Guidance published on managing England’s woodlands in a climate emergency
Tuesday, 5 November 2019 14:26
The Forestry Commission has published new climate change management
guidance to provide practical advice to landowners on ways they can
better manage their woodland to combat the effects of climate
change. England’s woodlands in a climate emergency
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The Forestry Commission has published new climate change
management guidance to provide practical advice to
landowners on ways they can better manage their woodland to
combat the effects of climate change.
The 15-page guide covers:
- introduction
- climate change and woodland: key points
- likely impacts of climate change on England’s
trees and woodland
- principles for adapting England’s woodlands
- managing adaptation of England’s woodlands
- managing adaptation: native and ancient woodland
- reducing risk through diversification
New guidance to support foresters, farmers,
landowners and agents to strengthen their woodland
management and help adapt their woodlands to the
impacts of our changing climate. This practical,
advice-led approach offers key principles to help
woodland owners implement measures specific to the
needs of their land, while mitigating the effects of
climate change.
The guidance outlines how foresters and agents can
help make significant changes to the species
composition, structure and management of our
woodlands now, to give them the best chance to
survive and thrive in 50 years’ time, when we know
our climate will be quite different. Tree crops can
take many years to mature, we need to plan and plant
appropriately for both the current, and future
climates.
Trees can only help reduce the negative impacts of a
changing climate if they are resilient to those
challenges themselves and continue to thrive while
the climate changes.
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