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Managing EU forests differently could mean them absorbing twice as much CO2 each year, says Greenpeace

Brussels, 04/12/2020 (Agence Europe)

According to a report published by Greenpeace on Thursday 3 December, reducing exploitation of the EU’s forests by a third could double their carbon absorption potential over a year, from 245.4 million tonnes of CO₂ per year to 487.8 million tonnes, more than France’s total annual national emissions.

The report, which was produced by Naturwald Akademie at the NGO’s request, states that EU forests are very intensively exploited, with 77% of their annual growth harvested for timber.

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