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News highlights - May/July 2008

New Chief Executive for Forest Research
Dr James Pendlebury appointed Chief Executive of Forest Research
Canadian Professor collaborates on Continuous Cover Forestry
Phil Comeau, a Professor of Silviculture from the University of Alberta, visits Forest Research to work with staff involved with continuous cover forestry (CCF)
Forest Research at Sustainabilitylive!
Biomass Energy Centre and Urban Regeneration and Greenspace Centre at the recent Sustainabilitylive! Exhibition
Forest-wood chain: EFORWOOD goes forward
Series of meetings in Vienna that examined the sustainability of the forest–wood chain across Europe
Launch of the Rural Research and Strategy Partnership
A new collaboration between Forest Research and the universities of Reading, Surrey, Sussex and the University College for the Creative Arts
LiDAR provides helpful information for felling operations
How Forest Research helped foresters assess which machinery will be best for individual operations
The sustainable establishment of woodland on landfill sites
New Forest Research publication, Woodland Establishment on Landfill Sites: Ten Years of Research

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Forestry Engineering Symposium Planned For October	Engineers and others who work in support of the forest and timber industries are meeting at a symposium of the Forestry Engineering Group (FEG) in Cumbernauld, Scotland on Friday October 31. - 04/09/2008
Progress Made In Bid To Identify Cause Of Declining Oaks	Forestry Commission scientists have moved a step closer to identifying the cause of a 'bleeding' condition which has affected oak trees in woods in Loughborough, Leicestershire. - 22/08/2008
Forestry Commission States Position On Requests For Gm Trial Sites	The Forestry Commission has stated its position on requests to use its land for field trials of genetically modified trees. - 15/08/2008
Forest Health Seminars To Examine Pests And Diseases	Forestry Commission Wales and Forest Research are holding two one-day Forest Health seminars looking at some of the pests and diseases affecting trees and woodlands in Wales. - 01/08/2008
Consultation On The Future Management Of Phytophthora Ramorum And Phytophthora Kernoviae	The Forestry Commission, Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government have launched a joint consultation on the future management of Phytophthora ramorum ("sudden oak death") and Phytophthora kernoviae. - 15/07/2008
Woodfuel Workshop Plans Heat Up	Delegates are invited for an important international conference and workshop entitled 'The Woodfuel Supply Chain - Sharing Experience', in Warwick, England, in September. - 14/07/2008
New Research Note Provides Latest Advice On Red Band Needle Blight	A new Research Note from the Forestry Commission provides an update on red band needle blight (RBNB), a serious disease that is increasingly affecting conifer trees in Britain’s forests. - 14/07/2008
Key Phase Begins In Battle Against Pest Moth	A key phase is under way in the campaign to tackle the oak processionary moth pest in West London. - 09/07/2008

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