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Sustainable management is the key to healthy forests in Europe

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Article Published 15 Mar 2016 Last modified 11 May 2021

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Photo: © Juan Carlos Farias Pardo, Environment & Me /EEA

Forests in Europe provide us essential services: clean air, clean water, natural carbon storage, timber, food and other products. They are home to many species and habitats. We talked about the challenges Europe’s forests face with Annemarie Bastrup-Birk, forest and environment expert at the European Environment Agency.