Melissa Minter
@mminter.bsky.social
Researcher interested in land, climate change & carbon, working at RSPB.
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Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion
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Visioning future treescapes in upland landscapes: using deliberative processes to understand values and land-use preferences of local stakeholders
UK environmental policy places an increasing emphasis on large-scale land-use change, with tree-planting objectives set to contribute towards meeting legislated climate and environmental targets. U...
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While stakeholders discussed how livestock production may be a poor proxy for food quality or farm business viability, there was concern among all groups about the impact on upland birds.
March 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
While stakeholders discussed how livestock production may be a poor proxy for food quality or farm business viability, there was concern among all groups about the impact on upland birds.
We find that increasing tree cover results in positive outcomes for GHG emissions, water-run off, recreation, woodland birds & timber. But we do identify trade-offs with negative outcomes on livestock and upland birds.
March 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
We find that increasing tree cover results in positive outcomes for GHG emissions, water-run off, recreation, woodland birds & timber. But we do identify trade-offs with negative outcomes on livestock and upland birds.
We use a combination of Participatory Scenario Planning and spatially-explicit land-use scenarios to predict the consequences on biodiversity and ecosystem services in two upland landscapes: the North Pennines & Dales (England) and the Elenydd (Wales)
March 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
We use a combination of Participatory Scenario Planning and spatially-explicit land-use scenarios to predict the consequences on biodiversity and ecosystem services in two upland landscapes: the North Pennines & Dales (England) and the Elenydd (Wales)