S2 E1 - The future of trees on farms: Policy that works for farmers, the environment and the next generation
Description
In this episode, Catherine and Ray find out how Ireland is towards the top of the European league table for hedgerows and "trees outside the forest" and explore the future for biodiversity and carbon farming. We’ll hear from Gerry Lawson and Jim McAdam who both have a wealth of knowledge across the policy landscape and the progression of agroforestry and what’s coming up next.
Episode hosts:
Catherine Cleary
Ray Ó Foghlú
Episode guests:
Gerry Lawson
Jim McAdam
Resources:
Irish Agroforestry Forum’s FT8 booklet
Irish Agroforestry Forum - Conference Proceedings (November 2023)
European Agroforestry Federation
Professor Jim McAdam’s website
Book: Advances in temperate agroforestry - Chapter 9. Types of silvopastoral system: an overview
Monitoring Trees Outside Forests in the EU
French Chambers of Agriculture
UN Land Use, Land-Use Change & Forestry (LULUCF)
EC Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming
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AFBI NI - Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
Agrecalc - Coppice Willow for Cattle Grazing
Forestry and logging in the EU
Sophia Swan - Planning and environmental specialist at Ørsted
This podcast is produced by the Irish Agroforestry Forum and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Forestry Promotion Fund.
Our hosts are Catherine Cleary and Ray Ó Foghlú, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from The Curated Pod and the project lead is Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.
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