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A New Woodland Strategy for Bradford District - Public Consultation

Public and private woodlands provide many benefits to citizens, visitors and businesses as well as being a vital component of our natural environment or “green infrastructure”.  Protecting and enhancing the...

 
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Independent Panel on Forestry Progress Report

On 8 December 2011 the Independent Panel on Forestry published its progress report. The report says the Panel are working towards recommendations that will increase the benefits generated from all forests...

 
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Climate Change Training for Planning Officers

This free training package is designed to enhance the skills planning officers need to take positive action on climate change and increase local authority capacity to tackle causes and effects....

 
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Adapting to climate change with the Environment Agency

From 1 October 2011, the Environment Agency has take on a new role as the delivery body for the Government’s climate change adaptation programme in England.

 
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Managing green spaces- seven ingredients for success

England’s parks and green spaces are being managed in a context which is changing fast and fundamentally. Councils are being given greater autonomy to determine the services they...

 
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Government abandons plans to sell forest estate – but woods are still not safe

As Government announces the formation of an independent panel of forestry experts as part of the planned review of forestry policy in England, the Woodland Trust is challenging both the...

 
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The Natural Environment Evidence Base for Yorkshire and Humber

Natural England, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Government Office and Yorkshire Futures to show the state of the natural environment in Yorkshire and Humber. It presents mapped data and...

 
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Natural Connections: the role of green space in connecting people to their local environment
Wed, 02/02/2011 - 08:30

Centre in the Park, Norfolk Park, Sheffield

Please note that this event was scheduled to happen on the 1st of December 2011 but it was postponed due to the weather. At a time of political and economic flux the time is right to think about changes in society and how they influence what people want from greenspace. Is there a need to re-think our objectives and the methods we use to deliver them?

 
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New Forestry Commission Publications - Green Infrastructure | Climate Change | Trees

The following reports have recently been published by the Forestry Commission. Green infrastructure Forest Research scientists have recently completed a critical review of the evidence on the ‘Benefits of green...

 
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New website for geodiversity and networking in Yorkshire and Humber

Need to know about your local geological site? Want to know where to take your fossil find? Want to visit your nearest museum to find out more about...

 
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