Climate change

The flux tower at Alice Holt Research Forest monitors the exchange of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and forest Our programme of climate change-related research is wide-ranging, covering impact assessment and monitoring, adaptation and mitigation.

The scope of the research includes forest management, biosecurity, the management of woodland for biodiversity and the services that trees and woodlands provide to society. The Forestry Commission spends around a quarter of its research budget with Forest Research on climate change and related programmes.