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New woods, new lives, new landscapes

The final report of a conference on creating woodland for our future.

Year of Publication2006

This report contains a record of the thirteen presentations to the Woodland Trust’s conference on woodland creation held in Manchester from 17th to 18th October 2006. 1. Keynote address: Woodland creation and social and environmental transformation in Africa; Peter Wood OBE, Tree Aid special adviser and Vice President, Commonwealth Forestry Association2. Overview: the environmental and social services of woodland in the UK and the need for woodland creation; Sue Holden, Chief Executive, Woodland Trust3. Woodland in water catchment management; Mark Diamond, Environment Agency4. Woodland creation as a biodiversity conservation strategy; Richard Smithers, UK Conservation Adviser, Woodland Trust5. Landscape character and woodland creation; John Vaughan, Forestry Commission6. Environmental responsibility and intrinsic values of woodland; Dr Mark J Smith, Open University7. Urban trees and woods as environmental moderators; Professor Chris Baines8. Trees, woodland and green infrastructure in urban regeneration; Tony Hothersall, Director, Red Rose Forest9. New woodland for sustainable cities; Nerys Jones, former head of National Urban Forestry Unit10. National Forest: the restoration of land and communities; Sophie Churchill, Chief Executive, The National Forest Company11. Space for People: woodland creation for public access; Nick Collinson, Head of Conservation Policy, Woodland Trust12. Woodland and a healthy society; Professor Catharine Ward Thompson, OPENSpace Director, Edinburgh College of Art13. Forests and nature; how to get a coherent and sustainable ecological network: from dreams via ambition to reality – an example from the Netherlands; Hans Kampf, The (Dutch) Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality

This item is categorised as follows

• Subject Collection > Trees & timber
• Subject Collection > Environmental impact > Managing land for environmental benefit
• Subject Collection > Environmental impact
• Subject Collection > Environmental impact > Landscape

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