National Park.
The director of the Agency, Milan Gazdić, said in Boje jutra on TV Vijesti that the Agency went to the field as a matter of official duty immediately after the application and that they recorded about 70 cut trees since this year and over 120 trees since last year.
He also said that the situation is bad.
"This indicates that trees have been illegally cut in all those locations for years. The biggest problem is not the illegal cutting, but the way it is carried out. In this case, it was in an unprofessional way where the stumps were left very high, over one meter. It was not removed bark, residues are left behind and the trees dry out. This is a big problem, the forest source of infection and suitable ground for forest fires," Gazdić pointed out.
NP Durmitor is responsible for this situation, says Gazdić, because they manage these forests and locations.
"I think that the National Park Service directed all its capacities and staff to the other side, to collecting tickets. They should understand what a national park means and pay much more attention to nature protection. Ticket collection is important, but they should understand why National Parks exist. National Park they do not exist for the reason of making a huge profit. The profit that has been made should be invested in the park," said Gazdić.
He points out that the situation in all forests is not at a satisfactory level in Prokletije, and that in the forests of Ljubišnja you can see the drying of forests everywhere.
"We have to start working on this problem. I received a photo from my colleagues from the Forestry Administration in Rožaj and I was taken aback. They received pheromone traps for bark beetles from 2016, and they have a shelf life of two years. We are not taking this seriously. situation. We have a big problem with forests and it is high time to work on their protection," Gazdić said.
. I have to thank all our eco-volunteers, and the formation of the eco-volunteer team, which functioned perfectly, and we receive information from all over Montenegro every day, is full of praise. I think that team will be expanded in the future.
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