Policymakers across Great Britain want to know how to encourage more people to get involved in volunteering activities such as tree planting, citizen science and community woodland management. This review has investigated the motivations and barriers that are relevant to different groups of people when seeking to engage in volunteering...
The Defra Group Personal Biosecurity Behaviours (DGPBB) project aims to provide personal biosecurity guidance and training across relevant Defra group organisations. Forest Research have conducted an evaluation of the training delivered so far, through an online questionnaire before and after the training, and in-depth interviews. Results, as presented in this...
Project providing evidence for recommendations in support of 'climate-smart' forestry: ensuring the right tree in the right place for the right reasons.
Project identifying and exploring climate risks and mitigating actions to planned and established woodland on Vacant and Derelict Land
Project developing the Climate Change Hub to support and engage forestry practitioners in climate adaptation and mitigation efforts.
This report reviews existing studies estimating future timber prices and price elasticities of demand for emerging species and different product categories, focusing on studies most relevant to UK timber markets. The emerging species considered are those tree species predicted to have a more prominent role in UK forestry in the...
A new TreeAlert dashboard has been launched, giving users access to TreeAlert reports displayed as searchable lists, charts and maps.
Trees, woods, and forests provide multiple benefits to society, including those of social and cultural value. This research outlines a scoping study which sought to identify and test methods for spatially mapping and surveying the recreation attitudes and behaviours of people living in an area around Cannock Chase National Landscape.
The LUNZ Hub is an innovative transdisciplinary research initiative helping to drive transformational land use change in the UK needed to achieve net zero by 2050.
Meeting notes from 02/07/2024