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First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Felling licence application process to be simplified when swift action is required to prevent the spread of pests or diseases and protect public safety.
Applications for new £6m fund start from 3 November, with environmental charities, not-for-profits, local authorities and protected landscape bodies encouraged to apply
Confirmed finding of the tree pathogen Phytophthora pluvialis, following routine Forestry Commission plant health surveillance activities.
New breeding populations of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) have been discovered in Kent and East Sussex.
New project to plant extensive woodlands along England’s riverbanks launched to improve water quality, manage flood risk and boost biodiversity.
Read the Forestry Commission's statement on planting resilient trees in response to the climate emergency and get practical advice for landowners.
The Forestry Commission has opened expressions of interest to pilot a new scheme to protect trees from pests and diseases in England.
The £2.1m government-funded Weardale Natural Flood Management scheme is led by the Environment Agency and is using nature based solutions to reduce flood risk.
90 projects awarded grants to accelerate action to support 2,500 jobs, plant almost a million trees and boost nature recovery across the country
New fund to ensure the quantity, quality and diversity of domestic planting stock available for tree planting in England.
Read the agenda and minutes of the Executive Board COVID-19 meeting on 15 April 2020.
Scheme offers greater flexibility and recognition of the benefits woodland can provide for people and wildlife.
New plans announced today to protect trees, woods and forests from pests and diseases in England.
£10m available from the scheme’s £50m pot for farmers and land managers to create new woodlands to help tackle the effects of climate change.
Forestry Commission at the helm of ambitious new commitments to tree planting to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises
Environment Secretary makes landmark speech, outlining plans to protect and restore nature, tackle the climate and biodiversity crises and help deliver Net Zero by 2050.
Plans to treble tree planting rates by the end of this Parliament to be set out by the Environment Secretary in a speech this week
More trees in urban areas will help support people’s health and wellbeing as well as wider environmental benefits, as we build back greener from the pandemic.
Forestry Commission Chair Sir William Worsley has confirmed Richard Stanford as the new Chief Executive of Forestry Commission.
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