Short project description

DK forestry policy aim to increase woodland cover by 20 – 25 % by the end of the century, keeping in line with international climate mitigation targets, agro-environment schemes in national and international policy and an increasing public awareness of the ecosystem service benefits woodland landscapes can deliver for society. Creating new woodlands is challenging, partly due to concerns of the potential im-pacts from a change in land use and also due to stakeholder perspectives. The objective of this project is to add a much needed qualitative element to the overall understanding of this complex topic within the context of an agroecology view and the multiple services provided by agricultural landscapes. This is carried out by a Q-methodology investigation of stakeholder perspectives of woodland creation, using an already existing Q-set. Stakeholder perspectives are a powerful influence and understanding emotions, attitudes and perceptions is a vitally important part of the challenge of creating new woodlands.