{"id":184478,"date":"2026-04-22T13:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184478\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:47:04","slug":"belarus-restricts-access-to-63-percent-of-forests-over-fire-fears","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184478\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus restricts access to 63 percent of forests over fire fears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 22, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian authorities have restricted access to forests in 74 of the country\u2019s 118 districts over fire concerns, up from 54 on April 21, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the data on the forestry ministry\u2019s website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judging by the ministry\u2019s \u201cinteractive map,\u201d restrictions on forest visits have been in place in Belarus since April 13, applying to a handful of districts at first. As of April 16, only 15 districts in eastern and southeastern areas were free of restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People are allowed to walk and gather berries and mushrooms in the forests subject to restrictions, but driving and the burning of fires there are banned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mahilo\u016d region in eastern Belarus is the only one of its six regions that has not restricted access to its forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/les_POZ_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/les_POZ_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/les_POZ_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/les_POZ_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/les_POZ_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/les_POZ_1128x752.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus restricts access to forests over fire fears<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 16, Pozirk. Belarus has restricted access to forests across the country over fire concerns with just 15 districts in eastern and southeastern parts remaining free of restrictions, according to the country\u2019s forestry ministry. A complete ban is in place &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/183892\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 22, Pozirk. Belarusian authorities have restricted access to forests in 74 of the country\u2019s 118 districts over fire concerns, up from 54 on April 21, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the data on the forestry ministry\u2019s website.&nbsp; Judging by the ministry\u2019s \u201cinteractive map,\u201d restrictions on forest visits have been in place in Belarus since [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":99616,"template":"","rubric":[15],"class_list":["post-184478","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus restricts access to 63 percent of forests over fire fears | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 22, Pozirk. 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