Valuing the whole forest

[Arob]

Was amazed and very pleasantly surprised to read this BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Big profit from nature protection perhaps we might come to see a change in investment patterns in UK forestry too? Very encouraging to see that UK Gov. is on board.

[nepia]

Encouraging indeed: what a shame we have to depend on politicians to make it work though.

Whatever else we think/say about the Germans you have to hand it to them - it's no surprise to see them taking a lead.

[Arob]

It does depend on politicians though Nepia, but only up to a point, they have to make sure legislation prevents wholesale wrecking, but they still need people to be creative and take the steps to make it work in the other direction, maybe it'll become easier for budding Ben Law's to get permissions granted to live and work in the woods?