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Category Archives: Climate Change
A truly historic week for Northern Ireland, and I don’t mean the G8
Whilst all the headlines this week have been dominated by the meeting of World Leaders at the G8 in Enniskillen, a truly momentous change has happened in Northern Ireland, restoring much needed protection to the Province’s unique woodland heritage. On … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigning, Climate Change, Government Affairs, Northern Ireland, Protection
Tagged Agriculture Minister, communities powerless, destruction to trees and woods, Enniskillen, Felling Licenses, G8, Michelle O’Neil, NI Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, NI Forestry Act 2009, Northern Ireland, scrap proper legal protection, world leaders
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Worth their weight in more than gold
Our latest campaign action is based on the Trust’s fears that funding for forests may fall victim to cuts in the upcoming Spending Review. Historically, Defra has been an easy department to target – in the last Spending Review it … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Campaigning, Climate Change, Defra, Government Affairs, Policy, Protection, Woodland creation
Tagged Budget Cuts, collective noun, danny alexander, Danny Alexander MP, George Osborne, more than gold, note to the Treasury, promises made to forests, Spending Review 2015-16, Treasury, value for money, worth their weight
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Summer time is when to spot diseases such as ash dieback
As we move towards high summer this year and ash trees come into full leaf, we will gain a much better picture of the impact ash dieback disease has had so far across the UK. Sadly we are not just … Continue reading
Trees – what are we afraid of?
It’s not quite Change the World Wednesday (#ctww) but I’ve been busy so I thought today would work just as well. But also I just had to post something that made me so angry and simultaneously laugh out loud: Anger … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigning, Climate Change, Inspiration, Local Government
Tagged #welovetrees, anger, fall out, health and safety, inspiration, Market Rasen Mail, tree climbing
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A21: “They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum”
Continuing our updates on the A21 public inquiry, Richard tells us about his day cross-examining witnesses: “Day 4 dealt with the evidence presented by the Highways Agency on ecology and nature conservation, and on planning. My aim in cross-examining the witnesses … Continue reading
Homo sapiens. Really?
Daily carbon dioxide levels have exceeded 400 parts per million, according to last Thursday’s US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report. This has never happened before in human history: the last time was between three and five million years ago. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Planting, Policy, Pollution, Protection, Woodland creation
Tagged 400 parts per million, carbon footprint, Daily carbon dioxide levels, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Full Monty, global warming, Globalisation, Kyoto Protocol, Mauna Loa Observatory, Nature Climate Change, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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Here we go again!
The dust hasn’t yet settled on the Oaken Wood Public Inquiry, and already the Trust is having to stand up for ancient woodland in Kent at another public inquiry. This time it’s the proposed widening of the A21, between Tonbridge … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Local campaign, Oaken Wood, Planning, Protection, Roads, Woods Under Threat
Tagged A21, highways agency, Kent, Mercure Hotel, Natural England, Public Inquiry, Roads, Tonbridge to Pembury, Wild Boar
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Tree-mendous result for Doncaster’s Mayoral elections
Over the past few weeks, we have been helping our local supporters to speak up for woods and trees in the Doncaster Mayoral election. Of course, as a charity we have not been supporting any particular candidate but through our website … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigning, Climate Change, Government Affairs, Local Government, Policy, Protection, Woodland creation
Tagged air quality, Climate Change, Doncaster, elections on 2 May, flood management, Forestry Commission, growing public health issues, Labour, local hustings, Mansion House Doncaster, Mayoral election, public and private finance, Ros Jones, South Yorkshire Forest, South Yorkshire Local Nature Partnership, squeeze, Trees & Design Action Group (TDAG), Trees & Turf publication, Trees in the Townscape guide
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A rare review – ‘Woodsman’ by Ben Law
We mentioned Ben Law on the blog a couple of weeks ago, and after sharing a post discussing the management of woodland we thought it would be interesting to discuss Ben’s new book ‘Woodsman’. The Trust receives a number of … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Forestry management, Inspiration
Tagged 'Woodsman' book, autobiographical, Ben Law, Climate Change, community assets, food, fuel, grazing land, managing woodland, nature's supermarket, old coppice, planning legislation, Prickly Nut Wood, sustainable business, timber, yurt
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Forestry Minister responds to your questions
Woodland culture, local voices and putting the case to Treasury It’s fair to say we were delighted with the response from our supporters to our request last month for questions to put to the Forestry Minister, David Heath. The planting … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigning, Climate Change, Government Affairs
Tagged 'Greenest Government Ever', 10% cut to budgets, Alhampton Hill, animal health, David Heath, economic growth, Forestry Minister, Government Forestry Policy Statement, High Speed Rail, HS2, National Curriculum, nature and ecology, politicians, Somerton and Frome, the future of Forest Services, Tor Woods, tree diseases, urban trees, well being
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