Forest in need: clear warning of the climate collapse in Germany!

Forest in need: clear warning of the climate collapse in Germany!

climate change leaves devastating traces in the German forest, which no longer acts as an effective CO2 memory! Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir (Greens) warned in Berlin that the damage caused by drought, storms and beetle attack now leads to the forest releasing more carbon than it can absorb. "The green heart of our country is out of the beat," says Özdemir. A total of two million hectares of forest space are affected by natural disasters, while the biomass is reduced by drought and pests - an alarming sign of Germany's climate goals!

Despite these serious problems, there is also positive news: the forest is getting older and more diverse, and the amount of dead wood has increased by a third to 323 million cubic meters, which offers many species a habitat. However, conservationists are skeptical and urgently demand a strong federal forest law to arm the forest for climate and biodiversity protection. The President of the Bavarian Forest Owner Association also criticized the current forest inventory, which neglects the potential CO2 memory of wood. He demands a faster rethink to mix forests in order to better defy climate change. The situation remains tense - the pressure on our forests is growing! There is more backgrounds in a report by www.br.de .