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Latest: Autumn 2011
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News highlights
Autumn 2011:
- Cultural and spiritual values of European forests
Our Social and Economic Research Group (SERG) was asked to prepare a data collection protocol, and to analyse and report on ‘Cultural and spiritual values’ for an overall assessment of the State of Europe’s Forests 2011 - New plant tissue culture laboratory opens
We open a new plant tissue culture laboratory at our Northern Research Station near Edinburgh - Woodland for Water
Working with ADAS UK Ltd we have just completed a major review of the water services provided by woodland
Other news highlights from: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Recent media releases
| Climate Threats To Uk Forests Set Out In National Risk Assessment | The threats and opportunities posed by climate change to the United Kingdom’s forests and woodland have been set out in the national Climate Change Risk Assessment published by the UK Government today. - 27/01/2012 |
| Biological Warfare Against Forest Pests In Wales – Revealed At National Botanic Gardens | Scientists, foresters and land managers from across Wales and from other parts of the UK and Ireland will be converging on the National Botanic Gardens next week to learn how insect pests in Welsh forests are being kept under control - by clever use of their own natural enemies. - 18/01/2012 |
| Pinetum Staff Make Vietnamese Breakthrough | Staff from England's National Pinetum at Bedgebury in Kent have achieved the first ever successful propagation of a critically endangered Vietnamese conifer tree species. - 11/01/2012 |
| New Research Focuses On ‘Best Use Of Wood Fibre In Scotland’ | Recent research on the best use of biomass and the carbon impacts of biomass energy generation was the focal point of a Forestry Commission Scotland seminar this week (Tuesday 20 December). - 22/12/2011 |
| More Tree And Forest Health Days Planned For 2012 | Forest Research is planning another programme of Forest Health Days around Britain in 2012 following the success of seven such events in the Autumn of 2011. - 16/12/2011 |
| Pine Tree Lappet Moth Controls Relaxed | The Pine-tree lappet moth outbreak management team has reviewed the latest monitoring results and scientific advice and has decided that the control measures employed in the Beauly catchment can be relaxed. - 12/12/2011 |
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