German forests decimated by the bark beetle, drought
In Germany, rising temperatures and droughts have made trees more vulnerable to attacks by bark beetles [...]
August 25, 2020
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European forests under sustained pressure, study says
No year since weather records began was as hot and dry as 2018. A first comprehensive analysis of the consequences [...]
August 11, 2020
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German forests receive € 700 million aid
he Federal Government will offer € 700 million to deal with the damage in the German forest after two years of [...]
June 18, 2020
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Bark beetle starts spreading in Europe’s forests
A third consecutive year of bark beetle calamity is expected to destroy the European spruce forests [...]
May 11, 2020
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Czech Republic: Bark beetle infestation to double this year and again next year
Bark beetle will attack up to 60 million cubic meters of wood this year in the Czech Republic [...]
March 6, 2020
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Germany: Calls for more softwood planting
The Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rohholz eV – the Working Group on Raw Wood Consumers – (AGR), a voluntary association of [...]
February 10, 2020
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Record area of FSC certified forests in Russia
In October 2019, the area of forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and the number of FSC certificates for [...]
October 25, 2019
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Merkel to promise half a billion euros to revitalise German forests
Angela Merkel’s government has promised more than half a billion euros to revitalise the country’s crisis-hit forests [...]
October 3, 2019
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The German forest industry receives strong financial aid to combat draught and bark beetle crisis
A comprehensive "pact for the forest" is needed to get the damage caused by drought and bark beetles under control [...]
September 9, 2019
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Stora Enso’s forest holdings in Sweden increase to 1.4 million hectares
The shareholders of Bergvik Skog AB, a Swedish forest holding company, have finalised the previously announced [...]
June 13, 2019
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