{
  "id": 19762210,
  "title": "Can an ancient European forest be saved while securing Poland’s border?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/can-an-ancient-european-forest-be-saved-while-securing-polands-border",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T04:23:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/can-an-ancient-european-forest-be-saved-while-securing-polands-border/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Straddling the border between Poland and Belarus, the ancient Białowieża Forest, one of Europe’s last remaining primeval woodlands, is already under stress from decades of drainage, drought and habitat fragmentation. As geopolitical tensions and security threats from Russia and Belarus rise, Poland plans to construct a massive network of military fortifications along its 700-kilometer (435-mile)…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}