An article in Novye Izvestia about illegal tree cutting in Moscow, featuring my comments. With the delightful title "The Knocking of the Black Woodcutters". According to Alexei Navalny, a representative of the Committee for the Protection of Muscovites, developers found this loophole long ago. “The mechanism is simple. There are no clearly defined boundaries for protected environmental zones, so officials can alter them at their own discretion whenever they want,” Mr. Navalny explained. “As a result, part of a park can end up being treated either as a protected site or as land designated for development. This is called ‘boundary clarification.’”