Tag Archives: adaptation
Deprived of nature
Sometimes people think that the Woodland Trust is just being dramatic when we say ‘Imagine a world without trees’. How totally preposterous! There are no places in the world like that… or are there? When I saw this stark image … Continue reading
Put down your placards and plant trees instead!
Once upon a time the traditional campaigner took to the streets, placard in hand, a hard-hitting message emblazoned across a banner. Making your voice heard in the crowd was all about creativity and the art of grabbing attention. Now, those … Continue reading
Climate change and a court case prompt some rethinking…
Climate change has made us reconsider our views in relation to two specific issues relating to the UK’s woodlands, and recent decisions in the Welsh courtrooms have made us review our position on one other. The Woodland Trust has a … Continue reading
Climate change adaptation is ‘essential’ says EAC.
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has published its report on its recent inquiry into ‘Adapting to climate change’. Last Thursday’s report provides welcome recognition that ‘adapting to climate change is at least as essential as cutting greenhouse … Continue reading
‘Growing the Future’: Trust launches its general election manifesto
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Woodland Trust’s manifesto for the general election. We are asking for all political parties to adopt a target of doubling native woodland cover in the UK over the next fifty years, bringing … Continue reading
Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen
Whilst hopes for the Copenhagen summit were never high, the result falls short of reasonable expectation. Any meeting of the minds amongst a group of 192 nations inevitably tends towards the lowest common denominator. In this case an accord rather … Continue reading
