What is the carbon storage and sequestration potential of Europe’s many land and marine habitats? A first scoping analysis, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), found that forests and wetlands can play an important role in storing carbon but doing so should take account of potential impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services.

The sacred tattoos inked by Thai monks
For hundreds of years, men have been visiting this Thai Budhhist temple famous for its tattoo culture. Monks use fine point needles