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Europe cannot halt the loss of biodiversity without sustainable use of forests

News Published 21 May 2008 Last modified 21 Jun 2016

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Forests are home to a large number of the plant and animal species and therefore closely linked to the overall state of biodiversity in Europe. On the World Biodiversity Day, 22 May, the European Environment Agency draws attention to the growing demand for forest resources, including for bioenergy, which will exert greater pressures on forest biodiversity.