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Forests and carbon: a review of additionality

Lead Author: Gregory Valatin

Additionality is a core aspect of quality assurance of greenhouse gas emissions reduction and sequestration activities, being used in a climate change context to mean net abatement over and above that which would have arisen anyway in the absence of a given activity or project. The underlying rationale of is to distinguish activities which further […]

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National inventory of woodland and trees (1995-99): methodology

Lead Author: Steve Smith

This publication details the methodology behind the production of the National Inventory between 1995 and 1999.

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A valuation of the economic and social contribution of forestry for people in Scotland

Lead Author: David Edwards

This report presents the results of a comprehensive valuation of the current social and economic benefits of forestry, forests and woodlands in Scotland that are derived by the people of Scotland. The research was based upon a typology of seven ‘Forestry for People’ themes which were: employment and volunteering, contribution to the economy, recreation and […]

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2007 – Leisure landscapes: exploring the role of forestry in tourism

Lead Author: Suzanne Martin

This publication aims to provide an insight into the role of the forestry sector in tourism provision. It is targeted at people such as land managers, tourism operators and policymakers who have an interest in woodland management and leisure.

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A marvellous opportunity for children to learn: a participatory evaluation of forest school in England and Wales

Lead Author: Liz O'Brien

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Growing places: a study of social change in the National Forest

Lead Author: Jake Morris

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Wild harvests from Scottish woodlands: social, cultural and economic values of contemporary non-timber forest products

Lead Author: Marla Emery

The research reported in this publication was designed to document social, cultural, economic and environmental characteristics of current non-timber forest product gatherer practices and perceptions and explore their implications for forest policy and management.Collecting wild plant materials and fungi is a valued part of the lives of the people who participated in this project, and […]

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Social science in forestry — Public participation and partnership

Lead Author: Sue Weldon

A review of Forestry Commission practice and governance in a changing political and economic context.

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Managing woodlands and their mammals

Lead Author: Chris P Quine

Proceedings of a symposium on ‘Managing woodlands and their mammals’ organised jointly by The Mammal Society and the Forestry Commission. The aim of the meeting was to bring mammalogists and foresters together to review knowledge, foster understanding and enhance cooperation between enthusiastic groups interested in the welfare of the British countryside. This publication seeks to […]

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Open space and social inclusion: local woodland use in central Scotland

Lead Author: Catharine Thompson Ward

This report presents the results of a project which researched the use and abuse of forests and woodlands in the central belt of Scotland. The research was to explore public use of, and attitudes towards, forests and woodlands, and to address questions on aspects of use and user provision which had been identified as important […]

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Crossplan: integrated, participatory landscape planning as a tool for rural development

Lead Author: S Bell

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The potential of applied landscape ecology to forest design planning

Lead Author: S Bell

Progress in research with special reference to Glen Affric and Sherwood Forest.

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Forests and carbon: a review of additionality

National inventory of woodland and trees (1995-99): methodology

A valuation of the economic and social contribution of forestry for people in Scotland

2007 – Leisure landscapes: exploring the role of forestry in tourism

A marvellous opportunity for children to learn: a participatory evaluation of forest school in England and Wales

Growing places: a study of social change in the National Forest

Wild harvests from Scottish woodlands: social, cultural and economic values of contemporary non-timber forest products

Social science in forestry — Public participation and partnership

Managing woodlands and their mammals

Open space and social inclusion: local woodland use in central Scotland

Crossplan: integrated, participatory landscape planning as a tool for rural development

The potential of applied landscape ecology to forest design planning

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