Is there any point in planting new trees? By andrewheald18th April 202018th April 2020 Categories: Forest Blog Successive governments have made popular pledges to plant large numbers of new trees. But do these trees ever actually get planted and, where they do, does it ever achieve anything useful? BBC News
We can now see the wood for the trees By andrewheald18th April 202018th April 2020 Categories: Forest Blog Forestry is a long-term business and the sins of past policy and practice are very much visited on us today. Those creations of the 1970s and 1980s are what people see in our landscapes now, but the way we plant and manage forests is very different today. THE SCOTSMAN
Time for a Fresh Approach By andrewheald3rd February 2020 Categories: Published-Article The Forest Stewardship Council is twenty years old, and like most adolescents it has had a troubled few years, perhaps lost its focus and not really delivered on its early potential.
Time for a Fresh Approach 2 By andrewheald3rd February 20203rd February 2020 Categories: test100 Andrew Heald reports from the FSC General Assembly in Seville. The Forest Stewardship Council is twenty years old, and like most adolescents it has had a troubled few years, perhaps lost its focus and not really delivered on its early potential. However, what distinguishes it from other adolescents is that over 600 people from all…
RFS Excellence in Forestry Awards to showcase Wales By andrewheald2nd February 20203rd February 2020 Categories: Forest Blog RFS President Sir Jack Whitaker says: “Wales has a strong tradition of woodland management for timber production and other objectives which support the local environment and economy. This is an opportunity to put the woodlands of Wales on the national stage, showcasing the best from which others in the UK may learn.” AberdareOnline
Building Bridges between Global and Local Key Strength of PEFC By andrewheald2nd February 20203rd February 2020 Categories: Forest Blog PEFC has the unique ability to facilitate the link between global aspirations for sustainable forest management and on-the-ground implementation of responsible practices PEFC
MacNab Cypress Trees Offer New Clues To Fire Resistance By andrewheald2nd February 20203rd February 2020 Categories: Forest Blog Summer wildfires have scorched thousands of acres in California and reduced forests to ash. But for researchers who study forests, wildfires can provide intriguing opportunities for discovery. Capradio
Sustainable building: Why wood is our most valuable resource By andrewheald2nd February 20203rd February 2020 Categories: Forest Blog In some small way, each of us knows the value of wood as a resource. In fact, we use it every day—it heats our homes, makes our stationery, lines our floors. But in spite of all of its uses, wood is still a taboo material where building is concerned. U.S. Green Building Council
Introducing PEF: A Game-Changer in LCA By andrewheald2nd February 20203rd February 2020 Categories: Forest Blog The Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) approach is a game-changing standard in LCA, with effects and ramifications that we are only just beginning to understand. Sustainable Brands
Women of the woods: Inside Berkeley’s forestry program By andrewheald2nd February 20203rd February 2020 Categories: Forest Blog “Go bears! Get low! Quicker pulls! Almost there!” Wood chips fly and cheers fill the air as seniors Madeline Green and Allison Erny take turns pulling a long, jagged saw back and forth across a log. The Daily Californian