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  • Climate Change Hub

    Risks

     Climate change is increasing the risks to UK trees, woodlands and forests with increasing temperatures and an increase in extreme weather events.
  • Climate Change Hub

    Adaptation

     Adaptation describes the process of adjustment to the actual or expected effects of climate change, in order to reduce harm or exploit opportunities.
  • Publications

    Forest damage by deer depends on cross‐scale interactions between climate, deer density and landscape structure
    Lead Author: Chloe Bellamy
    This journal paper investigates the factors that drive deer damage to woodlands using the National Forest Inventory sample square data. We found that the likelihood of damage to trees depends on cross-scale interactions between climate, deer density and landscape structure. The complex interactive effects uncovered are difficult to interpret. We therefore provide an interactive Deer Damage Tool for practitioners to visualize how afforestation is likely to influence the probability of deer damage in different forests and regions across Britain.
  • Tools and Resources

    2016 – Carbon sequestration

     In climate change reporting, removals to forestland, also called the forest sink, measures the net annual accumulation of carbon in forests by woody biomass, soils and litter. Table 4.2 and Figure 4.2 show estimates and projections of net carbon dioxide removals attributed to UK forestry, from 1990 to 2020. In the longer term, the annual rate […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Greenspace establishment practices

     Defining the objectives, stakeholder involvement and technical establishment practices in provision of greenspace
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Marginal abatement cost curves for UK forestry
    Lead Author: Gregory Valatin
    Comparing the cost-effectiveness of different climate change mitigation measures is essential in minimising the cost of meeting national greenhouse gas reduction targets. The costs of different measures and their potential to reduce emissions or sequester greenhouse gases can be depicted using a Marginal Abatement Cost Curve. Previous studies have shown that UK forestry measures are […]
  • Climate Change Hub

    Videos

     Watch our library of animations and videos about climate change risks and how to adapt forestry practice to increase resilience.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Development and review concerning Forest Focus (PDF, 1.6 MB)
    Lead Author: Peter Freer-Smith
    Summary The European Community and the Member States are committed to implementing internationally agreed activities relating to the conservation and protection of forests. In this context it is in the general interest of the Community to develop the monitoring activities that have been established and run under Regulation (EC) 2152/2003 called Forest Focus and the proceeding […]
  • Research

    Delivering Resilient Forests

     Resilient forests are important if our trees are to cope better with changing environmental conditions and threats from pests and diseases. This page provides information on the publications produced as part of Forest Research's 'Delivering Resilient Forests' programme of research.
  • Tools and Resources

    Species diversity

     Forest Research have developed a method of measuring forest tree species diversity
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Building wildfire resilience into forest management planning
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Wildfire events are predicted to increase in frequency in the UK due to increased land-use pressure and climate change. Wildfires can have a number of impacts on sustainable forest management and, in some extreme cases, may have devastating human and environmental consequences. Reducing the incidence and impact of wildfires in forests and woodlands through good […]
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