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Why understanding stakeholder perspectives and emotions is important in upland woodland creation – a case study from Cumbria, UK

Sara Vangerschov Iversen, Claire Holt, Naomi van der Velden, et al.

Published: 2021-10-15
Subjects: Community-based Research, Environmental Studies, Human Ecology, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Sociology

Upland regions in the United Kingdom (UK) are increasingly under consideration as potential areas for the creation of woodlands. This is driven by a combination of factors, including the aims of UK forestry and environmental policy to increase woodland cover, meeting international greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, agro-environment schemes in national and international policy, and an [...]