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French forests: area keeps growing, tree mortality up 2.5-fold

The 2026 results of the French national forest inventory report 17.7 million hectares of forest and mortality of 18.1 million m³ a year over 2016-2024, 2.5 times higher than a decade earlier.

Forest biomassStatistics and resourcesSource : IGN — Inventaire forestier national
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Flanders: number of biomethane sites doubles to 12, says Biogas-E

According to the annual report of the Flemish platform Biogas-E, 133 biogas plants produced 691 GWh of electricity and 811 GWh of heat in 2025, and biomethane output reached 186 GWh.

Agricultural biomassWaste and by-productsStatistics and resourcesSource : Biogas-E
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Biomethane: 837 sites inject in France, but commissioning slows down

At 30 June 2026, 837 plants were injecting biomethane with a capacity of 16.2 TWh/yr; capacity added in the first half fell 33% year on year while the project queue keeps growing.

Agricultural biomassWaste and by-productsStatistics and resourcesSource : SDES — ministère de la Transition écologique