2007-08-01
SOS for Rospuda Valley!

Welcome Rospuda Valley Defenders,

As some of you may already know, the Polish Prime Minister decided at the last moment not to start the fight with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and instead halted the logging of the trees in the protected area of the Rospuda Valley.

But it’s not the end the of story and the wildlife of Rospuda Valley can’t feel safe! The Polish goverment still wants to build this bypass and annouced that the works on the sections which do not cross the protected areas will be continued. This is one of the ways to blackmail the EU institutions and disregard the European law. Although it may seem unbelievable, they still want to build this most absurd road in Poland!

We cannot let them get away with it now!

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2007-07-31
The statement of non-governmental organizations involved in the protection of the Rospuda Valley
The non-governmental organizations involved in the protection of the Rospuda Valley hopefully welcome the declaration of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland of stopping the construction works of Augustów bypass at the nature-protected areas of the Natura 2000 until the decision of European Court of Justice in the case. This declaration, announced on July 31 2007 on the First Programme of the Polish Radio, is the first step in the good direction.
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2007-03-16
The Independent - Eco-protest in eastern Europe: Trouble in paradise valley
It's one of Europe's last great wildernesses. But now economic progress threatens the primeval forest of Poland's Rospuda valley. Local opinion is bitterly divided
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THE MANIFESTO OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE ROSPUDA VALLEY
We are here because we believe that the unspoiled nature of the Rospuda Valley should be preserved and left intact for future generations.

We are not against building a bypass for the city of Augustow. On the contrary, we realize the urgent need to solve tremendous communication problems of this city. However, we are against building the road through the widest and wildest part of the valley. It's construction would require building a 500 meters long causeway on pillars over a wetland. It would have disastrous ecological, financial and legal consequences. It could result in the European Union imposing penalties on Poland and bringing the construction to a halt, but the Rospuda Valley would have been destroyed by then.

We support building the motorway along the alternative route – it will solve the problems of the city of Augustów as well as allow to protect this valuable area.

If the chainsaws win again, many plant, bird and mammal species will disappear from the Rospuda Valley. We oppose it because there are no wetlands like Rospuda Valley anywhere west of the Ural Mountains.  For much too long consecutive governments have been destroying something we all depend on – the wild nature.

Don't stand by, join us!