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| Key action | Progress |
|---|---|
| Publish Research Report ‘Rapid Review of Evidence on Biodiversity in Great Britain’s Commercial Forests’ | Complete |
| Publish NCF funded research to evaluate and support land manager engagement for woodland creation | Complete |
| Operationalise remote sensing to support the identification of woodland creation throughout Scotland and England | Complete |
| Secure ISO17025 accreditation for the Holt Containment Facility | Complete |
| Launch Centre for Forest Protection Knowledge Hub launched. Develop programme of research for education and training materials and scoping of Phase 2 of Centre for Forest Protection | Complete |
| Increase reporting on pests and diseases via TreeAlert portal (through promotion) | Complete |
| Develop additional Ecosystem Services indicators and incorporate them into the Ecosystem Services benefits tool | Complete |
| Deliver Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment programme commitments | Complete |
| Publish Forestry Statistics and Forestry Facts and Figures 2024 and the updated Timber Price Indices | Complete |
| Publish Research Reports: ‘Wood properties and uses of larch in Great Britain’ and ‘Timber prices and elasticities for emerging species and different product categories: An evidence review’, and Research Note: ‘Timber properties of species with potential for wider planting in Great Britain’ | Complete |
| Develop methods and tools to assess multiple benefits and trade-offs from trees, woods, and forests | Complete |
| Develop Forest GALES (wind risk model) and host international training workshop to disseminate the latest version of Forest GALES (wind risk model) | Complete |
| Draft GIS technology roadmap and complete consultation | Complete |
| Host general assembly of Institut Européen de la Forêt Cultivée (IEFC), (Institute of Planted Forest) strengthening links with key international partners | Complete |
| Deliver component projects within the Nature for Climate Fund Research and Development programme | Complete |
| Provide technical advice to International Forest Unit regarding Nations Forest Forum and Forest Europe process | Complete |
| Deliver outputs on managing potential impact of woodland creation on water resources (literature review, conceptual models, spatial mapping report, R-Shiny app and guidance) | Complete |
| Pilot water quality element of the Woodland Water Code | Complete |
| Contribute to the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO’s) report ‘The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources’ and publish the first UK national report on forest genetic resources | Complete |
| Build tree health response capability and capacity in FR, working in partnership with the Forestry Commission, Defra, and devolved administrations, undertaking contingency planning, and developing and implementing standard operating procedures and a training programme for incident management | Complete, ongoing action |
| Deliver an update of the woodland carbon sequestration estimates for inclusion in the Woodland Carbon Code ‘Woodland Carbon Calculation Spreadsheet’, incorporating revisions based on new forest yield models | Complete, ongoing action |
| Publish UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) Practice Guide ‘Hazards from trees’ | Ongoing |
| Holt phase II build (living tree experimental growth chambers in containment) – Riba planning | Ongoing |