Brussels, 21/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - Forests, the role of which to act as carbon sinks (i.e. their ability to absorb CO2) was highlighted in the Paris climate agreement, do not appear to be seen by the EU as a precious common good worth preserving in the interest of the climate, biodiversity and future generations, if one is to judge from a report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on Monday 21 March.
The report - European Forest Ecosystems: state and trends - shows that...