Published in Diversity and Distributions · View the paper (DOI)
Primary forests in Europe are scarce and irreplaceable, requiring top priority protection. Restoration is a viable option where no primary forests remain, storing carbon and benefiting biodiversity. An expansion of protected areas by just 1% can suffice to safeguard most remaining primary forests.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Europe's primary forests: What to protect? What to restore? German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig · Sep 15, 2020 · first to report
- Study: Europe's old-growth forests at risk University of Vermont · Sep 17, 2020