Europe’s forests face increasing pressures. Impacts include fewer tall forests, climate change-induced wildfires, insect outbreaks, and, most recently, increased wood harvesting to meet additional demand for “home-grown” biomass in response to the Ukraine war and changing energy demands. Against this backdrop, the EU’s proposed Nature Restoration Law would introduce critical safeguards to prevent further decline in the quality of Europe’s forests. The law seeks to protect remaining old-growth forests, set aside additional forests for restoration, and improve the biodiversity of forests managed for wood production. Here, we look at the latest data, including that from University of Maryland’s GLAD lab and available on WRI’s Global Forest Watch platform, to investigate European forest changes.