£2 million timber transport boost
May 19, 2024
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Nine new projects which will improve timber transport in Scotland are to be funded by Scottish Forestry. £800,000 has been allocated to the projects which
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Forestry sector to keep vigilant over Ips typographus
April 11, 2024
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Scottish Forestry is urging the forest industries to be their extra pair of eyes and familiarise themselves with symptoms of the eight toothed spruce bark
Payment rates increased to benefit farmers, land managers & trees
March 19, 2024
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Farmers and land managers can now get up to £11,600 per hectare for the public benefits delivered by woodlands they create – a 45% increase
The Woodland Creation Summit to focus minds on woodland creation process
November 20, 2023
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Industry leaders from the forestry and land management sectors will meet in Perthshire next month to agree additional actions to boost the creation of new
New forestry standard will promote sustainable forestry in Scotland
October 3, 2023
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A new edition of the UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) has been published, following a comprehensive review process. The UKFS is the technical standard for all
Forestry summit to be held on woodland creation
June 26, 2023
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Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon will chair a Scottish Forestry Summit with industry leaders and land management bodies to get planting levels back on track.
Scottish Government news release: Funding to help nature projects grow
March 6, 2023
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Supporting and scaling up responsible investment in nature. Environmental organisations, community groups, land owners and farmers will be eligible to apply for a share of
Government speeds up Sustainable Farming Incentive
February 17, 2023
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Thérèse Coffey: Farmers central to food production and environmental action Government speeds up Sustainable Farming Incentive roll-out with new sets of paid actions to support
New Climate Change Hub from Forest Research
January 24, 2023
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New Climate Change Hub from Forest Research The effects of climate change are accelerating, with increasing frequency of extreme weather events such as storms, flooding,
Government to pay more to farmers who protect and enhance the environment
January 11, 2023
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Farming Minister Mark Spencer delivers a speech at the 2023 Oxford Farming Conference Government to pay more to farmers who protect and enhance the environment