The future of forests should unite us
A small conference to discuss how the EU’s forests can be better managed was supported by a diversity of Parliamentary representatives
Topic: Forests
Demonstrators rally in Tallinn to defend Estonia’s forests
“The forest is meant to be preserved, not exploited.”
Public forest lobbyists must stop attacking nature laws
EUSTAFOR has forgotten who they’re supposed to serve.
Satellite imagery shows increased logging in protected Natura 2000 forests
People think Natura 2000 forests are protected, but in reality, they’re increasingly being logged. A new investigation reveals logging in Natura sites from 2001 to 2023.
The European Commission should not let Sweden and Finland cook the books on carbon accounting
While logging through their remaining old-growth forests, the Nordic PMs now want to mow down the LULUCF Regulation, too
The EPP is torching European forest policy
By killing the Forest Monitoring Law, the EPP has told us exactly what they stand for. And it isn’t a livable planet.
Parliament has a choice: Advance the Forest Monitoring Law, or let voters down
Last-minute amendments can restore credibility and a semblance of science-based monitoring to the FML
After policymakers’ hatchet job on the Forest Monitoring Law, what’s next?
It’s still possible to enact a science-based FML, but the window is closing.
United States
Why the EU Needs Stronger Forest Monitoring: Three Reasons to Support the FML
The European Union needs to implement the Forest Monitoring Law as quickly as possible.
Scientists call for strengthening EU commitment to old-growth forests ahead of Convention on Biological Diversity COP16
Scientists from 24 countries signed a letter proposing that the EU recognize the true value of forest ecosystems.
Indian Express
In chase for growth and carbon targets, questions swirl over forests on paper
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Teak from Myanmar: The timber industry cashed in, the military junta profited
ICIJ
Western firms certified as socially responsible trade in Myanmar teak linked to the military regime
Forget what you think you know about fast-growing small trees – big trees are hugely important for mitigating climate change
550 scientists respond to forest industry 500 signatory letter
Logging for pellets and forest destruction
Wood product manufacturers sound the alarm about burning wood for energy
CO2 from burning biomass exceeded emissions from EU forest fires in summer 2022
Explainer on loss of the forest carbon sink in Finland and Estonia
Economy, Land & Climate Insight: Forest Bioenergy – Key Research
Europe losing forest to harvesting at alarming rate, data suggests.
Abrupt increase in harvested forest area over Europe after 2015
Old-growth inland rainforest being harvested for wood pellets
Losses of mineral soil carbon largely offset biomass accumulation 15 years after whole-tree harvest in a northern hardwood forest.
Forest soil carbon is threatened by intensive biomass harvesting.
Quantifying consequences of removing harvesting residues on forest soils and tree growth – A meta-analysis.
Harvesting in boreal forests and the biofuel carbon debt