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Research
The Forestry Commission undertakes a wide range of research in order to achieve its objectives of:
- Protecting Britain's forests and woodlands
- Expanding Britain's forest area
- Enhancing the economic value of our forest resources
- Conserving and improving the biodiversity, landscape and cultural heritage of our forests and woodlands
- Developing opportunities for woodland recreation
- Increasing public understanding and community participation in forestry.
These objectives support the Government's policy of sustainable forest management which provides social, economic and environmental benefits.
The Forestry Commission's Science and Innovation Strategy (pdf) was approved by forestry ministers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in July 2005. The Strategy sets out how research programmes are determined and how they are linked to forestry strategies and the wider policy objectives of UK Government and the devolved administrations. A Summary (pdf) of the Strategy is also available. Details of all current programmes are given in the Research Catalogue.
Reports of the Forestry Commission's research programmes can be viewed by following the link to 'research reports' in the left-hand column.
Forest Research, an agency of The Forestry Commission, is the principal organisation in Britain involved in forest and tree-related research. It is the main contractor undertaking research programmes for the Forestry Commission.
The Forest Research Co-ordination Committee (FRCC) was established in 1982 to promote better co-ordination of forestry research in Britain. It brings together the various research organisations with an interest or responsibility for commissioning research into forestry, including the Forestry Commission.
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