Climate change threatens European forests
Well over half of Europe's forests are potentially at risk from windthrow, forest fire and insect attacks, according to a study by an international team of scientists from Italy, Spain, Finland and Germany. Important ecosystem services could be impaired by the loss of especially large and old trees.
Read more on the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry website.
Date: 25 Feb 2021
Filed under:
extreme climate conditions,
resilience