Member states slam new EU forest strategy for 2030
Forests are possibly the most important ally in the fight against the climate and biodiversity crisis. They capture massive amounts
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Forest loss
Forest regeneration grows, deforestation continues to be a threat
Good news this month, as researchers share their findings on forest regeneration across the world. A forest area the size
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EU in second place – but not for the right reasons
EU imports contributed to 16% of deforestation in tropical rainforests in 2017. Only China, in comparison, caused more damage to
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Logging in the Natura 2000 forest of Soomaa National Park
On the 26th of January 2021, in the heart of Soomaa National Park, locals noticed signs of large-scale forest logging.
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Call for a radical change to stop deforestation once and for all
New report by WWF reveals that a forest land area totaling 43 million hectares was cut down in just 13
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International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy
We are taking part in an International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy on 24th November and need your
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Help stop the destruction of forests for biomass
Currently, EU policy indicates that burning wood is “zero carbon” and “renewable energy”. However, this approach is only true if
Continue reading Deforestation in Europe increases
Forests cover roughly a third of our planet´s land and provide countless services to humanity. This is especially true in
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The climate crisis dries out Europe
Many countries around Europe, especially Central Europe, sound the alarm. Ground water levels and soil moisture are on a historic
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Forests becoming shorter and younger: fires, droughts and pests
A new paper published in Science recently by McDowell et al. showed how the forests are becoming younger and shorter,
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Will burning forests be the new normal?
The climate crisis is the worst crisis in human history and it will affect almost every aspect of the environment
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How environmental destruction paves the way for pandemics
We are witnessing the worst pandemic of the last hundred years right now. But it did not happen by sheer
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Wild forests protect the climate
There is a wide consent that forests are the most efficient tool to fight the climate crisis. However, the question
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Romania is unable to stop the logging mafia – the European Commission steps in
This February, the European Commission announced that it is taking legal action to stop the vast illegal logging that has
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Percentage of European forest cover is misguiding information
Our planet is at the edge of ecological collapse. One of the fundamental reasons is several centuries of deforestation and
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The history of European forest exploitation
European forests dramatically suffered not only in the last decades but ever since the development of agriculture and permanent settlement
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Challenge to protect European forests
European forests are under extreme pressure. We can read almost daily the stories that somewhere in Europe forests are dying, logged and disappearing. The initial event leading
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