European forests are vital to achieving Sustainable Development Goals 15 and 6, related to life on land, and clean water and sanitation, respectively. Insights into the current state...
Climate change is weakening forests around the world, a new study concludes. Increased climate variability and water shortages have made forests in warmer regions less able to recover from natural and anthropogenic disruptions.
The study also suggests that climate change has pushed 23% of the world’s natural boreal and tropical forests close to their ecological tipping point - meaning that they may not survive future disturbances. Find out more here.
| Originally Published | 19 Jan 2023 |
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