World Heritage forests’ crucial role in carbon absorption impeded?
A study estimating the carbon-absorbing and -sequestrating behaviour of World Heritage forests from 2001 up to 2020 yields the following results: the […]
Spontaneous forest regrowth enhances sustainability. Still, there is not much known about the goods and services provided to people.
Cost-effective opportunities to restore ecosystems, enhance multifunctionality and sustainability and mitigate climate change, are provided by spontaneous forest growth. Research by Martín-Forés […]
Fred Pearce: “To succeed global forest restoration, restoring the rights of forest dwellers is required.”
“Forest dwellers are the people who knowns forests best and have the most reason to defend and nurture them”, according to Fred […]
Old-growth beech forests are important for soil conservation
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Growing interests in efforts to save and restore forests as COP26 is nearing.
Forests possess major abilities such as storing carbon dioxide, protecting nature and restoring soils; forming a crucial weapon to control climate change. […]
Using climate information in forestry decision-making processes is key to increasing the ability to adapt to climate change.
Scientific research from Fraccaroli C. and colleagues (2021) assess the potential of using climate data for the European forestry sector. Ensuring climate […]
Natural forest regeneration as an alternative to active tree planting
According to the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization, natural regeneration has its greatest potential in areas next to an existing forest. Assisted […]
Brabant Forests candidates for the title of National Park in Flanders.
The Brabant forests and nine other areas have filed a concept note for the recognition of National Park, whereas 13 areas filed […]
Valuable landscapes according to UNESCO: World Heritage
In Belgium, several landscapes have been acknowledged as World Heritage by UNESCO. Five parts of the Sonian Forest have had a protective […]
Old-growth beech forests are important for climate change mitigation
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