Fellow gardeners, congratulations are in order. Caroline Spelman, the environmental Secretary for the House of Commons last week released an apology to members of Parliament. The Government was considering the emphyteutic lease to businesses of up to 2500 square km of forest.
While the National Trust has promised to protect the most sensitive areas of our forestry sector, as the new forest and the forest of Dean, this type of affirmative action-corporate begged the question where it will end?
The use of coniferous forests due to its uniform growth pattern, while ensuring a viable source of wood, produces a canopy throughout the year that drowns canopies and flora in shadow and lose the scale of habitat required to support our native flora and fauna.
In addition to its biological effect, the needles shed in the autumn of enriching the soil as broad-leaves, but erode and esterilizá it with acidity weakening their resistance to saturation of flooding. The broad-leaf are also indispensable for our own sake as they provide the majority of our local oxygen, each tree support ten people during a year in the breath of a single season. Actually only 1.5% of the countryside of England now is occupied by old, pre-established deciduous forests. Thus, increasing the proliferation of woods of coniferous wood would have represented a threat to all, but a minority of the country's natural habitats, as well as the same.
However, after an overwhelming response from the British public, including a petition for well over a quarter of a million signatures and support from such luminaries as actress Dame Judi Dench and writer Bill Bryson, Spelman said;
"I'm sorry, we have this one wrong, but we have heard the concerns of the people ...
Now I want to move forward in step with the public. "
This break with precedent hopefully prevents the undertaking additional welfare Woods generations may not have been able to enjoy, the concept of a forest trail, becoming less accessible to the general public as more fences followed.
National relations approach of confidence for the subject has been a diplomatic. They said.
"If the Government is determined to pursue the course of action outlined and public desire, we are ready to give our contribution to give them a secure future."
This ambiguous promise was launched in response to public outcry against the plans, as it turned out, was very effective.
Spelman continued to validate public efforts in its declaration:
"If there is a clear message of this experience, is that people cherish their forests and woodlands and the benefits they bring. My first priority throughout this period of debate has been securing a sustainable future for our Woods and forests ".
This transition had forced National Trust planned to direct its own role in a future in particular limited, but recent legislation has removed all the clauses of the bill of public bodies, prohibiting the sale of more than 15% of the national forest. In addition to this, will be an autonomous body created further advise Mrs. Spelman in future forestry ecological concerns, the Forestry Commission and the public forest.
The catalyst of this inversion resulted from Spelman's decision imposed by the support of more 10 Downing ' shelve ' query undoubtedly under the immense weight of public opinion.
"... it is clear from the early responses to the consultation that the public and many members are not satisfied with the proposals that we have."
Well, chalk it up, those green fingered, a victory gained for the lungs. And it was won by you, is an example of public opinion as crucial for the security of our ecological identity.
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