Posted: 07 May 2008
ETWF Draft Delivery Plan
The Delivery Plan for the national strategy for England's Trees Woods and Forests is now available in draft form. This is your opportunity to see how the national tree and woodland agenda is starting to take shape, and how in many ways it is complimenting what we are already doing in our region through the Regional Forestry Strategy process.
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Posted: 01 May 2008
RDPE Landskills Programme
The Landskills Programme includes training for the forestry sector. The Programme Advisory Board will shortly be calling for proposals so now is the time to visit their website and start thinking how to take advantage of this new funding stream.
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Posted: 01 May 2008
Biomass Energy Yorkshire Networking Event - June 26th
Biomass Energy Yorkshire goes networking! A networking event for the biomass supply chain in Yorkshire and Humber.
Thursday 26th June 2008, 3pm - 7.30pm at the Round Foundry Media Centre, Leeds.
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Posted: 19 February 2008
Trees in Towns II
CLG have now published the new Trees in Towns report. This updates the original report first published in 1993.
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Posted: 22 January 2008
Flooding & Forestry Briefing Note
A short briefing note to explain the background to how trees can help reduce flood risk and what is happening to take the issue forward in this region.
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Posted: 26 June 2007
New Strategy for England’s Trees, Woods and Forests
The most comprehensive statement of Government policy on all aspects of forestry is the Strategy for England’s Trees, Woods and Forests. The Strategy was launched on 20 June 2007 and replaces the 1998 England Forestry Strategy, A New Focus for England’s Woodlands.
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Posted: 23 April 2007
A Woodfuel Strategy for England
The aim of the Strategy is to bring an additional two million tonnes (Mt) of wood into the market, annually, by 2020 saving 400,000 tonnes of carbon every year – the equivalent of 3.6 million barrels of crude oil and enough to supply 250,000 homes with energy.
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