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Laurisilva of Madeira
Criterion (ix): The Laurisilva of Madeira is an outstanding relict of a previously widespread laurel forest type, which covered much of Southern Europe 15-40 million years ago. The forest of the ...
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Climate change is making Europe’s forests more vulnerable, and less productive
The region’s forests are under severe stress, with economic losses in the forestry sector estimated in the billions of euros. Southern Europe, while historically adapted to drought, still faced ...
Mongabay News4dOpinion
With Europe’s forests, we can’t manage what we can’t measure (commentary)
Basic logic dictates that the more accurate and detailed knowledge one has about a problem, the better one can solve it. Take ...
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Floodplain forests, the most endangered forest type in Europe...and the clock is ticking
One of the saddest stories of the loss of European biodiversity is the loss of floodplain forests across Europe. One of the saddest stories of loss of European biodiversity is the disappearance of ...