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Kilmun Forest Garden: Diversifying tree species in commercial forests to improve resilience to climate change
Diversification of the tree species grown in commercial forests is an important way to improve forest resilience. The suitability of alternate species can be assessed in forest gardens like Kilmun.
Strategic Native Planting
Planting of woodlands and hedgerows can be a resilience measure suitable for a large number of farm holdings.
Sustainable Riparian Management
This article showcases a Cheviot Futures site that is investigating the benefits of managing a riparian zone in a multi-benefit sustainable manner.