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Research overview

The aim of my PhD project is to conduct transdisciplinary research exploring the feasibility, acceptability, and value of tree species restoration to different stakeholder groups. This will involve exploring the collective memory of selected tree species (elm and ash) in the British landscape and assessing how values, cultural heritage and place attachments are, or would be, impacted by their loss. During the later stages of this work, I will seek to:

  • Map awareness of, and attitudes towards, different restoration approaches and social/economic/ecological factors influencing risk perceptions and acceptability of methods (e.g. resistant genotypes) in different contexts.
  • Understand land manager perspectives on restoring ‘lost/losing/will lose’ species using elm and another tree species as examples.
  • Assess what information is needed for effective policy and land manager decision-making on restoration choices now and in the future, particularly in the context of forest and woodland creation and expansion.

External positions

Co-director, The Whitelands Project CIC

10 May 2018 → …

Keywords

  • QH301 Biology
  • GN Anthropology

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  2. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  3. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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  • Social and cultural considerations for the restoration of ‘lost’ tree species: the fall and rise of elm

    West, F., White, R. M., Davies, A. L., Buggs, R. & Marzano, M., 4 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: People and Nature. Early View, 11 p.

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