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    Programme 5 Achieving multiple ecosystem benefits

    Summary of Programme Trees, woods and forests provide multiple benefits to society and many of these are recognised in the forestry and woodland strategies spanning the next 25-50 years. In particular, there are benefits to the environment through climate change mitigation and adaptation, air quality improvement, protecting water quality and...

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    Using molecular technology to characterise the biology of Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi, causing bleeding canker of horse chestnut

    Investigating the processes of infection of Pae on the woody parts of horse chestnut, the potential for its survival and dissemination in soil, water and other environmental substrates, its geographical origin of Pae and its pathways of spread in Europe and the biological function of Pae-specific genes which are implicated...

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    Foliar Analysis

    Table of contents: Service overview Our top performing foliar analysis service offers a comprehensive range of standard and specialist tests to determine the chemical composition of leaf and foliage samples. This will help identify nutrient deficiencies to boost plant growth, yield and quality. We provide a comprehensive suite of chemical...

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    Wetland establishment

    Information on the design, benefits and practical considerations of wetland establishment in the provision of urban greenspace

  • Tool and Resource

    Short rotation coppice establishment

    Practical considerations and benefits of greenspace for short rotation coppice and woodfuel establishment

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    Field Data Services

    Field Data Services sits within the Centre for Inventory, Forecasting and Operational Support (IFOS) and brings together highly skilled and valued staff from the previous teams of Technical Services Unit (TSU), Technical Development Branch (TDB), and the National Forest Inventory Quality Assurance (NFI QA).

  • Tool and Resource

    Climate Matching Tool

    The climate matching tool provides a visualisation of regions with a similar climate to the climate projection for any location in Europe. It gives an indication of the climate that trees are likely to experience in the future.

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    [Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.24)

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission

    The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff. This twenty-fourth Journal includes...

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    Siberian silk moth (Dendrolimus sibiricus)

    Not present in UK Notifiable – see ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name – Dendrolimus sibiricus The larvae, or caterpillars, of the Siberian silk moth are a destructive pest of several species of conifer trees, some of which are grown in the United Kingdom for commercial and/or nature conservation purposes....

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    Culture and heritage

    How cultural and historical heritage can improve the quality and value of urban green infrastructure, opportunities and practical considerations

  • Tool and Resource

    Extraction

    Extracting timber as part of a harvesting process

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    Step 3: Identify the level of acceptable change

    Resilience Implementation Framework - step 3