Years ago, the Canadian forest ecologist Suzanne Simard was ecstatic when she used her Geiger counter by the needles of […]
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UNEP and GRID-Arendal on the increasing risk of wildfires
Wildfires happen more frequently and with a bigger intensity, ravaging communities and ecosystems in their path. From Australia to the […]
Acceleration of forest dynamics in the Northern Alps
Observational evidence has suggested that forests in the Northern Alps are changing due to climate change. However, it is still […]
Video of the Croatian Paklenica National Park
On the Youtube channel of BEECH POWER, you can find a beautiful video of the Croatian Paklenica National Park. In […]
How to make our forests stormproof?!
In hindsight of recent weather events, two forestry professors made statements on specific forest management and making our forests stormproof. […]
A high degree of old-growthness should coincide with low management intensity.
Large structural and compositional changes, compared to the natural state, are the result of major anthropogenic impacts in the past […]
Hooray, the amount of deadwood is increasing again!
On 12/10/2020, an article appeared in the Flemish magazine ‘EOS Wetenschap’ concerning the research of Kris Vandekerkhove, forest expert of […]
A scenario analysis: Forest Sector Outlook Study 2020 – 2040
Global changes and their impacts are hard to predict, even more so for complex ecosystems, as are forests. Forest ecosystems […]
The role of Europe’s old forests in carbon sequestration
Young forests the better option to combat climate change? The vast amount of carbon that has already been stored in […]
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe in top 5 net carbon sinks per unit area!
With 11 tonnes CO2 equivalent per hectare per year, the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forest of the Carpathians and Other […]