forest condition monitor (IMAGE)

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

forest condition monitor

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According to the UFZ forest condition monitor, 52 percent of the forest on the whole and particularly 76 percent of the conifers in the Harz region were severely damaged by 2022. In contrast, in 2017 only 9 percent of the forest and 8 percent of conifers showed severe damages.

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UFZ forest condition monitor / Data source: ESA (Copernicus Sentinel-2)

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