Research themes

 

Our research, development and surveys address the social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainable forestry in a multifunctional landscape. We focus on providing new knowledge and practical solutions based on high quality science.

• Climate change
  Impact assessment and monitoring, adaptation and mitigation.
• Evaluating woodland resources and potentials
  Collecting and applying information about Britain's and Europe's woodland resources.
• Land regeneration and urban greening
  Establishing woodlands on brownfield and contaminated land.
• People, trees and woodlands
  Developing a greater understanding of the ways in which trees benefit society and improving delivery of those benefits.
• Protecting trees
  Promoting environmentally acceptable measures of preventing and controlling damage to Britain's trees.
• Sustainable forest management
  Improving silvicultural and operational solutions for achieving sustainable management.
• Tree improvement and forest genetics
  Exploring genetic variation and breeding better trees.
• Woodland biodiversity
  Conserving and enhancing the biodiversity of forest ecosystems.
• Woodlands and the environment
  Understanding the complex interactions between forests and their physical and historic environment.