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News Release from: Forestry Commission | Subject: Surveys of Public Opinion of Forestry 2007
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 November 2007
Public has its say on forests and
climate change
The Forestry Commission publish the final reports for England, Scotland and Wales from its Surveys of Public Opinion of Forestry 2007.
The surveys, part of a series run since 1993, included a new section of questions on climate change Among the results from the UK survey were: * "to help tackle climate change" was the second most-cited reason given by people who agreed that forestry should be supported with public money; * 80 per cent agreed that "trees are good because they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in wood"; and * 55 per cent agreed or strongly agreed that the United Kingdom could offset all its greenhouse gas emissions by planting more trees
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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(It is, however, not feasible for the UK to become "carbon neutral" through tree planting alone; it is estimated that to do this would require the creation of about 50 million hectare of forests - approximately twice the land area of the UK.) The results are published just days before a major UK conference on forests and climate change.
With deforestation accounting for almost 20 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions - more than the whole of the transport sector - sustainable forest management can play a major part in combating climate change.
The Forestry Commission has aimed this international event in London next week primarily at policy makers in the forestry, environment and energy sectors.
They hope to increase understanding of the role that forests can play in mitigating climate change, and to encourage people to plan ahead for forests in the UK that can survive the inevitable changes in our climate.
A number of results from the survey showed increased levels of public awareness of the benefits and issues of forestry.
A higher proportion of respondents than in previous surveys said they would like to see more woodland planted in the UK: it was 71 per cent this year, compared with 66 per cent in 2005.
The full reports are available on line.
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