Climate change has been described as the greatest threat facing us today and this includes its likely impacts on England’s trees, woods and forests.
The scale of action needed is made clear in the Climate Change Bill which requires all sectors to make deep cuts in emissions and develop strategies to adapt to the changing climate.
Our aim is to ensure that existing and newly planted trees, woods and forests are resilient to the impacts of climate change and also contribute to the way in which biodiversity and natural resources adjust to a changing climate.
Our objectives are:
Increasing resilience of trees and woodland
To increase the resilience of trees, woods and forests to climate change.
Adapting the rural landscape
To increase the role of trees and woodland in adapting the rural landscape to climate change.
Adapting the urban environment
To enhance the role of street trees and urban woodland in minimising the impacts of climate change on our towns and cities.
Mitigating climate change
To increase the contribution of trees, woods and forests to climate change mitigation.
Communicating climate change
To use trees, woods and forests to help communicate and improve understanding of climate
change issues and bring about behavioural change.
For more information and videos about climate change visit our Forests and GB Climate Change section.
