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11:27, 13-Dec-2017
Ukrainian region reduces quota for Christmas tree cutting
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A Ukrainian real Christmas tree producing region reduced the quota for cutting down trees by about 25 percent this year, local authorities said on Tuesday.
In 2017, the region will sell 26,552 trees compared with 35,552 trees in 2016, Zakarpattya regional forestry administration said in a statement.
It gave no reasons for the quota reduction, but local experts said it could be linked to environmental concerns.
The western Zakarpattya region is one of the country's major producers of real Christmas trees.
It is known for its magnificent coniferous trees. In 2011, a 30-meter-tall pine tree from Zakarpattya was erected at St. Peter's Square, the central square of Vatican.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency