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 […]
This document contains a set of UK indicators of sustainable foresty. The indicators mostly provide information about the present state, and trends over time, of woodlands and their management, rather than measures of driving forces (pressures) or responses.
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 […]
Introduction
This page provides an overview of the sources for the timber statistics presented in Chapter 2; more detailed information is provided on the following pages.
The chapter covers wood production (removals) from UK woodland, and consumption and production by primary wood processors in the UK. The timber statistics presented cover both softwood (wood from coniferous trees […]
Introduction
There are two main approaches to visitor monitoring:
General population surveys of individuals at their home. This approach is employed for Scotland’s People and Nature Survey, the Welsh Outdoor Recreation Survey, the Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (England) and the Public Opinion of Forestry surveys. (Tables 6.1 to 6.6).
Surveying and counting of visitors to […]
Wood-based panelsIntroduction
Data on the wood-based panel sector are obtained from the Wood Panel Industries Federation (WPIF, www.wpif.org.uk) and cover all wood-based panel mills in the UK.
Statistics reported for each year are available at a UK level only.
Data collected
Data are collected on inputs and on production.
The data collected on inputs covers the type of input […]
Wood-based panelsIntroduction
Data on the wood-based panel sector are obtained from the Wood Panel Industries Federation (WPIF, www.wpif.org.uk) and cover all wood-based panel mills in the UK.
Statistics reported for each year are available at a UK level only.
Data collected
Data are collected on inputs and on production.
The data collected on inputs covers the type of input (roundwood, […]
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