Forestry Commission

The Forestry Commission founded in 1919 is a non- ministrielles Government Department in the UK. She is the authority responsible for forestry and has to enhance its role to protect the forest, and to increase its value to society and the environment.

Task

The Forestry Commission manages 7,720 km ² of land in the UK. With about 60 % of the total area is the vast majority of these lands in Scotland. A further 26 % of the areas are located in England and the remaining 14 % in Wales. The duties of the Forestry Commission include timber harvesting to supply the local timber industry, reforestation, maintenance of forests and the enhancement or monitoring of its environmental condition and its ability to regenerate. Seeks to ensure Erholgungsfunktion of the forest, and is also the competent authority for the supervision and regulation of forestry in Great Britain. In this context, it may award grants to private forest owners.

Structure

The organization consists of a Board of Commissioners ( Directorate of Supervisor ). The duties of the members of this board are set by statute. The Forestry Act are summarized as: 1 promotion of forestry interests, second advancing afforestation, 3 and 4, the production of wood supply for the timber industry.

The Directorate consists of a Chairman ( Chairman ) and up to ten other Commissioners ( Commissioner / Commissioners ), including the Director General (Director General ). They are appointed by the King or the Queen on the recommendation of the competent minister -. Therefore currently Queen Elizabeth II, the Supervisor of this Directorate shall meet at least four times a year for a consultation about the long -term goals and plans for forest and forestry development. You are legally obliged to seek the balance between the production of timber and forest conservation. This roughly corresponds to the concept of sustainability in the German forestry. Reports of the Board shall be sent independently to the Minister at Westminster (England), the Scottish Ministers in Edinburgh and the National Assembly for Wales ( National Assembly for Wales) for their respective areas of responsibility.

Another Executive Board ( executive directorship ) is the Director-General and County Directors ( Regional Directors ) attached to the support. It is responsible for the development of plans as specified by the Board of Commissioners and for the conduct of daily business.

With effect from 1 April 2003, the Forestry Commission has been divided into separate sections for England, Scotland and Wales. This structural change is to make it possible to precisely adjust the policy of each country governments and still be able to work across countries under common roof. The Forestry Commission in each country is led by a Director, who also represents the Great Britain Board of Commissioners.

Forest Research - The Research Institute for Forestry Commission

The forest and forestry research is funded by the Agency Forest Research - The Research Agency implemented for the Forestry Commision for the whole of Great Britain. This is comparable with the Forest Research institutions in Germany, which, inter alia, the Northwest German Forest Research Station belongs. It provides scientific information on the forest and its development as well as sustainable forest management.

Forest recreation

The Forestry Commission is the largest provider of outdoor activities in the UK. She works with various groups to the use of the land for recreational purposes to promote, or about hiking, cycling or horseback riding. There are currently many such projects in the UK. In the United Kingdom is known mainly the successful project 7stanes in Scotland. It includes seven mountain bike trails and enjoys great popularity. Another project is the Forest Tour, a music festival.

Forests

Some of the forests managed by the Forestry Commission:

  • Aberdeen Woods
  • Afan Forest Park
  • Bedgebury Pinetum
  • Dalby forest
  • Delamere forest
  • Glenmore Forest Park
  • Grizedale forest
  • Gwydyr Forest Park
  • Kesteven Forest
  • Salcey Forest
  • Sherwood Forest
  • Tay forest park
  • Thetford forest
  • Westonbirt
  • Forest of Dean

Forest structure

The absolute majority of the forest area is dominated by coniferous forest, only a little more than 90,000 ha of the total 772,000 hectares consist of deciduous forests.

Referencing

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