Farming communities in Wales could be 'decimated' if blanket afforestation is allowed, according to the president of the National Farmers Union in Wales
"This area is threatened by a slow black blanket of fir trees. Our concern is an afforestation proposal has been agreed and a non-native company, with a non-native adviser and a non-native agent, is coming in to plant trees which we think are the wrong trees, in the wrong place for the wrong reason," says Mr Llewellyn.He stresses the locals are not against tree planting as a whole.
The Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company told Sky News its plans to create new woodlands and forests are"recognised by the Welsh government as an important part of the twin fights against climate change and biodiversity loss". "A key part of our approach to afforestation is always to consult and work with local communities before any planting begins."The Welsh government aims to plant 86 million trees by the end of this decade.
The National Farmers Union Cymru says any afforestation in Wales must be done hand-in-hand with farming - rather than replacing it.John Davies is NFU Cymru president. He said:"There is a great deal of concern because family farms are the backbone of our rural communities in Wales and if you see this happening, that removes those families from those areas, and it removes those job opportunities for 30, 40 years.
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