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Managing Englands woodlands in a climate emergency How the Forestry sector needs to respond John Weir FICFor Limited Species 2 Species selection help 3 4 Pests and diseases Xylella, Long horn beetles, Spruce bark beetles, Pine


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Managing England’s woodlands in a climate emergency

How the Forestry sector needs to respond

John Weir FICFor

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Limited Species

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Species selection help

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Pests and diseases

Xylella, Long horn beetles, Spruce bark beetles, Pine processionary moth, Birch borer, Pine nematode, etc, etc.

Ips typographus Spruce

Elm zigzag sawfly

Xylella

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Biosecurity

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Increasing mammal pressure

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Could we? Dare we?

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And then Climate Change

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The speed of climate change The speed of this change in climate is unprecedented since at least the last ice age and is probably greater than the rate our woodlands can adapt without human action if we wish to retain the ecosystem services they currently provide us with.

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Thinking outside the pot 11

Climate Matching

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Climate Matching Current

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HadCM3 A1B 2050

Climate Matching Mid Century

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Native distribution of oak

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Genetics within species

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With our past history is the tree native and local?

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HadCM3 A1B 2080

Climate Matching End of Century

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The UKFS

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2019 Position Statement

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www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing- englands-woodlands-in-a-climate-emergency

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Forest Industry Action

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Thanks for listening john.weir@forestrycommission.gov.uk @johnweirfc

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