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  • Future of the public forest estate: Myths busted

    Heritage and community woodlands will be run for the benefit of the communities and visitors that enjoy them and the wildlife they sustain.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New direction for England’s public forest estate

    Consultation document on the ownership and management of the 18% of England's woodland currently run by the Forestry Commission. 

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Launch of public forest estates consultation: myths busted

    Our heritage forests, such as the New Forest and the Forest of Dean, are unequivocally not for sale.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public forestry estate consultation: myths busted

    The legal safeguards that protect all woodlands from development will remain irrespective of who owns them.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Big Tree Plant: new partnership to plant one million trees

    A new partnership that will plant one million extra trees across England in the next four years, was launched by Defra Minister Jim Paice today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Forestry in England: A new strategic approach

    The Government has reiterated its firm commitment to biodiversity and other public benefits which forests and woodland provide.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defra commits £100 million international forestry funding up to 2015

    The Government has today committed £100 million to international forestry projects which provide specific benefits for biodiversity.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Big society can help tackle Ragwort risk

    Tackling Common Ragwort can be a practical example of the Big Society in action, Agriculture Minister Jim Paice said today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Progress on Europe-wide ban on illegally-logged timber

    A ban on illegal timber entering the EU market has moved a step closer this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government