Instanz: TeilenTeilen:Europe's carbon sinks under pressure: Unprecedented biomass loss in Europe's forests since 2018Anja Lapac Corporate Communications CenterTechnische Universität München05.08.2026 11:35Using satellite data, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have identified an unprecedented loss of aboveground biomass in Europe’s forests since 2018. Unlike previous studies that focused solely on changes in tree cover, this study provides the first Europe-wide assessment of changes in forest biomass. Their analysis reveals a clear shift: since 2018, biomass losses have increased sharply, leading to substantially greater losses of carbon stored in forests. In Central Europe, rising disturbance rates thus have particularly severe consequences for the carbon sink capacity of Europe’s forests. According to recent studies, Europe’s forests stored about 72 percent less CO₂ equivalents during 2020-2022 than they did between 2010 and 2014.