A major EU initiative quantified the importance of forest biodiversity for ecosystem functions and services, which include wood for constructions, biomass for energy and clean water.
The importance of biodiversity is not merely the huge variety of life on Earth but how it regulates the ways in which the planet's ecosystems operate. Scientists have long sought to understand the factors that govern this functioning through processes such as nutrient, carbon and water cycling.
Further details: Effect of biodiversity on Europe’s forests