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139 Search Results for forests and biodiversity

  • Media

    FR Board RoI March 2024 – website

     FR Board RoI March 2024 - website
  • Tools and Resources

    Meeting Notes – 20th February 2024

     Meeting notes from 20/02/2024
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Managing deadwood in forests and woodlands
    Lead Author: Jonathan W Humphrey
    Deadwood is a vital component of a properly functioning forest ecosystem. It plays an important role in sustaining biodiversity and in delivering ecosystem services such as soil formation and nutrient cycling. In the UK up to a fifth of woodland species depend on dead or dying trees for all or part of their life cycle […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Biodiversity resources

     Resources relevant to forests and biodiversity General The UK post-2010 biodiversity framework (2012). JNCC, Defra. Biodiversity 2020: a strategy for England's wildlife and ecosystem services (2011). Defra, London. The natural choice: securing the value of nature (2011). HM Government. Forestry related Keepers of time: a statement of policy for England’s ancient and native woodland (2005). Forestry Commission England, Bristol. Contacts Forestry Forestry Commission – […]
  • Media

    Research in support of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan- forest management and priority species

     Research in support of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan- forest management and priority species
  • Media

    Research in support of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan- forest management and priority species

     Research in support of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan- forest management and priority species
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Biodiversity and rotation length: economic models and ecological evidence
    Lead Author: N. Barsoum
    This Research Note presents the findings of a study which examined how biodiversity changes with stand age, with a view to incorporating it into optimal forest rotation length modelling. The study reviewed relevant literature and analysed Forestry Commission Biodiversity Assessment Project data. The review revealed no simple or universal response of biodiversity to stand age. […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Woodland

     What is urban and peri-urban woodland and what are its benefits and practical considerations for its establishment and management
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Encouraging biodiversity at multiple scales in support of resilient woodlands
    Lead Author: Chloe Bellamy
    Woodland ecosystems are integral to our health, well-being, security and economy, but they face a number of pressures including climate change, land-use intensification, and emerging pests and diseases. This Research Note explores the links between biodiversity, measured at different levels of organisation (genes, species and communities), and the ability of woodland ecosystems to withstand and […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Benefits of greenspace

     List of and links to the social, economic and environmental benefits of greenspace and implementation of green infrastructure
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Factsheet: Climate change and biodiversity

     More biodiverse woodlands are better able to resist or adapt to threats, such as climate change. This enhanced resilience supports the continuity of woodlands and the ecosystem services they provide. Biodiversity is the variation at different levels of biological organisation - the genes within a species; the species within a community; and the diversity between communities and ecosystems.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Achieving diversity in Scotland’s forest landscapes
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission (Scotland)
    Diversity in forests is essential to conserve biodiversity and expand habitats, and to contribute towards enhancing landscape quality and recreation opportunities. In addition, introducing species and age diversity throughout a forest can increase their resilience to pests, diseases and fire, and extend economic opportunities. This Practice Guide offers advice and ideas from which a forest manager […]