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FORESTRY - TO 2020 Tim Rollinson Director General Forestry Commission

FORESTRY - TO 2020 Tim Rollinson Director General Forestry Commission. FORESTRY - TO 2020. 1. Where are we now? 2. Current developments and trajectories 3. Where to focus effort in future. WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM?. Policy Post-war emphasis on production, like agriculture

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FORESTRY - TO 2020 Tim Rollinson Director General Forestry Commission

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  1. FORESTRY - TO 2020 Tim Rollinson Director General Forestry Commission

  2. FORESTRY - TO 2020 1. Where are we now? 2. Current developments and trajectories 3. Where to focus effort in future October 2007

  3. WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM? Policy • Post-war emphasis on production, like agriculture • Agricultural policy put forestry on marginal land • Plantation forestry the way forward - as the means of rebuilding the nation’s forest resources October 2007

  4. WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM? Achievements • Single purpose objective - expansion • Forest area more than doubled in 80 years • 1.5 million hectares of new forests created • Biggest single land use change in modern times October 2007

  5. WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM? How? A powerful machine was created: • dedicated research programmes • technological innovation • operational planning • committed work force • private and public sectors working together • strong government backing October 2007

  6. WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM? Science and Engineering • Foresters scoured the world for fast growing species • Scientific advances - in fertilisation, tree breeding, pesticides, etc • Engineering solutions - ploughing and cultivation, road building, etc October 2007

  7. WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM? Changes - last 20 years • Forestry policy • Regulation • Incentives • Forestry Standards • Forest management and practice By the end of the 1990s, forestry’s role in sustainable development had become well established October 2007

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  44. FC POSITION • Biggest single producer of timber • Biggest provider of countryside recreation • Biggest manager of rare and threatened habitats October 2007

  45. TRENDS Wood production but levelling Recreation Environment Social use Costs October 2007

  46. FC INCOME 2006-07 TimberRecreation England £20 million £14 million Scotland £37 million £4 million Wales £9 million £2 million FC Total £66 million £20 million October 2007

  47. FC - ENCOURAGING MECHANISMS • Work with the UK timber sector to promote the use of timber and wood products • Work with private sector to predict wood supplies, and support continued investment in timber processing • Build confidence in products • Support market development by making the case for timber with politicians, planners, building regs, developers and architects October 2007

  48. FC - SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT • FC spend of £1.4 million on timber related R&D • Innovative processes and products tailored to UK timber strengths • Reduction in timber miles, and use of alternative methods of transport to road • Continuous efficiency improvements in the timber supply chain through e-Business and closer supplier/customer relationships October 2007

  49. DEVELOPMENTS • Timber frame starts up from 8% in 1998 to 20% in 2006 • Code for Sustainable Houses introduced in April 2007 to drive a step change in sustainable home building practice • Will become the single national standard for sustainable homes • Will form basis for future developments in Building Regulation in relation to carbon emissions from, and energy use in, homes October 2007

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