Forest cover varies hugely across Europe, from 74% in Finland to 11% in the Netherlands. Overall, 46% of Europe is covered with forests, storing 172Gt of carbon. Read More
Forest Cover in Europe
Government launches consultation on a Tree Strategy for England
Farmers, foresters and land managers, experts and environmental organisations, and members of the public are invited by government to give their views on the future creation and management of our trees, woodlands and forests in England. Read More
Do environmental worldviews and distrust in science affect those who care for our land?
This is the title of a guest blog that I wrote for BMC, part of the Springer group of academic publishers, published today. Read More
Inequality of Woodland Distribution across Britain
People in Britain have less trees than in many countries, but within the country 34 million citizens have even less due to inequality in woodland distribution Read More
Calling All British Foresters, Land Owners and Businesses
The Sylva Foundation has launched its national survey exploring attitudes, actions and awareness to environmental change. Take part . . . Read More
Environmental Land Management policy development
The UK Department of Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a policy discussion document as part of their stakeholder engagement process in developing the Environmental Land Management scheme (ELM or ELMs). Government is seeking the views of farmers, foresters, and other land managers in its new proposals for ELMs, publishing a ‘Discussion Document’… Read More
Shaping the future of forestry
This week Sylva Foundation published the long-awaited report for the British Woodlands Survey 2017: Shaping the Future of Forestry. It’s been a labour of love working alongside my fellow authors. We were victims of our own success in attracting such a fantastic response from so many people across Britain: 1,630 stakeholders took part, representing one-fifth… Read More
Do you stand up for trees?
Add your voice by signing the Tree Charter. The Charter for Trees, Woods and People will be launched in November 2017 and marks the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest signed by Henry III in 1217. Read More
Plant a tree for every year of your life
All human beings should plant one tree for every year that they live on earth. If we did so, what might we achieve? Read More
Resilience requires Awareness and Courage
Over the last few months I’ve been working with colleagues from across the forestry sector on a major report presenting data from a survey about awareness, activities and aspirations to environmental change among woodland owners and managers, and forestry professionals. The report demonstrates that private forestry holds the balance of power in meeting the challenges of… Read More
Resilient forests – what do you think and what are you doing?
A national survey is aiming is to help understand progress in awareness and actions in adapting to environmental change. Read More
A ten-point plan for ash dieback Chalara fraxinea in Britain
There has been too much knee-jerk reactionary panic to the arrival of ash dieback Chalara fraxinea to Britain’s shores. Here is my proposed ten-point plan, in which some actions may surpise some. Read More
