Pustynia Błędowska. Source: wikipedia.org

2 million euro has been earmarked for recultivation of Poland’s precious stretch of real desert, the Pustynia Bledowska, which lies on the border between the southern regions of Silesia and Malopolska.

The municipal authorities of nearby Klucze will be receiving a substantial subsidy to restore the desert. Half of the money is to come from the EU “Life+” programme and the remaining half from the National Fund for Environmental Protection, as well as the borough’s own resources.

The official documents are to be concluded in September. Some of the first work on the desert will be to recover the unexploded shells left on the site of the army training ground that was once stationed there.

Planted undergrowth, which is not typical of a desert, will be removed, educational trails demarcated and an Information Centre built. The Bledowska Desert is part of the Nature 2000 programme, but in fact not the only desert on Polish territory. (ek/jb)

Source: PAP

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