TUESDAY 19 MARCH 2002
ROOM 808, NOBEL HOUSE, SMITH SQUARE, LONDON
AGENDA
The meeting will be chaired by Elliot Morley MP, Forestry Minister for England
1. Introduction
2. Report of the fifth meeting of the Forum held on 15 October 2001
3. Taking Forward the Government Response to the Forum Working
Group Reports Paper 1/02
To consider a Report on Progress with implementing recommendations of the Forum's Working Groups on Working Groups on: Business Advice, Training and Support; Land Regeneration; Regional Issues; Land Use Planning; Protection of Ancient Woodlands; Community Forestry; Landscape; and Funding.
4. Regional Issues Paper 2/02
To consider proposals from the Forestry Commission for taking forward the recommendations of the Forum's Regional Issues Working Group.
5. Forestry Forum Ad-Hoc Working Groups
To receive progress reports from the working Groups on:
Integration of Woodland Policy Paper 3/02
Forestry and Biodiversity Oral Report
6. DEFRA Forestry Functions Paper 4/02
To receive a paper on the forestry functions of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
7. The England Biodiversity Strategy: Woodland and Forestry
Workstream Paper 5/02
To note an information paper on work in progress to prepare the forestry and woodland components of the England Biodiversity Strategy.
8. Woodland Grant Scheme Discretionary Scoring System Paper 6/02
To note an information paper on the results of the consultation on Discretionary Grants for New Planting in England.
9. Progress Report Paper 7/02
To note an updated summary of action planned or underway to implement the England Forestry Strategy.
10. Any Other Business
11. Date of Next Meeting
Implementing the Recomendations of the Forum's Working Groups
Integration Working Group - Progress Report
Supporting DEFRA'S Objectives and DEFRA'S Support for IT
Woodland & Forestry Workstream
