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    2017 – Forest cover: international comparisons

     The FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) is a collation of forest data undertaken by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) at the global level every five years. At around 13% forest cover in 2015, the UK is one of the least densely forested countries in Europe (Table 9.1, Figure 9.1). This compares with […]
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    2017 – International Forestry

     Introduction This chapter contains information about world forestry, presenting global figures by region alongside data for the UK and the EU. Topics covered include woodland area, carbon stocks, wood removals, production and apparent consumption of wood products and international trade in forest products. The data are produced by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Further […]
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    2017 – Forest area by country

     One fifth of the world’s forest area is located in the Russian Federation, with a further 12% in Brazil (Figure 9.2). Figure 9.2 Forest area by country, 2015 Source: FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015. These figures are outside the scope of National Statistics
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    2017 – Annual changes in forest area

     The global forest area reduced by around 7.3 million hectares (0.2%) per year between 1990 and 2000, by around 4.0 million hectares (0.1%) per year between 2000 and 2010 and by around 3.3 million hectares (0.1%) per year between 2010 and 2015 (Table 9.2). The forest area has reduced in most regions since 1990, except for […]
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    2017 – Timber prices

     Timber Price Indices are based on sales of softwood (conifers) by the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales and are released every 6 months. They cover: Sales in England and Scotland by the Forestry Commission; and Sales in Wales by the Forestry Commission to 31 March 2013 and by Natural Resources Wales from 1 April 2013. The Coniferous […]
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    2017 – Financial return from forestry investment

     Returns to investors in forestry are made up of sales of timber (standing or felled), sales of other goods and services, increases in the value of the woodland (from annual increment or market factors), and the net income from subsidies (e.g. planting grants) less taxes. The investors’ costs are made up of employment costs and […]
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    2017 – Employment & Businesses

     Introduction This chapter contains information on: employment in forestry and wood processing; health & safety; and numbers of businesses. All of the statistics presented in this chapter relate to UK totals. Further information on the data sources and methodology used to compile the figures is provided in the Sources chapter. Most of the statistics presented in this chapter have been previously […]
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    2017 – Health & safety

     From April 2012, accidents involving absence from work of at least seven days are required to be reported to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). Prior to this time, reporting was required for absences of at least three days. Accident rates in forestry and wood products have tended to decline in recent years, but are still […]
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    Industrial waste and co-product studies

     A selection of reports and studies on the use of biomass co-products and industrial wastes as fuel
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    Virgin wood and forestry studies

     A selection of reports and studies on the use of woodfuel from forestry sources
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    2017 – Visits to woodland – on-site surveys

     The previous section provided information on visits to all woodlands (regardless of ownership), based on data from household surveys. This section provides information on visits to Forestry Commission/ Natural Resources Wales/ Forest Service woodland only, based on data from on-site surveys and administrative sources. The information provided in this section covers: Visits to the National Forest Estate […]
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    Energy crop studies

     A selection of papers and reports on energy crops