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Even with a temperature limit of two degrees, 20 percent of the forests would disappear. The stock is also under pressure in Austria
Dead spruce trees infested with bark beetles: such images are already commonplace in European forests.
Forests fulfill an invaluable function in the climate system, binding millions of tons of our CO₂ emissions. However, this mechanism is at risk in many places, including Austria: Due to drought and damage, local forests have already emitted more carbon in 2023 than they have absorbed.
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