WRI: ‘In Europe, CO2-absorbing trees no longer have time to grow old’

Hilde Van Raemdonck

June 24, 2024

Fires driven by extreme summer heatwaves in Greece, Spain, and Portugal accounted for 85% of the tree cover loss in 2023 — the highest proportion of fire-related tree cover loss in the EU /wri.org

That is a shame and bad for the climate because tall forests are critical for storing carbon and hosting biodiversity. Moreover, old trees a
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