Piloting the Measurement of Social and Environmental Returns from Woodland Creation
This research report summarises the development of the Woodland Benefits Tool.
The specific objectives were to:
- Select woodland creation projects for analysis
- Identify relevant social and environmental impacts
- Conduct a review of environmental and social reporting frameworks that are used in the UK and elsewhere
- Use a mix of site assessments and secondary data to assess the social and environmental impacts of the woodlands
- Propose a set of metrics and/or indicators to be used in future for this type of assessment, and which will work for businesses and be sufficiently robust
- Provide recommendations to improve the reporting of social and environmental benefits from woodland creation
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