Nature Geoscience, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02032-y

Satellite observations reveal accelerating aboveground biomass loss across Europe’s forests since 2018, increasingly driven by natural disturbances. These trends weaken the forest carbon sink and challenge climate mitigation efforts through forest policy.

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10760-9

Satellite imagery and machine learning used for the mapping of six seminatural open wetland types and land-use disturbance in European countries shows that wetlands are highly fragmented and have uneven restoration needs.