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Adapting forest and woodland management to the changing climate

UK Forestry Standard Practice Guide

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Climate Change Hub

The Climate Change Hub brings together information and practical guidance about protecting our UK woodlands and forests from the impacts and risks due to the changing climate through adaptive practice.

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UK FORESTRY STANDARD (UKFS)

Forestry Commission (2024)

The UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) is the reference standard for sustainable forest management in the UK. The UKFS, supported by its series of Guidelines, outlines the context for forestry in the UK, sets out the approach of the UK governments to sustainable forest management, defines standards and requirements, and provides a basis for regulation and monitoring.

The UKFS Guidelines series covers general forestry practice as well as the following subject areas:

Biodiversity
Climate change
Historic environment
Landscape
People
Soil
Water

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Common Sense Risk Management of Trees

The National Tree Safety Group’s (NTSG) aim is to develop a nationally recognised approach to tree safety management and to provide guidance that is proportionate to the actual risks from trees.

The NTSG position is underpinned by a set of five key principles for considering and managing tree safety in the public interest:

Trees provide a wide variety of benefits to society
Trees are living organisms that naturally lose branches or fall
The overall risk to human safety is extremely low
Tree owners have a legal duty of care
Tree owners should take a balanced and proportionate approach to tree safety management.

Managing the risk from trees is the responsibility of the owners and managers of the land on which they grow. There are many different types of landowner and trees grow in many different environments. This guidance has been developed to support the work of all those involved in tree management; whether connected with streets, parks, public open spaces, businesses such as hotels or farms, private estates, woodland, commercial forestry or private gardens.

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