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March 9, 2021

Fire, drought, bark beetles ravage German forests

  The condition of German forests has deteriorated to record levels due to fire, drought and a bark beetle infestation, the agriculture minister said last week, prompting calls from environmental groups for greener policies.  More trees died in 2020 than ever before and only 21% of trees under observation had an intact canopy, an indication of how healthy a tree is, an annual survey on forests found. That was the lowest value since assessment began in 1984.  Germans, who pride themselves on their environmental awareness and whose culture and history are steeped in woodland legend ...

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