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eAlert: 14 February 2023

Published 20 February 2023

Applies to England

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1. Exhibition celebrating women in forestry to open

Submit your photo!

  • Photo submissions needed for a People’s Picture celebrating the role of women working in forestry today
  • Forestry England to open exhibition celebrating women’s roles and achievements in forestry during WWII

The Forestry Commission, Forestry England and Forest Research are calling for photos to create a People’s Picture in a first of its kind celebration of women in forestry.
 
The images will go on display at the forthcoming Women in Forestry, The Lumberjills Story exhibition at Grizedale Forest this May. The People’s Picture will illustrate the connection today’s women have with forests and woodlands by inviting them to submit photos showing themselves at work.  Women who don’t work in forestry are also being asked to submit photos of themselves in a favourite forest spot or woodland space.
 
The exhibition will also celebrate the contribution of the WWII Lumberjills: a group of women who played a vital role in maintaining the supply of timber during the Second World War. People who have pictures of working Lumberjills from WWII are also invited to submit their pictures for display at the forthcoming exhibition.
 
Women have long played a role in modern forestry but are underrepresented. As tree planting across the country increases, so does the demand for a larger skilled domestic forestry sector to deliver Government tree planting and net zero ambitions. There are a wide range of careers in forestry available for women from all backgrounds, from being a forester, ecologist, or tree surgeon, to working in conservation to scientific research. There are also lots of exciting wider roles linked to our nation’s forests, from business planning and management to leisure and tourism.
 
The People’s Picture have been commissioned to create a photo mosaic, to take part, please submit a photograph by Friday 31 March 2023 to Forestry England.
 
For more information, visit Celebrating women’s connection to forests | Forestry England you can also follow along on Twitter @peoplespictire 

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2. Ips typographus: Guidance on the movement restrictions of spruce trees

Find out more in our new video and guide.
Watch our new video and view our quick and easy guide on movement restrictions of spruce trees and spruce material from within the eight toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) demarcated area.

Watch the video.

View the guide.

Find out more on Ips typographus or for more information about how to apply for authorisation to fell, transport or process spruce trees within the Ips typographus demarcated area visit our new GOV.UK Guide:  Applying for Ips typographus authorisation

3. Pioneering nature projects launched to test carbon capture methods in fight against climate change

Find out about the new programme.

Six projects have been awarded.

£4.3 million of funding from the Nature Based Solutions for Climate Change Programme has been committed to develop nature-based solutions and build resilience to climate change.

Six projects will receive funding to research how nature-rich woodlands, grasslands, wetlands and urban habitats take up carbon.

The programme will deliver against commitments in the Environmental Improvement Plan and the six pioneering nature projects across England will trial the most effective ways to capture carbon and mitigate the impacts of climate change, Natural England has announced today (11 February).  

Find out more in the press release: Pioneering nature projects launched to test carbon capture methods in fight against climate change

4. Woods mean business!

Find out if planting trees can make your business grow.
This week we are launching Woods Mean Business! There will be information and guidance about how woodland can support your existing agri businesses by helping you diversify and provide alternative income streams. We will cover the various direct and indirect financial opportunities that woodlands can offer that are in addition to wider environmental benefits. Get all the information you need as well as learning about the financial support and advice available from the Forestry Commission and our partners.
 
Check out our eAlerts in the coming months or follow along on twitter @Forestrycomm or using the #WoodsMeanBusiness

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5. Seventh Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction dates announced today

Find out what you need to do to be ready to apply.
Farmers and land managers across England are encouraged to apply for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme by 30 April 2023, ahead of the seventh auction which will take place online between 15-21 May 2023.
 
The Woodland Carbon Guarantee is a £50 million scheme that aims to help accelerate woodland planting rates and permanently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. £10 million is being made available for farmers and land managers to create new woodlands to help tackle the effects of climate change and provide new income in the form of long-term payments for the amount of carbon a new woodland will store.
 
Following an online auction process, successful bidders will be offered the option to sell woodland carbon in the form of Woodland Carbon Units. Following customer feedback, we have made some changes to the seventh auction which includes removal of project categories, making it easier for customers to access, and the publication of the reserve price (£30 per Woodland Carbon Unit) to give prospective applicants more confidence and clarity to apply.
Richard Stanford, Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, said:
  
“Now in its seventh round, it’s encouraging that the Guarantee has continued to grow in its success, supporting the creation of 2,810 hectares of new woodland specifically to help combat the many and varied impacts of climate change by increasing tree-planting across the country. I strongly encourage farmers, foresters and land managers across England to submit their applications to the Guarantee ahead of the application deadline on 30 April.”
Before applying for the Guarantee, land managers will need to have registered with the Woodland Carbon Code, which provides the tools and information required to verify and record the carbon they are capturing and can sell in future.

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