Another environmental law may be watered down. On Tuesday, EU agriculture ministers adopted their position on the forest monitoring regulation.
By Lukas Knigge
The new German government must maintain its international leadership role and continue to support the indigenous peoples of the tropical rainforests – because our future is closely linked. If we really want to put a stop to deforestation, investment here will have the greatest impact.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The EPP's attempt to introduce substantive changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has failed. Parliament and the Council have agreed to merely postpone the regulations.
By Lukas Bayer
For decades, forests have reduced Germany's overall emissions by storing CO2. According to official data, this is now a thing of the past: In the future, forests will emit more carbon dioxide than they bind. The government relies on natural climate action. And a ruling is forcing its hand.
By Bernhard Pötter
This year's "Earth Overshoot Day" falls on August 1, when, according to the initiators, natural resources are used up for the year. However, many misconceptions and peculiarities surrounding this statistic cast doubt on the calculation method.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Europe wants to be better prepared for this year's forest fire season and has expanded its civil protection. This is also intended to strengthen European solidarity.
By Lukas Knigge
Forests are not in good condition. New evidence now suggests that conventional reforestation may hardly be possible in the future.
By Nicolas Heronymus
Planting trees is often seen as a panacea for combating global warming. However, a new study now reveals in which regions one should be more cautious with this approach.
By Bernhard Pötter
For CO2 offsetting, projects involving efficient and clean cookstoves are very popular because about one-third of the world's population cooks over an open fire. The potential for improvement seems high. However, their contribution to climate action is apparently overestimated tenfold. Is offsetting a dead end in climate protection?
By Lisa Kuner
The Paris climate goals can only be achieved through CO2 storage in large forest areas. However, research shows alarming results: The forest in the Congo Basin stores less CO2 than assumed. Researchers are now discussing how common climate models need to be corrected.
By Redaktion Table
