Valuing England’s Woodlands for Sustainable Forestry
Announcement posted by DesignBuild Source 11 Jul 2012
Throughout the world, much attention has been devoted of late to sustainable practices in building and construction.
In England, a lot of that debate has recently centred around value provided by the country’s woodlands and forests and the need for sustainable forestry management practices to evolve going forward.
Such importance was highlighted by the release earlier this month of a report by the Independent Panel on Forestry, a panel set up to advise the government on forestry and woodland policy.
That report calls for the benefits of England’s woodlands and forests to be re-valued for all the services they provide. Along with wood being the raw material for timber frame buildings, as well as furniture, flooring, fuel and course paper, these benefits include recreation, clean air, clean water, habitats for wildlife, locking up carbon, shading in cities and even flood reduction.
The report also highlights what it calls the ‘triple bottom line’ that forestry delivers and calls for a revival of woodland culture that appreciates how important trees are for people, nature and the economy (not to mention the nation’s construction industry)....