...Peatland Code, and that they feel confident that these credits deliver a genuinely permanent removal of carbon from the atmosphere. What’s interesting is that the results show there is a...
...the Woodland Carbon Code have created over 8,200ha of woodland, predicted to sequester 3.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. So what is the Woodland Carbon Code? The Woodland Carbon Code,...
...to see what EWCO additional contributions are available and therefore, what grant funding it could achieve. It speeds up what was a slow, manual process. This allows us to help...
Dr Gabriel Hemery is CEO of the Sylva Foundation. Here he talks about the PIES project which offers free advice for new and existing woodland. What is the PIES project?...
...the value of trees and woodlands may not be the first thing that springs to mind. However, with accelerating interest in sustainable and environmentally-friendly land management, that perception is changing....
...change and biodiversity loss. There is lots of evidence about how trees and woodland sequester carbon from the atmosphere. But what about carbon sequestration in other types of habitat? What...
...this one step further. The farmer has invested in a flock of chickens that could roam the woodland and pastureland based on evidence [note 3] that shows chickens are less...
We all know that urgent action to tackle climate change is needed. The UK is the first major economy to legislate for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Trees...
...places that boost habitat and species recovery, enhance climate resilience and improve access to nature. Rates of woodland creation need to accelerate to capture carbon and to help biodiversity. To...
David Bliss, CEO at the Lowther Estate, shares how the estate converted low-value farmland into woodlands that deliver income, support nature and support their agricultural enterprises. Sustainable timber production and...
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