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Forestry
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One... misconception is the idea that England is now mostly concreted over. Coupled to this is the idea that the onward march of bricks and mortar is the main cause of declining species and habitats. Neither assertion is true. Just 8.8 per cent of England is built on; 73 per cent is farmland, and 10 per cent is forestry. The biggest drivers of biodiversity loss in this country are modern agriculture, forestry and shooting. ...the greatest threat to the countryside comes from within it.
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― The Lie of the Land
― The Lie of the Land
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I see real and continuing tensions between agriculture and forestry agendas on the one hand and those of the natural heritage on the other. There remains a fundamental failure that other government programmes are not being sufficiently reoriented to help reduce the consequences of traditional land uses through new ways of thinking and acting. The agricultural support budget of around £650 million is more than an order of magnitude greater than the NatureScot budget. There are clear examples in l
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― Scottish Natural Heritage: An Insider’s View
― Scottish Natural Heritage: An Insider’s View
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