Forestry Climate Change Action Plan progress report 2019
Today, a progress report of the Forestry Climate Change Action Plan is published to coincide with a seminar held at the Confor Woodland Show.
Overall, there is some evidence of progress since the plan was published last year, but equally it is clear that most actions are still underway. In the year since publication, a series of important national and international reports have strengthened the need for action, including:
- the United Nations IPCC Special Report citing 12 years to avert a ‘climate change catastrophe’
- the Met Office UK climate change projections (UKCP18)
- the UK Committee of Climate Change advice to Government
- Government’s amended Climate Change Act (2008)
- the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change on land management
Sylva Foundation CEO, Dr Gabriel Hemery, who has helped spearhead the whole initiative from its inception, said:
“Although some progress is being made, clearly the forestry sector is moving too slowly and with inadequate support, to make the step changes required to deal with the climate crisis. In particular, I urge government to review progress and consider how this work could be resourced.”
