masha's always had an impact on environment this has been going on forever especially with the industrialization and modern projects that we have to go on man's impact on nature is a fact and there is nothing we can do about it and what we can do is be smart in how we deal with nature including forests. so the situation with the hume q forest has been going on for a long time but tens of millions of people realize that we certainly need the moscow st petersburg highway for economic reasons and to improve our living standards which is which so if we have to clear a forest we have to do that and compensate for diesel but i strongly believe that not a single tree can be chopped down without a public discussion war you are right about that little. bearing in public counsel should help us protect our forests. also i want to each surest has its age and you need to take care of the forest which means you need to cut down all the trees so that new trees can grow in their place it's a fact will these councils have any real power these councils will advise local authorities there will be a discussion befo

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