Agroforestry:THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE-MEND0U5 CHANGE

摘要

Trees are an essential part of our natural landscape. Their role in protecting the environment is incredibly important-they provide habitats for animals and other plants, they prevent soil erosion and water pollution, and they store carbon. Despite this, the UK has one of the lowest levels of tree cover in Europe. Since the 1950s, trees and hedges have been removed to make way for more intensive farms. Urbanisation has meant that houses and other buildings have encroached onto land that used to be dense with trees and wildlife.