Almost Half of Berlin's Forest Areas Suffer Damage

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The forest status report 2025 shows that Berlin's forests are still under massive stress. Especially dryness since 2018 and a very dry spring have added to the city trees, the proportion of significantly damaged crowns reaches a new peak. At the same time, the Berlin forests try to make the forest more resilient by conversion and more biodiversity. The condition of the Berlin forest trees has deteriorated further. The main reasons are the dry sp…

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Berlin's forests are in alarming condition: only three percent of the trees are considered healthy, almost half of the forest areas show significant damage. Dryness and pests are massively increasing the forest. rbb reporter Jan Menzel knows what Berlin's trees are like.

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Only three percent of the trees in Berlin are considered healthy, almost half of all forest areas are ill: The new forest status report shows that forests are suffering more and more.