There was also unregaulted animal grazing, which can be devistating to the ecosystem and exhaust the land. In 1995, the Forest Act was passed to help preserve and regenerate forest growth while still growing agricultural and industrial sectors of the economy.
In previous years, the Czech people adapted the environment to suit their needs as a civilization, taking food, shelter and other resources from nature as they needed them. However, after the fall of communism in 1989, many Czech citizens began looking at their consumption of the environment and have advocated for preserving the land for future generations by reducing logging and monitoring agricultral and industrial use of land. Still, the cold weather sets in in early autmn and many families rely heavily on wood burning stoves for heat in the hopes of keeping heating costs low in winter, but also because it is a habit ingrained in their society. Moving away from traditional heating methods to new electric methods takes time. It may be many generations before a majority of homes in Czechia use more effective and environmentally friendly modes of heating. For now, one major pollution concern is the burning of plastic waste, as well as the carbon and smoke produced by wood burning stoves.
