Forest Cover in Europe
Forest cover varies hugely across Europe, from 74% in Finland to 11% in the Netherlands. Overall, 46% of Europe is covered with forests, storing 172Gt of carbon.Continue Reading
Forest cover varies hugely across Europe, from 74% in Finland to 11% in the Netherlands. Overall, 46% of Europe is covered with forests, storing 172Gt of carbon.Continue Reading
Scientists used Earth observation satellite data to map global forest cover discovering that while there had been a gain of 0.8 million square kilometers over twelve recent years (2000-12), almost three times as much forest cover had been lost (2.3 million square kilometers) in the same period.Continue Reading
I wrote recently that the UK had the second-lowest forest cover of any country in Europe (see post). More specifically with 12% forest cover the UK has the same forest cover as the Republic of Moldova. Ireland and the Netherlands are equally the least-wooded countries in Europe, each with 11%Continue Reading
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