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This report looks at how biomass can help us reach our climate and environmental objectives, and how climate change might affect the EU's biomass production...

Land-based mitigation is essential in reducing net carbon emissions. Yet, the attribution of carbon fluxes remains highly uncertain, in particular for the forest-rich region of Eastern Europe (incl...

The Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) provides emissions time series from 1970 until 2022 for GHGs for all countries for all anthropogenic sectors, with the exception...

With more than two billion tonnes of CO2, the draining of peatlands is responsible for about 4% of all human-made emissions globally. This is outlined in the Peatland Atlas 2023 - Facts...

The health and well-being of society are deeply rooted in land use. Terrestrial ecosystems sustain us through biomass provision, contributing end-use goods of food, materials...

A key driver of global biodiversity loss is land use, which involves converting or modifying natural ecosystems to produce biomass for human consumption . A new study...

A key driver of global biodiversity loss is land use, which involves converting or modifying natural ecosystems to produce biomass for human consumption. A new study explores...

Although complex systems such as land systems cannot be fully represented with models, they stimulate discussion that can help understand the potential risks of trade-offs...

Over recent decades two diverging trends in the use of agricultural land are apparent - intensification and specialisation on land with greater production potential and abandonment and degradation...

A new assessment of the EU bioeconomy shows that while resource efficiency is improving, there’s a growing pressure on ecosystems from forestry and agriculture. Find out more here.