Modern presentation of the natural environment of Poland by team of more than 25 experts. The first part present the paleogeographic roots of present-day environment, the second describe the today resources and processes (including the human impact
for paleogeographic reconstructions. In particular, they indicate that a sedimentary cover existed on the Baltic shield during the Paleozoic, and provide evidence for significant glacial erosion at the latest stage of the geologic history. - (L'A.).