This booklet provides guidance on how to seek consent from the Forestry Commission for ‘relevant projects’ under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations 1999. The relevant projects are deforestation, afforestation, forestry roads and forestry quarries.
This report presents the results of a project which researched the use and abuse of forests and woodlands in the central belt of Scotland. The research was to explore public use of, and attitudes towards, forests and woodlands, and to address questions on aspects of use and user provision which had been identified as important […]
An introductory paper to the concept of ‘Social Forestry’.
By Paul Tabbush, Liz O'Brien, Max Hislop and Suzanne Martin.
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People, trees and woodlands
Social forestry research
This publication provides presentation synopses and workshop discussions from three expert consultations held on 'Health and Well-being: Trees, Woodlands and Natural Spaces' during 2002.
Questions and Issues
This publication contains the presentations given in December 2000 by speakers from Forest Enterprise, Forest Research and the Forestry Commission. Also included are the contributions made by all delegates in workshop discussion groups which focused on quality of life issues, stakeholders and their importance, and social sustainability.
In order to gain a clearer understanding of the value of forests for visitor recreation the Forestry Commission funded a research project to evaluate public perceptions, attitudes and preferences in forests and woodlands. This Technical Paper presents the background to the project, and the results and analyses of the research. It will provide a comprehensive […]
This Guide provides advice on successful community participation. Use it as a checklist or sounding board in all Forestry Authority Woodland Grant Schemes where the Community Woodland Supplement is applied for. Use it in relation to existing woodlands where Annual Management Grant is being paid on the basis of special provision for access and recreation. […]
The Bulletin estimates the consumer surplus (or net monetary benefit) from informal recreation on the Forestry Commission estate. The Forestry Commission’s estate of more than 1 million hectares is managed for multiple-use and multiple benefits. Calculations of the costs and benefits of timber production are made in financial terms using discounted cash flow models. Most […]
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