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Pan-European forest and non-forest map, 2000: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Afforestation in Europe, 1990-2000: The Alps and the French Mediterranean
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Application of the CORILIS methodology to CLC data for forests in Ireland using a 10 km smoothing radius over the 1 km x 1 km accounting grid: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Total number of endangered vascular plant species and the share of endangered tree species and other endangered vascular plant species in forests: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Green Background index derived from the combination of CORILIS layers: The Green Background map is a modifiable map, both in terms of smoothing radii and minimum intensity
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
The Swedish forestry model: Located in The Environmental Atlas › … › The Swedish forestry model › Video
Forest growth (CLIM 034) - Assessment published Nov 2012: The area covered by forests and other wooded land in Europe (39 EEA countries) has increased for many decades. Forest biomass in the EEA region is also growing, and the average growth rate has increased from 1990 to 2010. In some central and western areas of Europe, forest growth has been reduced in the last 10 years due to storms, pests and diseases. Future climate change and increasing CO 2 concentrations are expected to affect site suitability, productivity, species composition and biodiversity, and thus have an impact on the goods and services that the forests provide. In general, forest growth is projected to increase in northern Europe and to decrease in southern Europe.
Located in Data and maps › Indicators › Forest growth
The Year of the Forest: celebrating forests for people: 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods. Forests are home to 300 million people worldwide
Located in Signals — every breath we take › Signals 2011 › Articles
Forest: deadwood (SEBI 018) - Assessment published May 2010: The quantity of deadwood in Europe's forests, which is an important indicator for forest biodiversity, has strongly decreased since the middle of the nineteenth century due to intense forest exploitation and widespread burning of small wood and other debris. Since 1990, however, an overall increase in this indicator by about 4.3 % has been observed and this may be due to increased compliance with sustainable forest management principles. These principles should be considered in view of increasing wood demand, e.g. for renewable energy production.
Located in Data and maps › Indicators › Forest: deadwood
Forest: growing stock, increment and fellings (SEBI 017) - Assessment published May 2010: The ratio of felling to increment is relatively stable at around 60 %. This favourable utilization rate prevails across Europe, with the exception of Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and has allowed growing stock to increase.
Located in Data and maps › Indicators › Forest: growing stock, increment and fellings