Forestry and environmental policy in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland recognises the importance of adapting our trees, woodland and forests to the changing climate.
The changing climate will have a wide range of impacts across the UK, including to our trees and woodlands, including warmer temperatures and altered rainfall patterns.
The paper explores the contribution that science has made to forestry and woodland management and looks at the scientific prospects and limitations for the future. It explains the reasons why Britain has become so low in self-sufficiency of wood products and charts the steps successive Governments have taken to change this, starting with the creation […]
A range of online tools are available to support forest owners, managers, and decision makers to understand the impacts and risks from the changing climate to the forest and woodlands they manage.
This summary report of a survey undertaken to explore engagement with nature during the Covid-19 restrictions highlights the important role of nature and woodlands in supporting people's wellbeing through the Covid pandemic.
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