[LifeStyle] Climate change: Cold callers shock farmers with tree-plant plea

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Farmers are being "cold called" by agents working for investors who want to buy farmland to plant trees that would offset their carbon footprint.

Farming unions claim "powerful players are seeking to offset emissions" at the expense of rural communities in what one politician called a "land grab".

Land agent Savills said it has made "direct approaches" to farmers in Wales on behalf of clients.

One of those approached said they feared farmers were an "easy take".

The 83-year-old is worried the nature of Wales could change forever if productive farm land is converted to forests.

"If we do go along those lines of covering our uplands with trees, the nature of Wales would change irrevocably," said Mrs Somerfield.

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60125398