Tag: forests
Two new wind farms in the state forests of Bavaria – Bavaria
The expansion of wind power in the state forest continues to progress. The Bavarian State Forests (BaySF), as the manager of the state forests, have recently awarded contracts for two…
Government report: Bavaria’s forests are getting worse and worse – Bavaria
Any attentive layperson can see it, now it’s official: the forests in Bavaria are getting worse and worse. The reasons are the increasingly frequent dry and hot periods, storms and…
Two villages claim ‘lost forests’ 150 years ago after German annexation
“Repairing an injustice”. Two Lorraine town halls want to recover the 2,000 hectares of forests allocated by Germany in 1871 to an Alsatian commune. A loss of income for these…
How forests could contribute more to climate protection – knowledge
Protecting existing forests and reforesting suitable areas could bind around 226 billion tons of carbon and thus contribute to climate protection. This is the conclusion reached by a research group…
More moors and forests: negotiators agree on EU nature conservation law
As of: November 10, 2023 2:04 a.m There was a heated debate in Brussels over the EU law on nature conservation – now negotiators from the member states and parliament…
The forests around Fukushima are still contaminated – despite the soil being removed – knowledge
More than twelve years have passed since the Fukushima reactor accident, and since then intensive efforts have been made to rid the country of the radiation leaks. And yet two-thirds…
Out of the forests, witches now haunt TikTok
Witches are not like unicorns, they existed. Besides, they still exist. But if the principles to which they adhere have not really changed over the centuries, the image they project…
Report: Forests are being destroyed at an ever-increasing rate
WWF study Destroyed nature: Last year, forest area almost the size of Bavaria was lost The destruction of forests is not only progressing in the Amazon rainforest © Joao Laet…
Report: Destruction of forests is increasing worldwide
As of: October 24, 2023 6:04 p.m More than a hundred countries have set themselves the goal of stopping global deforestation by 2030. But according to a report, that seems…
Climate: Report: Destruction of forests worldwide increased in 2022
climate Report: Global forest destruction increased in 2022 A forest fire is raging near Fort St. John in the Canadian province of British Columbia. photo © Noah Berger/AP/dpa Countries, companies…