Climate and Environment Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska announced the move at a news briefing in Warsaw on Monday.
The minister said the Cabinet had decided to "stop logging in the most valuable forest areas," adding that "it's time to get saws out of the Polish forests."
The measure will be in place for six months, as a first step towards a wider policy to limit logging in such woodlands, according to officials.
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has pledged that his Cabinet would strengthen protection of forests, and 75% of Poles would like to see logging reduced, according to opinion polls, the Reuters news agency reported.
Monday's decision concerns Poland's 10 most cherished forest areas, including the Carpathian Forest in the southeast, the Augustów Forest in the northeast, and woodlands around the southwestern city of Wrocław, according to officials.
Hennig-Kloska told reporters the measure was also in line with Poland's obligations as a member of the European Union, including compliance with the bloc's "biodiversity strategy for 2030."
Source: Reuters, gov.pl
