Tom Finch
Biographic Data
| ID | 6546429 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom Finch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom |
| FAMILY NAME | Finch |
| SIGNATURE | FINCH T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1122-8513 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Place attachment and attitudes to landscape change for tree planting and net zero
To reach net zero by 2050 the Paris Agreement on Climate Change recommended tree cover expansion and tree planting to support Nationally Determined Contributions. We use place attachment in the context of historical events to explore landscape change and attitudes towards tree planting. A qualitative study of the Elenydd, Mid Wales, UK, uses semi‐structured interviews and participatory workshops to evaluate the significance of key historical even…
Visioning future treescapes in upland landscapes
UK environmental policy places an increasing emphasis on large-scale land-use change, with tree-planting objectives set to contribute towards meeting legislated climate and environmental targets. Upland landscapes might expect to see disproportionate change because of the perception that opportunity costs (e.g. from foregone agricultural activities) are low. However, without considering the preferences of local stakeholders, delivery may be misal…
Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion
The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likely to result in synergies and trade‐offs between different outcomes, so integrating stakeholder preferences into future scenarios will be important for understanding social acceptance or conflicts and for promoti…
Economic incentives for woodland creation on farmland
This paper models the effects of economic incentives on woodland planting on UK farmland, and the spatially-varying impacts on three avian species. The economic model uses an agent-based approach: “farmers” in each parcel compare economic returns from keeping their current agricultural land use with the economic incentive for woodland planting. An ecological model then predicts the effects of both parcel-level and local landscape-level woodland c…
The costs of delivering environmental outcomes with land sharing and land sparing
The biodiversity and climate crises demand ambitious policies lowering the environmental impacts of farming. Most current interventions incentivise so‐called land‐sharing approaches to address the widespread trade‐off between farm yields and on‐farm environmental outcomes by compensating farmers who adopt yield‐reducing interventions that encourage wildlife or reduce net emissions within farmed land. Here, we present the first quantification of t…
Spatially targeted nature-based solutions can mitigate climate change and nature loss but require a systems approach
Finite land is under pressure to provide food, timber, human infrastructure, climate change mitigation, and wildlife habitat. Given the inherent trade-offs associated with land-use choices, there is a need to assess how alternative land-use trajectories will impact the delivery of these benefits. Here, we develop nine exploratory, climate change mitigation-driven land-use scenarios for the UK. The scenario that maximized deployment of nature-base…
Restoring farmlands for food and nature
A methodological guide to using and reporting on interviews in conservation science research
Interviews are a widely used methodology in conservation research. They are flexible, allowing in‐depth analysis from a relatively small sample size and place the focus of research on the views of participants. While interviews are a popular method, several critiques have been raised in response to their use, including the lack of transparency in sampling strategy, choice of questions and mode of analysis. In this paper, we analyse the use of int…
The environmental costs and benefits of high-yield farming
The environmental costs and benefits of high-yield farming
Economic incentives for woodland creation on farmland
This paper models the effects of economic incentives on woodland planting on UK farmland, and the spatially-varying impacts on three avian species. The economic model uses an agent-based approach: “farmers” in each parcel compare economic returns from keeping their current agricultural land use with the economic incentive for woodland planting. An ecological model then predicts the effects of both parcel-level and local landscape-level woodland c…
A methodological guide to using and reporting on interviews in conservation science research
Interviews are a widely used methodology in conservation research. They are flexible, allowing in‐depth analysis from a relatively small sample size and place the focus of research on the views of participants. While interviews are a popular method, several critiques have been raised in response to their use, including the lack of transparency in sampling strategy, choice of questions and mode of analysis. In this paper, we analyse the use of int…
The environmental costs and benefits of high-yield farming
Restoring farmlands for food and nature
The costs of delivering environmental outcomes with land sharing and land sparing
The biodiversity and climate crises demand ambitious policies lowering the environmental impacts of farming. Most current interventions incentivise so‐called land‐sharing approaches to address the widespread trade‐off between farm yields and on‐farm environmental outcomes by compensating farmers who adopt yield‐reducing interventions that encourage wildlife or reduce net emissions within farmed land. Here, we present the first quantification of t…
Spatially targeted nature-based solutions can mitigate climate change and nature loss but require a systems approach
Finite land is under pressure to provide food, timber, human infrastructure, climate change mitigation, and wildlife habitat. Given the inherent trade-offs associated with land-use choices, there is a need to assess how alternative land-use trajectories will impact the delivery of these benefits. Here, we develop nine exploratory, climate change mitigation-driven land-use scenarios for the UK. The scenario that maximized deployment of nature-base…
Economic incentives for woodland creation on farmland
This paper models the effects of economic incentives on woodland planting on UK farmland, and the spatially-varying impacts on three avian species. The economic model uses an agent-based approach: “farmers” in each parcel compare economic returns from keeping their current agricultural land use with the economic incentive for woodland planting. An ecological model then predicts the effects of both parcel-level and local landscape-level woodland c…
Visioning future treescapes in upland landscapes
UK environmental policy places an increasing emphasis on large-scale land-use change, with tree-planting objectives set to contribute towards meeting legislated climate and environmental targets. Upland landscapes might expect to see disproportionate change because of the perception that opportunity costs (e.g. from foregone agricultural activities) are low. However, without considering the preferences of local stakeholders, delivery may be misal…
Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion
The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likely to result in synergies and trade‐offs between different outcomes, so integrating stakeholder preferences into future scenarios will be important for understanding social acceptance or conflicts and for promoti…
Place attachment and attitudes to landscape change for tree planting and net zero
To reach net zero by 2050 the Paris Agreement on Climate Change recommended tree cover expansion and tree planting to support Nationally Determined Contributions. We use place attachment in the context of historical events to explore landscape change and attitudes towards tree planting. A qualitative study of the Elenydd, Mid Wales, UK, uses semi‐structured interviews and participatory workshops to evaluate the significance of key historical even…
Economics (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Forest Management and Policy (5 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (5 works) · Natural resource economics (5 works) · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Economic and Environmental Valuation (4 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works)