#clearfell — Public Fediverse posts
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A good read highlighting issues around large-scale commercial #Forestry. Hyperbolic language is unhelpful though. Describing preparating land for #Tree planting as '...stripping...' is patently nonsense ..this kind of devastation doesn't happen until #Clearfell (& TBF, not always)
The '...natural grassland...' is mostly deforested, degraded landscape.
Surprised no mention of CofE or ScotGov investment.Tax-break trees: how woodland became a store of wealth for the rich https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/07/butterfly-blocking-tax-break-tree-scheme-wealthy-investors?CMP=share_btn_url
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No more #clearcutting in #Dutch #forests https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/clear-cutting-in-dutch-forests-is-no-longer-allowed/
Received wisdom in #Silviculture is that #Clearfell or #Clearcut coupes mimic nature in #fireclimax habitats. While I agree clearcut / restock can be brutal & we are heavily over-reliant on the system, it seems 'bold' to outlaw it entirely, regardless of scale. Surely local production and 'better' rather than 'less' silviculture would provide #timber for less #carbon intensive #building solutions