Pippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy highlighted the work of Jo O'Hara, who has stayed on as a member of the project board, which oversees the work of the project woodland. Before questions in the Chamber today, I was on the European Forest Institute conference. There is a Europe-wide forestry strategy being created at the moment. The interaction between what we do here and across Europe is important, including with regard to shared scientific knowledge. As the Deputy said, forests will have a significant future role in how we adapt to climate change and how we mitigate climate change. Our forests need to adapt to that. They certainly must deliver on aspects of biodiversity, water quality, and other environmental measures that are so important to our country and our country's future.

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