Forest Conference Set to Explore Ways To Dramatically Increase Levels of Planting
This year's Community Forests Annual Conference will focus on trees and carbon in helping to tackle climate change. There is lots of media attention on plans for rapid acceleration of new tree planing, so we will explore the opportunities as well as looking the issues that might be raised.
This year, the event that takes place in Birmingham on 26th March and the agenda highlights challenges including the role Community Forests can play in helping achieve environmental targets. Keynote speakers and workshops will examine the role of trees and woodlands in mitigating the impact of climate change and how quickly they can deliver a dramatic increase in levels of planting.
Paul Nolan from The Mersey Forest, and Chair of England's Community Forests says: "Trees and climate change are in the media on an almost daily basis. The aspiration is for new woodland to be created to lock up carbon. We are looking forward to meeting with colleagues from across the UK to exchange ideas on speeding up action to achieve the tough new targets."
Delegates from The Mersey Forest will be joined by representatives from City of Trees, Pennine Edge Forest, Forest of Mercia, White Rose Forest, Forestry Commission and The Woodland Trust. All are welcome!
There are less than 50 spaces remaining at the conference, that will be staged at the Birmingham and Midland Institute. Tickets are available at £30 plus booking fee and include refreshments, it is a non-profit making event. See here for more details and to book your place.
England's Community Forests are within reach of more than 50% of the population. Working with local communities the member organisations have planted more than 16m new trees over the past 25 years. Millions of people use and enjoy the new and growing forests that have been created. They provide a wide range of benefits for people and wildlife, as well as setting the scene for growth and jobs.