Prioritising sites for woodland investment

Summary Identified woodland creation opportunities across Gwent Created a tool to prioritise woodlands for enhancement Co-created concise management plans through virtual workshops Outcomes A 10-year Priority Planting Plan to guide tree planting A user-friendly woodland ranking system A tool that ascertains the investment priority of woodlands Benefits Strategic roadmap for sustainable woodland development Facilitate access […]

Land suitability for climate threatened coffee

Summary Climate change is already causing problems for coffee production in Colombia. Land suitability modelling can identify climate vulnerable farming areas for targeted mitigation. Outcomes Areas of coffee growing regions that are most susceptible to climate impacts are located. The causes of changes in land suitability have been identified. Benefits The approach can be applied […]

The Ashdown Forest is an ancient area of open heathland occupying the highest ridge of the High Weald in East Sussex

Using Remote Sensing to map the Ashdown Forest SAC

Context Requirement for a detailed habitat map To monitor change and plan mitigation To ensure sustainable future management Outcomes Object based analysis of satellite imagery Ecological rules based approach Verification and adjustment via targeted ground based surveys Benefits Fast repeatable approach Maps easy to update Monitor habitat change over time Context Environment Systems was commissioned […]

Due Negligence Report

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Due Negligence Report

The UK’s draft deforestation due diligence regulation, which is part of the Environment Bill, would make it mandatory for companies to carry out due diligence to ensure that there is no illegal deforestation in their agricultural and forestry supply chains. A WWF report suggests that the UK needs to strengthen its regulations.