Tree health resilience strategy: our goals
Published 25 May 2018
Protecting trees from pests and diseases is essential in realising our ambition to leave the environment in a better state for the next generation. This strategy sets out how we will enhance protection against the threat of pests and diseases.
Our strategy also sets out, in detail, how we will work with the industry and others to build resilience in our trees, woods and forests.
This page summarises what we hope to achieve over the next 5 years.
1. Our goals
We will:
- work together to protect and value our trees as important natural capital
- put biosecurity at the heart of everything we do, from onsite activities to buying practices
- develop and apply the latest science and evidence on the full range of threats to tree health to inform our risk-based approach
- apply the principles of the environmental goals to the management of our trees, woods and forests
- build the knowledge and capability to apply the concepts of resilience at all levels
We바카라 사이트™ve also identified goals for improving tree resilience, including baseline diversity and the health and condition of our trees, woods and forests. The environmental goals are:
- extent 바카라 사이트“ a continued increase of trees, woods and forests
- connectivity 바카라 사이트“ enhancing the linear forest and matrix of trees within other habitat settings
- diversity 바카라 사이트“ enhancing the genetic diversity and increasing the structural diversity of our treescape
- condition 바카라 사이트“ encourage healthier trees and thriving woodlands and forests