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Forestry in Estonia
Overview of the forestry in Estonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Forests cover about 50% of the territory of Estonia, or around 2 million hectares, and so make out an important and dominating landscape type in the country. National law and policies recognize that forests are a natural and ecological resource, and the importance of forests is to be considered from an economic, social, ecological and cultural aspect.[1][2]
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