A REWILDING JUST TRANSITION

UK LAND MANAGMENT

UK Environmental Emergency

The UK's climate is changing. The Earth has always been characterized by dynamic processes in continuous movement influenced by different types of manipulation, called disturbances. Disturbance is an ecological process used to describe changes in environmental conditions produced both by natural forces and human activities (Farina 2000). Over time, new disturbance regimes have been produced, which have continually reshaped landscapes (Naveh 2000). It goes without saying that the Earth is dynamic and human action also influences the transformation of physical landscapes. However, the anthropic contribution, through the increase in atmospheric emissions, has led to an acceleration of these phenomena at a global level. The increased temperature and extreme rains become the materialization of the “space of repercussion” (Lahoud 2014) and melting at speeds never encountered in the past reveal a dynamic earth. As reported in the “UK State of the Climate report” (Kendon et al. 2021), “no other year is in the top 10 on all three criteria: warmer temperature, more frequent and intense rainy days and more sun”.