Washington: Administration of President Joe Biden on Thursday said it would propose to restore environmental protection to the largest US national forest, Tongsass in Alaska.
This step is the latest effort to play back the decision of land use made under former President Donald Trump.
This reflects the emphasis of Biden which grows on conservation of commercial development.
Last month, administration has indicated that it will try to reverse Trump’s policy.
In a statement, the US Department of Agriculture said he would move to restore the protection of the Roadless Roadless Roads of the Clinton era to Tongass, preserving 9.3 million hectares of the world’s largest old-climate growth forest in the world.
Regulation 2001 prohibits logging, roads and mining in not developed forests.
State officials Alaska has submitted a request for Trump’s Administration because of the change because they said that the rule had Alaska work costs.
The agency also said that it would end the sale of large-scale wood growth in resources and focus on forest restoration, resilience and recreation.
At the same time, he said he would invest up to $ 25 million in the Southeast Alaska region to support economic opportunities and development of labor in the industry such as fishing, recreation and renewable energy.
The Environment Group, Alaska Wilderness League, entertained the decision, said the Tongas was important to store carbon and fight climate change.
We say it will restore protection for Alaska Tongas forests
