The Puszcza Białowieska, one of Europe's oldest forests, has become a battleground, with environmentalists increasingly concerned about widespread logging in the forest, which is also ground zero for heightened tensions with neighbor Belarus and the ongoing migration crisis. And, all across Poland, increased logging with political motivations has been stirring activist tensions.
Throughout the winter, activists have occupied a patch of forest on the Polish side of the Carpathian Mountains, demanding protection for what is one of the last remaining stretches of primeval mountain forest in Europe.