A 100 year restoration project is underway at Lenamore Wood in Northern Ireland, where 30,000 native trees are being planted to revive a vanished temperate rainforest. Funded by a 38 million pound commitment from Aviva, the initiative aims to restore rare habitats and increase carbon sequestration in a region where ancient woodlands now cover only 0.04 percent of the land. Beyond planting, the project utilizes ecological monitoring and fixed-point photography to track biodiversity recovery over several generations. This effort highlights the long-term nature of nature-based solutions for climate mitigation and the importance of native species like oak and alder in restoring Atlantic rainforest ecosystems.
