With the UK Government committing to plant at least 30,000 hectares of new woodland each year to combat the climate emergency, the Institute’s Executive Director, Shireen Chambers MBE FICFor, was recently interviewed by ITV News as part of a story investigating these targets.
Shireen said:
“It’s going to be difficult to achieve. Agricultural land availability is going to be key. Farmers are going to have to play a real role in helping to achieve this target.”
Shireen also addressed the critical skills shortage in the sector largely down to a lack of investment in training programmes at all levels.
The Woodland Trust and the West of England Nature Partnership also contributed to this feature.
To watch the full story, visit this page and skip to 14:54 minutes in.
