Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb ...
3 days ago · Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?
Diverse planting aims to revive dying German forests ...
2 days ago · Supporters say it requires governments to think carefully about their natural resources and should push them to harness nature to help absorb greenhouse gases. Forests, oceans and other …
Germany’s dying forests lose critical carbon storage capacity ...
4 days ago · Germany’s once-magnificent forests are undergoing a catastrophic transformation that threatens their role as vital carbon sinks in the fight against climate change. The Harz Mountains in …
The soil temporarily replaces trees as a carbon sink
During the dry years, Germany's forests largely lost their function as carbon sinks. Now it has become apparent that the forest soil compensated for almost all of the negative effects during this period, …
Why Germany's dying forests could be good news - DW
Oct 10, 2024 · In the central Harz region, over 90% of spruce trees are dead or dying because of climate change and pests. But there may be a silver lining to these withering landscapes. Driving through the...
News - Research in Germany
Jul 31, 2025 · Forests cover around 40 percent of the EU's land area. Between 1990 and 2022, they absorbed around 10 percent of the continent's man-made carbon emissions. However, the carbon …
Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb ...
4 days ago · Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Vast swathes of the country’s trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe.