...for new applications later this spring. Read on to learn more about the grant and what's new. Definitions for technical terms can be found at the bottom of the page....
...Improvement team, to enhance EWCO information on GOV.UK. Our refreshed GOV.UK guidance is now clearer, easier to find and more accessible for everyone. New EWCO pages on GOV.UK. Understanding the...
Applications to the 2024 Professional Forester Apprenticeship are now open. Marcus Ling has just started the apprenticeship programme and is working within the Forestry Commission’s South East and London Area...
...gave users time to understand the new edition and to complete forestry plans and proposals that were already in development. The transition period has now ended. From 1 October 2024,...
...revenue streams can be generated from planting through the sale of carbon credits under the Woodland Carbon Code. Furthermore, harvesting trees for timber and firewood can also provide reliable short...
...also brings home the scale of the challenge we have, as the proposed net Tree Cover Target means we must make sure we’re protecting our existing trees alongside planting new...
Lime seeds. Credit: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Megan Shirley, our Incentives Manager, talks about how the Forestry Commission are supporting future tree seed production through a new Seed Sourcing Grant....
...Recovery Strategies will bring. At the end of June, government announced new funding for local authorities developing Local Nature Recovery Strategies. The Strategies create an opportunity to accelerate action for...
Dr Gabriel Hemery is CEO of the Sylva Foundation. Here he talks about the PIES project which offers free advice for new and existing woodland. What is the PIES project?...
...not a new challenge, but its impact is compounded with the added stress changing climate will impose onto trees and the likely increase of new pests and diseases able to...
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