New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Summary A study published in Nature revealed that European forests are losing their ability to act as carbon sinks.

The main factors behind this are climate change-induced extreme weather events and human activities.

Increased harvest rates, reduced afforestation and slow growth are contributing to this decline.

This threatens the EU's climate targets and highlight the need for improved forest management practices.

Extreme weather events such as droughts and heatwaves, induced by climate change and exacerbated by anthropogenic activities, are declining forest carbon sinks in Europe, a study has found.

The study published in the journal Nature has observed that increased harvest rates, higher natural disturbances,...