The impact of increasing vertebrate predator numbers on bird populations is widely debated
among the general public, game managers and conservationists across Europe. However …

Ecosystem services (ES) are the benefits that people receive from ecosystems.
Understanding the impact of forest management on their supply can inform policy and …

Tree planting is increasingly being proposed as a strategy to combat climate change
through carbon (C) sequestration in tree biomass. However, total ecosystem C storage that …

Many national governments have incorporated nature‐based solutions (NbS) in their plans
to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions. However, uncertainties persist regarding both …

Climate change policy for the land sector is challenged by complex biophysical and
socioeconomic contexts. A target approach utilising land-use change indicators is often …

The UK government has pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Ambitious targets have been set to plant nearly a million hectares of new woodland in the …

Context Despite woodland expansion being advocated via a number of Scottish policy
documents, barriers to woodland creation remain. These include contested views about land …

To explore the feasibility of meeting recently proposed large-scale tree planting targets, a
UK wide assessment of land available for afforestation was carried out, considering a range …

Abstract The Scottish Government has clearly stated its intention to increase woodland cover
from 18% towards 25% of land area by 2050. This will rely heavily on publicly funded grant …

Increasing woodland area in the United Kingdom is strongly supported in policies, but there
is evidence of low rates of new planting, infrequent uptake of farm forestry, and negative …