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Environmental challenges - Trees and woodland. FC focus – 3 themes Protection Improvement Expansion. Environmental challenges. Protection Key challenges Pests and diseases Ensuring adaptation to climate change Development and the planning system. Acute oak decline. Improvement
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Environmental challenges - Trees and woodland FC focus – 3 themes Protection Improvement Expansion
Environmental challenges Protection Key challenges • Pests and diseases • Ensuring adaptation to climate change • Development and the planning system
Improvement • Better condition ecologically • Managing threats to condition – deer • Economic viability
Environmental challenges Expansion • Working markets • Value to communities • Right incentives and the right tools
Environmental challenges Tools such as: - the Woodland for life website which provides case studies www.woodlandforlife.net Incentives such as:- the Woodfuel woodland improvement grant
Environmental challenges End point • A woodland resource which is resilient to climate change, pests and diseases, economic cycles and the changing needs of society. • More woodland in good ecological condition, through active management, based on economic activity, integrated with other land based industries. • A society which chooses woodland as a solution or opportunity.