Hilary McGrady, the director-general of the National Trust, said that climate change “poses the biggest threat to the places, nature and collections we care for” Times photographer Richard PohleThe National Trust will convert vast areas of its land from meat production to woodland to become carbon neutral by 2030. It plans to grow 20 million trees over the next ten years by planting saplings or removing livestock to allow self-seeding. Dozens of farm tenancies will be altered as they come up for renewal to cut sheep and cattle numbers. The trust plans to spend about £90 million creating 18,000 hectares of woodland, increasing the proportion of forests from 10 to 17 per cent by 2030. The proposed increase follows advice from the Committee on Climate Change, which recommended last year that the proportion of woodland should rise from 13 per cent…

Source: The Times January 09, 2020 12:00 UTC