The accelerating global rate of species extinctions and the inevitable human impacts on
biodiversity have increased the need to conserve, restore and use ecosystems sustainably …

There are growing doubts about the true role of the common mycorrhizal networks (CMN or
wood wide web) connecting the roots of trees in forests. We question the claims of a …

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) can act as a negative emission
technology and is considered crucial in many climate change mitigation pathways that limit …

Closer-to-Nature Forest Management is a new concept proposed in the EU Forest Strategy
for 2030, which aims to improve the conservation values and climate resilience of …

There is increasing interest across Europe in adopting forest management strategies, which
promote species and structural diversity through the use of irregular silvicultural systems, an …

Global forest area is declining rapidly, along with degradation of the ecological condition of
remaining forests. Hence it is necessary to adopt forest management approaches that can …

Retention forestry implies that biological legacies like dead and living trees are deliberately
selected and retained beyond harvesting cycles to benefit biodiversity and ecosystem …

Abstract The European Union (EU) set clear climate change mitigation targets to reach
climate neutrality, accounting for forests and their woody biomass resources. We …

The multi-scale approach to conserving forest biodiversity has been used in Sweden since
the 1980s, a period defined by increased reserve area and conservation actions within …

Forests play a crucial role in the transition towards a bioeconomy by providing biomass to
substitute for fossil-based materials and energy. However, a policy-policy conflict exists …