Tag Archives: ConFor

The Future of Forest Services: Joint letter to the Secretary of State

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Kaye Brennan

Today’s edition of the Daily Telegraph features a letter signed by organisations including CONFOR, the Woodland Trust and Our Forests calling on DEFRA’s Secretary of State Owen Paterson to ensure the future of the Forestry Commission’s regulatory and advisory arm, Forest … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigning, Climate Change, Consultation, Defra, Forestry management, Forests Report, Government Affairs, Policy | Tagged #saveourforests, Alastair Kerry, British Woodworking Federation, ConFor, Daily Telegraph, David Sulman, Defra, environment, Forest Campaigns Network, forestry, Forestry Commission, Hen Anderson, ICF, Institute of Chartered Foresters, Jan Ashdown, John Dye, John White, Jonathon Porritt, letters to the editor, open letter, Our Forests, Owen Paterson, Roy Wakeman, Royal Forestry Society, Shireen Chambers, Simon Lloyd, stakeholders, Stuart Goodall, Tarset 2050 Community Interest Company, The Telegraph, Timber Trade Federation, TIMCON, United Kingdom Forest Products Association, Wood Panel Industries Federation | 8 Comments

So you thought the Forestry Commission was safe?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Kaye Brennan

Today is the very first International Day of Forests designated by the United Nations to celebrate forests globally. But do we have much to celebrate especially in England? In many ways yes, especially with renewed public passion and concern. For example, … Continue reading →

Posted in Government Affairs, Conservation, Campaigning, Forests Report, Defra | Tagged Defra, Forestry Commission, Natural England, green infrastructure, ConFor, Royal Forestry Society, Our Forests, Forest Services, David Heath, Forestry Minister, tree disease, #saveourwoods, anti-merger, wildlife habitats, carbon sequestration, amalgam, slip into a coma, world forests day 2013, international day of forests | 26 Comments

Guest post: Keith Jones, Forestry Commission

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Kaye Brennan

Our next guest in the ‘Forests Report: conversations’ series is Keith Jones: “Following Dominic Driver’s blog on woodland policy issues and our 1,000 year view, I thought you might like to see the same take on similar issues but from a field … Continue reading →

Posted in Forests Report - conversations | Tagged #ForestsReport, chalara fraxinea ash die back, Climate Change, ConFor, Defra, DEFRA conversations, English Woodland Grant Scheme, Forest Enterprise, Forestry Commission, Heartwoods, Keith Jones, love trees, Mersey Community Forest, Phytophthora austrocedrae Juniper, Phytophthora ramorum larch, public forest estate, Red Rose Forest, The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership, Timber prices, woodland management | Leave a comment

Guest post: Dominic Driver, Forestry Commission

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Kaye Brennan

A new blog series begins some ‘conversations’ of our own around the Forests Report work streams the Trust is involved in. Over the next few weeks we will also be joined by some special guest bloggers who will share their views with you. Introducing … Continue reading →

Posted in Forests Report - conversations | Tagged Defra, Forestry Commission, Natural Environment White Paper, Natural England, Environment Agency, DECC, environment, ConFor, science, Dominic Driver, Woodland Carbon Task Force, #ForestsReport, forestry policy, decline in woodland, woodland expansion, CLA, Woodland Carbon Code, love trees, Forest Services, DEFRA conversations | 11 Comments

There is strength in unity

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Kaye Brennan

A new report will form the basis for policy discussions on a whole range of issues related to our trees and woods over the coming months. The State of the UK’s Forests, Woods and Trees report, led by the Woodland … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Government Affairs, Health, Woodland creation, Woods Under Threat | Tagged Ancient Tree Forum, Campaign for National Parks, Coed Cymru, collaboration, Community Woodland Association, ConFor, Country Land and Business Association, Forest Policy Group, Forest Stewardship Council, forestry, ICF, Institute of Chartered Foresters, International year of Forests, IYF2011, National Forest Company, Reforesting Scotland, Royal Forestry Society, Scottish Wildlife Trust, Small Woods Association, Sylva Foundation, the wildlife trusts, Trees and Design Action Group, UK Woodland Assurance Standard | 1 Comment

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The Future of Forest Services: Joint letter to the Secretary of State

So you thought the Forestry Commission was safe?

Guest post: Keith Jones, Forestry Commission

Guest post: Dominic Driver, Forestry Commission

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