Slovenian loggers cut down 6.1m m3 of timber in 2016

Slovenj Gradec, 15 February - A total of 6.1 million cubic metres of timber was cut down in Slovenian forests in 2016, the second highest amount in history, according to data presented by Forest Service boss Damjan Oražem in Slovenj Gradec on Wednesday.

Slovenj Gradec 11th annual auction of prime timber. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Slovenj Gradec
11th annual auction of prime timber.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Slovenj Gradec Forest Service boss Damjan Oražem (left) and State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Marjan Podgoršek speak to the press after the 11th annual auction of prime timber. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Slovenj Gradec
Forest Service boss Damjan Oražem (left) and State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Marjan Podgoršek speak to the press after the 11th annual auction of prime timber.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

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