Draft Climate Change Action Plan 2008 – 2010

 

Climate change is widely believed to be one of the most serious threats facing the world today and is already happening.  Forestry has a fundamental part to play, with global deforestation being part of the problem, and reforestation and use of forest products being an important part of the solution.

The consultation

Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) undertook a public consultation on its draft Climate Change Action Plan 2008-2010 (PDF 220k) between 11 March and 6 June 2008. The draft plan set out what we intended to do to increase the contribution and response of Scottish forestry to the challenges of climate change.  It focussed on what needs to be done both as early actions and to increase future preparedness.

Responses to the consultation

Responses to the public consultation can be viewed at Forestry Commission Scotland, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh.  You can arrange to view them by contacting us on 0131 314 6156. Responses can also be copied and sent to you (a charge may be made for this service).

We have produced a broad analysis of the 43 consultation responses:

• Read the consultation report (PDF 219k)
• Read Forestry Commission Scotland's response (PDF 58k) to the main areas of feedback from the consulation.

Next steps

All responses submitted during the consultation period will be considered and will help us finalise the Forestry Commission Scotland Climate Change Action Plan. We aim to publish a revised Climate Change Action Plan in December 2008.