If you liked this story, share it with other people. A group of European policymakers are currently trying to derail a law that would harmonize data used to monitor the European Union’s forests. The ...

Forests play a key role in the fight against pollution and environmental degradation. They remove vast amounts of carbon dioxide, reduce the risks of natural disasters, help moderate air and soil ...

– A forest data collection framework, combining standardised data, for which the Commission will take the lead role and provide a cost-effective service from Earth observation (Copernicus), with ...

EU target assumes forests will absorb millions of tonnes of C02 But damage to forests means they are absorbing less Less intense logging, more diverse trees could ...

There's something magical about stepping into a forest, particularly one that has been left to grow as it has for hundreds or thousands of years. Fortunately, despite the ongoing issue of ...

Mixing tree species can lead to better growth in the forest—at least above ground. A new study published in Nature shows that mixed forests had lower activity in the complex belowground ecosystems ...

While warming is pushing some European vegetation north, toward cooler weather, a new study finds that for many forest plants, there is a much greater pull westward. Researchers say these plants are ...

Evidence shows landscapes in ancient Europe were not covered by dark forest, but by open ecosystems dominated by large ...

An overlooked and long-neglected type of forest has vast capacity to rebound, enhancing species diversity and resilience to climate change, according to an international team of forest scientists.

Researchers are creating a database that harmonizes the recording of disturbances caused by insects and diseases in forests in 8 European countries by combining remote sensing, satellite images and ...

A guided walk in the primeval wildwood of Perućica, where wolves, chamois and the elusive brown bear roam ...