Forestry Commission
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The Forestry Commission was previously also responsible for Forestry in Wales and Scotland. However, on 1 April 2013, Forestry Commission Wales merged with other agencies to become Natural Resources Wales, whilst two new bodies (Forestry and Land Scotland and Scottish Forestry) were established in Scotland on 1 April 2019.
The Forestry Commission was established in 1919 to expand Britain's forests and woodland, which had been severely depleted during the First World War. The Commission bought large amounts of agricultural land on behalf of the state, eventually becoming the largest manager of land in Britain. Today, the Forestry Commission is divided into three divisions: Forestry England, Forestry Commission and Forest Research. Over time the purpose of the Commission broadened to include many other activities beyond timber production. One major activity is scientific research, some of which is carried out in research forests across Britain. Recreation is also important, with several outdoor activities being actively promoted. Protecting and improving biodiversity across England's forests are also part of the Forestry Commission's remit.
The Commission received criticism for its reliance on conifers, particularly the uniform appearance of conifer forests and concerns over a lack of biodiversity. Furious protests from the general public and conservation groups accompanied attempts to privatise the organisation in 1993 and 2010. Provided by Wikipedia
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16by Gerasimov, Yuri; Finnish Forest Research Institute Joensuu Research Unit Yliopistokatu 6 80101 Joensuu FINLAND; yuri.gerasimov@metla.fi, Sokolov, Anton; Petrozavodsk State University Forest Engineering Faculty A. Nevsky av. 58 185030 Petrozavodsk Republic of Karelia RUSSIA, Karjalainen, Timo; Finnish Forest Research Institute Joensuu Research Unit Yliopistokatu 6 80101 Joensuu FINLANDGet access
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17by Krikken, Folmer Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute , De Bilt, Utrecht . Research and Development of Weather and Climate models, Lehner, Flavio National Center for Atmospheric Research , Boulder, CO, Haustein, Karsten Univ. of Oxford . Environmental Change Inst., Drobyshev, Igor Centre for Forest Research, Montreal, Univ. of Quebec, Quebec City, QC . NSERC-UQAT-UQAM, Industrial Chair in Sustainable Forest Management; Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences , Alnarp . Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, van Oldenborgh, Geert Jan Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute , De Bilt, Utrecht . Research and Development of Weather and Climate modelsGet access
Published in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (2023)
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18by Niel Verbrigghe,Universiteit Antwerpen, Niki I. W. Leblans,Universiteit Antwerpen, Bjarni D. Sigurdsson,Agricultural University of Iceland, Sara Vicca,Universiteit Antwerpen, Chao Fang,Universiteit Antwerpen, Lucia Fuchslueger,University of Vienna, Jennifer L. Soong,Colorado State University, James T. Weedon,Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Christopher Poeplau,Thünen institute, Cristina Ariza-Carricondo,Universiteit Antwerpen, Michael Bahn,Innsbruck Universität, Bertrand Guenet,PSL Research University, Per Gundersen,University of Copenhagen, Gunnhildur E. Gunnarsdóttir,Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, Thomas Kätterer,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Zhanfeng Liu,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Marja Maljanen,University of Eastern Finland, Sara Marañón-Jiménez,CREAF, Kathiravan Meeran,Innsbruck Universität, Edda S. Oddsdóttir,Icelandic Forest Research, Ivika Ostonen,University of Tartu, Josep Peũelas,CREAF, Andreas Richter,University of Vienna, Jordi Sardans,CREAF, Páll Sigurðsson,Agricultural University of Iceland, Peter M. Van Bodegom,Universiteit Leiden, Erik Verbruggen,Universiteit Antwerpen, Tom W. N. Walker,ETH Zürich, Håkan Wallander,Lund University, Ivan A. Janssens,Universiteit AntwerpenGet access
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19by Niel Verbrigghe (Research Group Plants and Ecosystems, University of Antwerp), Niki I. W. Leblans (Research Group Plants and Ecosystems, University of Antwerp), Bjarni D. Sigurdsson (Faculty of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Agricultural University of Iceland), Sara Vicca (Research Group Plants and Ecosystems, University of Antwerp), Chao Fang (Research Group Plants and Ecosystems, University of Antwerp), Lucia Fuchslueger (Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna), Jennifer L. Soong (Research Group Plants and Ecosystems, University of Antwerp), James T. Weedon (Systems Ecology, Department of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Christopher Poeplau (Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture), Cristina Ariza-Carricondo (Research Group Plants and Ecosystems, University of Antwerp), Michael Bahn (Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck), Bertrand Guenet (Laboratoire de Géologie, École normale supérieure/CNRS, PSL Research University), Per Gundersen (Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen), Gunnhildur E. Gunnarsdóttir (Soil Conservation Service of Iceland), Thomas Kätterer (Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Zhanfeng Liu (Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems & CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Marja Maljanen (Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland), Sara Marañón-Jiménez (CREAF), Kathiravan Meeran (Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck), Edda S. Oddsdóttir (Icelandic Forest Research), Ivika Ostonen (Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu), Josep Peñuelas (CREAF), Andreas Richter (Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna), Jordi Sardans (CREAF), Páll Sigurðsson (Faculty of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Agricultural University of Iceland), Margaret S. Torn (Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley Lab), Peter M. Van Bodegom (Environmental Biology Department, Institute of Environmental Sciences, CML, Leiden University), Erik Verbruggen (Research Group Plants and Ecosystems, University of Antwerp), Tom W. N. Walker (Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich), Håkan Wallander (MEMEG, Department of Biology, Lund University), Ivan A. Janssens (Research Group Plants and Ecosystems, University of Antwerp)Get access
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20by Koivusalo, H., Ahti, E., Laurén, A., Kokkonen, T., Karvonen, T., Nevalainen, R., Finér, L.Contributors: “...Finnish Forest Research Inst....”
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