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Celebrating the Tree Oscars
and professionals to protect, improve and expand the capital's tree and woodland cover, inspire others to manage trees and woodlands and raise the profile of London's trees and the need...
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Why is biosecurity important to the health of our trees?
organisms include non-native tree pests like oak processionary moth, and disease-causing organisms such as the fungus that causes ash dieback. How do tree pests and diseases move around? Tree pests...
Protecting at the borders to stop the spread of tree pests and diseases
If new tree pests and diseases were to establish in the UK, the impacts could be potentially devastating for trees and woodlands. Border control Each year, Forestry Commission inspectors carry...
Protecting our plants and trees for future generations
of Xylella on olive trees alone has so far amounted to a loss of €390 million in the past three years. Xylella can infect a very broad list of trees...
Give trees a helping hand
We live in a world where everything is connected. Trees enhance our landscapes, provide habitats for wildlife and supply precious natural resources. Global travel and trade has allowed tree pests...
Trees for zero?
...also because trees are not just about carbon, and carbon is not just about trees. Even on the scale the Committee on Climate Change wants to see, planting trees can...
A coordinated response to the oak processionary moth outbreak
common broadleaved tree. The caterpillars feed on oak leaves and can increase a tree’s vulnerability to attack by other pests and diseases, as well as harsh environmental conditions. OPM is...
Resilience is the focus for the next 100 years of forestry
...plant more trees. In my role as the Government’s Tree Champion, I’ve been tasked with driving forward woodland creation. This includes progressing plans for the Northern Forest, protecting ancient woodland...
365 days of Action Oak
monitoring to help safeguard the nation’s favourite tree. This is the first time organisations and government have come together to collectively tackle the threats to our oak trees. In its...
Your Urban Forest needs you
...trees are cared for to succeed. Had you told me 5 years ago that the government, any government would now be legislating to strengthen protections for street trees, improving and...