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492 Search Results for Ecosystem services

  • Tools and Resources

    Urban Regeneration and Greenspace Partnership

    Home page with links to main sections: news and events, resources, greenspace in practice, greenspace initiatives, partnerships, about us and contact us
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    Programme 1 Sustainable Forest Management in the light of environmental change

    Summary of Programme Environmental change describes the far-reaching shifts in the earth’s life systems caused by human-induced effects on climate, atmospheric composition and land use.  Forests offer opportunities for mitigation of the effects of environmental change (e.g. carbon sequestration, slope stabilisation), and forests can be managed over the long-term to ensure their adaptation to the changes. […]
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    2018 – New planting and publicly funded restocking

    New planting New planting is the creation of new areas of woodland by planting trees on land that was not previously woodland. The statistics presented here also include new woodland that is created by natural colonisation of trees on land near existing woodland. Statistics on new planting are used to inform government policy and resource allocation, […]
  • Tools and Resources

    2017 – New planting and publicly funded restocking

    New planting New planting is the creation of new areas of woodland by planting trees on land that was not previously woodland. The statistics presented here also include new woodland that is created by natural colonisation of trees on land near existing woodland. Statistics on new planting are used to inform government policy and resource allocation, […]
  • Tools and Resources

    2019 – New planting and publicly funded restocking

    New planting New planting is the creation of new areas of woodland by planting trees on land that was not previously woodland. The statistics presented here also include new woodland that is created by natural colonisation of trees on land near existing woodland. Statistics on new planting are used to inform government policy and resource allocation, […]
  • Tools and Resources

    2016 – New planting and publicly funded restocking

    New planting New planting is the creation of new areas of woodland by planting trees on land that was not previously woodland. The statistics presented here also include new woodland that is created by natural colonisation of trees on land near existing woodland. Statistics on new planting are used to inform government policy and resource allocation, […]
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    Social and economic research services

    The Society and Environment Research Group along with our economist colleagues provide a range of social and economic research services to the forestry and environment sectors including: Advice on the design and conduct of social and economic research Research project design and management Advice on social and economic issues in forestry and the wider environment Advice on evaluating forestry, environment and […]
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    Programme 7 Tree health and biosecurity

    Summary of Programme The importance of pests and diseases associated with forest and woodlands in the UK has never been greater, with highly damaging outbreaks, evidence of greater spread and impact, new organisms being introduced through trade pathways, and established pest threats exacerbated by changes in climate and host availability. This programme responds to these challenges, builds […]
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    Programme 4 Resource assessment and sector monitoring

    Summary of Programme The programme will pursue innovative approaches to forest inventories, data acquisition, high-quality forestry statistics and forest modelling in support of forest policy and practice.  New methods will be developed and integrated to inform choices on forest capital. Sustainable forest management is only possible with the appropriate data and effective models which enable consequences of […]
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    Water quality

    Information on the improvement of water quality in urban areas through the provision of greenspace and implementation of green infrastructure
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    Soil quality

    What are the properties of soil and how do they determine the ability of the soil to perform a variety of functions indicative of a healthy soil
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    Wetland habitats

    Information on the ecological benefits of wetlands in the urban environment for increased species and provision of habitats