Our programme of climate change research on trees, woodlands and forests is wide-ranging, covering important aspects of climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation.
The research aims to inform both policy and forest management practice. It also supports biosecurity policy, and relates strongly to the ecosystem services approach to evaluating the goods and services that trees and woodlands provide to society. The Forestry Commission spends around a quarter of its research budget with Forest Research on climate change and related programmes.
Research
- Climate change adaptation (in general)
- Climate change adaptation (in Scotland)
- Climate change adaptation (in Wales)
- Climate change impacts
- Climate change impacts and adaptation in England's woodlands
- Climate change mitigation
- Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA)
- Developing adaptation strategies for forests (ForeSTClim)
- Expected climate change and options for EU silviculture (ECHOES)
- Implications of climate change on the historic environment
- Management of multifunctional forests (MULTIFOR)
- Models for adaptive forest management in a changing climate (MOTIVE)
- OneOak
- Resource infrastructure for monitoring and adapting European Atlantic forests under changing climate (REINFFORCE)
- Review of approaches to carbon additionality
- Review of approaches to carbon valuation, discounting and risk management
- Urban trees and greenspace in a changing climate
Research programmes are led from the Centre for Forestry and Climate Change.
Related topics
- Tree species and provenance
Information on over 60 species that are either widely grown in British forests at the present time or which could play an increasing role in the future.
Forthcoming conferences and events
- Managing forests for ecosystem services: can spruce forests show the way?
- Tackling climate change: the contribution of forest scientific knowledge
News
Publications
Contact
For further information contact:
Prof. Andy Moffat
Head of Centre for Forestry and Climate Change
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey GU10 4LH
Tel: 01420 526202
Fax: 01420 23653
Email: andy.moffat@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Other research themes
Science & technical disciplines
Research
EU research
Act on CO2