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Germans have won a fight to keep a coal mine out of an ancient forest. In the US, the government is opening protected lands ...

QUEDLINBURG, Germany – Andre Salamon wends his way through coniferous woodlands on a hillside in Germany's central Harz region. Salamon is a forester, out looking for damage. He doesn't have to search ...

Germany's woodlands, long associated with Grimm's Fairy Tales, are dying. After years of drought, the trees are now facing a new onslaught from bark beetles. Many believe climate change is the cause.

Southwestern Germany’s Palatinate region combines 130 medieval castles with Germany’s only cross-border UNESCO biosphere reserve pursuing radical sustainability. The sustainability concept ...

Forests provide biodiversity, ecosystem functions, income and much more. How can these diverse and seemingly diverging demands be met? An international research team addressed this question by ...

More and more trees are suffering the consequences of decades of manmade climate change. The growth of the European beech has so far suffered decline mainly in southern Europe. European beech is ...

The Black Forest region, nestled in the tri-border area of Germany, Switzerland and France, offers a blend of natural beauty, adventure and culinary excellence. This 2.7 million-acre vacation ...

According to the UFZ forest condition monitor, 52 percent of the forest on the whole and particularly 76 percent of the conifers in the Harz region were severely damaged by 2022. In contrast, in 2017 ...

In ecology, the principle holds that the more diverse and heterogeneous a habitat is, the more different species it supports.