6.8a forest loss and human wellbeing

• impacts of forest loss

  • loss of recreational spaces
  • reduced genetic pool for medical strains
  • more flooding
  • increased landslides
  • poorer air quality
  • loss of sustainable fuel source
• Northern Forest scheme

  • afforestation project from Liverpool to Hull - across North of England
  • 6 million trees planted since 2018
  • 300000 new households within 500m of publicly accessible woodland - 1/3 of which are in top 10% more deprived areas
  • sequester 19,000 tonnes of carbon every year over lifetime
• Northern Forest impacts

  • new jobs
  • risk of flooding decreases
  • sequester carbon
  • increase ecosystem resilience
  • increase human wellbeing
• Kuznets' curve 


  As a country develops, damage to the environment will increase as resources are exploited with pollution and degradation

  As technology becomes more efficient, fewer resources are used, increase environmental priorities.
• Explaining Kuznets' curve

  • The wealth of a country
  • Increasing knowledge of the role that the environment plays in our well-being
  • Aid given to developing countries to reduce exploitation
  • Political systems - enforcement of environmental laws
  • The involvement of locals
  • The power and influence of TNCs
• Management of forest loss needs

  • effective legislation
  • community involvement