Forest Research Climate Change

Did you know windstorms have been the primary natural disturbance affecting European forests over the past 75 years? @drtomlocatelli from @Forest_Research explains more in the latest @europeanforest article published this week ➡️ efi.int/forestquestion…

🌳 Trees help fight #ClimateChange by capturing #Carbon from the air and storing it. 👉 Explore our new Carbon pages in the Climate Change Hub to see how you can help enhance carbon stocks and contribute to #ClimateAction.

Building resilience in our woodlands and forests is vital to protect essential ecosystem services including carbon sequestration. The #ClimateChange Hub now includes a forestry carbon information resource with topics including wood products and new woodland establishment ⬇️

Climate projections can help land managers anticipate both challenges and opportunities with changing weather patterns, from drought and flooding risks to extended growing seasons. 🔎 Discover how climate projections up to 2080 inform risk and adaptation guidance in the Climate Change Hub: ow.ly/7xSr50WR6E2 👀📹➡️ ow.ly/yBys50WR6CZ #ClimateChange #ClimateAdaptation #LandManagement #UKWoodland

Six key considerations for urban forest management in a changing climate are now available on the Climate Change Hub, with recommended actions➡️ bit.ly/4mWSJiq

An important addition to our bite-size climate change factsheet series, now totalling 18. Explore topics from biodiversity and forest carbon to tree species and ecosystem services: forestresearch.gov.uk/climate-change…

We value feedback from the forestry sector to inform our climate research and address your challenges. Get involved today by having your say about woodland resilience in the #BritishWoodlandsSurvey and completing our mixed species survey➡️ bit.ly/4fnF0yA

Share your experiences of mixed species planting to help inform our cutting-edge research trials and shape future UK forestry adaptation guidance - new survey out today!

Great to see the @aliceholtforest Adaptation Trail featured in recent BBC #climatechange coverage, demonstrating a range of #adaptation measures in a typical southeast woodland.

Wind risk experts @BruceNicoll1 and @drtomlocatelli discuss threats to UK forests and how the #ForestGALES decision support tool can help managers assess vulnerability to storm damage⬇️

It's your final opportunity to participate in our short survey about the #ClimateChangeHub, which closes 31 Jan! Your views are important as we continue to develop climate change guidance and resources. Access the survey here: defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_db…

❔ We are looking to understand the Climate Change Hub’s impact to date to help ensure the development of new resources continues to meet the needs of woodland mangers and advisors. 🌲📑 The Climate Change Hub centralises information and practical guidance about protecting our woodlands and forests from the impacts and risks due to the changing climate. How can you help? ✨𝗕𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 (𝟴-𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲): ow.ly/3blg50UB1Sp - open until 31 Jan. ✨𝗕𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀: 𝟮𝟵 𝗝𝗮𝗻, 𝟭𝟲.𝟭𝟱 - 𝟭𝟳.𝟯𝟬 - Managers and owners of woods and forests: ow.ly/VMXe50UB1Ss𝟯𝟬 𝗝𝗮𝗻, 𝟭𝟮.𝟰𝟱 – 𝟭𝟰.𝟬𝟬 - Advisors, e.g., consultants, agents, woodland officers, public bodies, trade, professional and intermediary organisations: ow.ly/KAqO50UB1St #ClimateChangeHub #Survey @ForestryComm

🌳 Landowners, woodland managers, and forestry advisors - we need your input to shape the future of our online Climate Change Hub. This impact assessment survey only takes 8-10 minutes to complete and is open until 31 January 2025: ow.ly/JIM250UrH3V #ClimateChangeHub #UKWoodlands #ForestResearch

Thanks to @drmikeperksFR, @DrGeorgeXenakis, @Salvo_Bonomo_ and Suzanne Robinson for sharing their work. You can find our current drought guidance here: forestresearch.gov.uk/climate-change…

Discover some of the cutting-edge work by climate scientists at @Forest_Research to improve our understanding of drought and inform policy and practitioner guidance. Watch the video in full: bit.ly/49xnTaB

Climate projections show an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme events in the UK, such as storms, flooding & droughts. We discuss the risk of drought to our woodlands and how future drought impacts can be reduced through adaptive management: forestresearch.gov.uk/climate-change…

Would you like to help us understand the impact of the @Forest_Research #ClimateChangeHub and inform our future plans? If so, our social scientists would love you to respond to our survey and attend an online focus group next week. Find out more: forestresearch.gov.uk/news/social-sc…

Do you have a biosecurity action plan in place to protect your woodland from the spread of tree pests and pathogens and increase resilience? Biosecurity guidance, created in collaboration with the @ForestryComm, is now available on our Climate Change Hub. 🔗 ow.ly/zE0050TRuv8 #ForestResearch | #Biosecurity

Warmer temperatures enable some insects to produce more generations each year and can facilitate the establishment of non-native species through trade and imports. Find out how implementing biosecurity measures can help increase woodland resilience: forestresearch.gov.uk/climate-change…

Did you know you can now filter our 12 #adaptation case studies on the #ClimateChangeHub by climate change risk or by management objective? ➡️forestresearch.gov.uk/climate-change…