Academic plenum: Burned forest must not become construction site, amend law

An academic plenum has issued a strong warning against the exploitation of forest areas that have been affected by fires, asserting that burned land must not become a target for construction projects. The group is advocating for a significant legal change, proposing an amendment to the Law on Forests.

The core of their proposal is to introduce a legal prohibition on changing the intended use of land in areas where forests have been burned. This measure aims to prevent developers or other entities from acquiring and repurposing these ecologically damaged sites for building or other non-forest related activities.

The plenum stressed the critical importance of protecting forest resources, particularly in the aftermath of fires. Their call for legislative action underscores a concern that such natural disasters could be exploited as opportunities to bypass environmental protections and facilitate land grabs, ultimately undermining long-term forest conservation efforts.