About us
| Key Action | Progress |
|---|---|
| Produce a report for the Forestry Commission on wood properties and uses of larch in Britain. | ACHIEVED |
| Review and implement the Forest Research Data Strategy. | ACHIEVED |
| Implement the Changing the Way We Work change programme. | ACHIEVED |
| Deliver an update of the woodland carbon sequestration estimates for inclusion in the Woodland Carbon Code ‘Woodland Carbon Calculation Spreadsheet’, incorporating revisions based on new forest yield models. | SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS |
| Publish Forestry Standard (UKFS) Practice Guide: ‘Adapting forest and woodland management to the changing climate’. | ACHIEVED |
| Publish Forestry Standard (UKFS) Practice Guide: ‘Designing and managing forests and woodlands to reduce flood risks’. | ACHIEVED |
| Expand the funding base the securing additional UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) projects as part of Phase 2 of the Future of UK Treescapes programme. | ACHIEVED |
| Participate in the UKRO Future of UK Treescapes programme through involvement in collaborative funded projects. | ACHIEVED |
| Publish FR’s summary report on ‘Quantifying the Sustainable Forest Carbon Cycle’. | ACHIEVED |
| Published the results of our pioneering Storm Damage Assessment. | ACHIEVED |
| Launch of the FR Climate Change Hub. | ACHIEVED |
| Completed a substantial research project Greenhouse gases and carbon dynamics of forestry. | ACHIEVED |
| Undertake research to investigate alternatives to conventional plastic treeshelters (multiyear project). | ONGOING |
| Collaborate with the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) to publish a global review of the effects of forest management on water quality. | ACHIEVED |
| National Forest Inventory Production Forecast published providing key national forestry statistics through the Forestry Statistics and Forestry, Facts and Figures 2022 and the updated Timber Price Indices. | ACHIEVED |
| Implement the Trees Outside Woodlands surveying and monitoring programme in England as part of the NCEA. | SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS |
| Progress our approach to enhanced research impact by developing and implementing a Knowledge Exchange and Impact Strategy. | ACHIEVED |
| Establish a Research Ethics Committee to oversee our research plans and activities. | ACHIEVED |
| Development of Careers Hub on the FR external webpage. | ACHIEVED |
| Grow FR income. | ACHIEVED |