Forest disturbance rates in Europe have more than doubled in three decades, and climate-driven damage now costs several billion euros a year. A new policy brief from the eLTER research infrastructure argues that the indicators European forest policy relies on do not go far enough: area and biomass show how much forest exists but say little about whether it can withstand, recover from and adapt to extreme events. The brief sets out resilience indicators, scenario-based risk modelling and five directions for policy action.

When Norway's attention turns to Oslo for the King's funeral on Wednesday 9 September 2026, it creates a vulnerable moment in the digital sphere that hostile actors may seek to exploit. Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) professor Basel Katt advises users to be alert.

New study finds that widespread underreporting of Covid-19 deaths cannot be explained simply by differences in countries’ ability to count and record deaths. Across 134 countries and territories, an estimated 45%–55% of governments misreported Covid mortality, with underreporting far more common than overreporting. The study provides comparable country-level data of the extent of misinformation for researchers and policymakers. The findings point to a broader lesson beyond the pandemic: strong institutions and an informed public can play an important role in protecting the reliability of official information.