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With its largely softwood forests, the Czech Republic is one of the European countries most affected by the ongoing bark beetle calamity. According to some reports, the area affected by bark beetle is likely to reach some 66,000 hectares this year.<\/em><\/p>\n

About 30 million cubic metres of timber is estimated to have been lost due to the bark beetle. That figure is nearly double than the 18 million reported in 2018, which saw the most costly bark beetle calamity in two centuries.<\/p>\n

The current bark beetle crisis is said to be the worst to ever hit the forestry industry. Due to the drop in timber prices, logging costs often rise above sale prices, adding that that the fight against the calamity and the subsequent reforestation is becoming nearly impossible to finance.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a report\u00a0by the think-tank Czech Forest, an independent group of experts in the forestry sector, almost a half of Czechia's forests are under threat by the bark beetle calamity.\u00a0Professor Pavel Kindlmann from the Institute for Environmental Studies of Prague\u2019s Charles University told Czech Radio that the results of the study are in accordance with his own estimates, and therefore have not come as a surprise:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe current situation is something that was to be expected. Scientists have warned about it for years. They also suggested various measures that should be taken to prevent the situation from happening.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cFirstly, it concerned changes to the structure of the forests that would replace spruce monocultures by mixed forests.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe second thing is the revitalisation itself. In the current situation, when so many trees have to be cut down, it might be cheaper to allow at least some of the forests to regenerate on their own, just like it is happening in the \u0160umava National Park.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Professor Kindelmann says it is too late to stop the calamity altogether, however, there are measures that could at least slow down the process:<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u201cThe calamity is so large that we are not able to cut down all the afflicted trees. We should only do it where it makes sense. At the moment, forest owners have to announce a public tender for the felling of the afflicted trees.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBefore it takes place, the bark beetle often leaves the trees and it no longer makes sense to cut them down.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, no trees should be felled in national parks. And in some cases, even the owners of agricultural forests should consider letting them deal with the situation on their own.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The ongoing bark beetle infestation has been fuelled by periods of dry and hot weather that experts associate with climate change. That has weakened the natural defences of the trees and facilitated the reproduction of the beetle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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