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    Forestry publication document

    Understanding private land-manager decision-making: A framework for forestry
    Lead Author: Norman Dandy
    This report synthesises substantial research relating to private land-management, including previous work by Forest Research. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources, it describes a Framework within which to understand the influences upon land-manager decision-making. By Norman Dandy. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research
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    Greenspace initiatives: assessing evidence for economic benefits

     The page summarises the findings and recommendations from Forest Research’s critical assessment of the evidence and estimates used in valuations of initiatives to create or improve greenspace.
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    Forestry publication document

    Common sense risk management of trees – landowner summary
    Lead Author: National Tree Safety Group
    This is one of three new publications that have been produced by the Forestry Commission for the National Tree Safety Group. The three documents provide guidance on trees and public safety in the UK for owners, managers and advisers. This landowner summary document provides a summary of the full guidance document – Common sense risk management […]
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    The State of Europe’s Forests 2011: cultural and spiritual value

     This page is about Forest Research’s contribution to the 2011 State of Europe’s Forests report.
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    Forestry publication document

    Human dimensions of adaptive forest management and climate change
    Lead Author: Anna Lawrence
    Adaptive forest management is a systematic process for continually improving forest management, in conditions of complexity and uncertainty, by learning from the outcomes of experiments and operational practice. Adaptive management has often been proposed as a suitable approach for dealing with uncertainty and complexity in natural systems, particularly in relation to climate change.Some of the […]
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    Summary of a review of the Forest Education Initiative in Britain

     Reviewing the Forest Education Initiative across Britain and the activities of the cluster groups that carry out education projects and activities
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    Forestry publication document

    A review of the Forest Education Initiative in Britain
    Lead Author: Liz O’Brien
    This 2011 review looks at the history and development of the Forest Education Initiative, its governance structure, funding procedures and the activities and members of the cluster groups. By Liz O’Brien and Rebecca Lovell.
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    Pathway evaluation and pest risk management in transport (PERMIT)

     Forests are particularly vulnerable to movements of Invasive Alien Species. Multiple pathways for transfer of pests internationally are poorly characterised, leading to increasing transfer and establishment of new damaging organisms. This EU COST Action FP1002 aims to addresses this shortfall in knowledge and practice, and focus on reducing threats from exotic pests through promoting enhanced pathway management.
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    Forestry publication document

    Woodland-related social enterprise: enabling factors and barriers to success
    Lead Author: Amy Stewart
    Report from project to examine the barriers and challenges facing different types and models of woodland-related social enterprise and to investigate the critical enabling factors affecting them. By Amy Stewart (July 2011). See alsoExecutive summary(PDF-337K) Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research
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    Health benefits of street trees

     The page summarises the findings of Forest Research’s comprehensive literature review to assess economic evidence on the health benefits provided by street trees.
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    International comparisons of forest policy
    Lead Author: Anna Lawrence
    This publication has been archived. To access it please follow the links to view on the DEFRA archive. A review of forest policy and instruments in five countries (namely Sweden, Ohio/USA, New Zealand, Denmark and North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany) By Anna Lawrence and Mike Dudley.
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    Forestry publication document

    The future of the Public Forest Estate in England
    Lead Author: Anna Lawrence
    Analysis of responses to the suspended Public Consultation January-February 2011. By Anna Lawrence and Matthew Jollands.