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'Consensus and commitment' wins English forestry sector extra funding At a time when the public's demands on woodlands has increased but the economic returns have not, the Country Land & Business Association (CLA) welcomed the news from the Nature Conservation Minister Ben Bradshaw that funding had been found for this year's Woodland Grant Scheme awardees.
Following a joint representation from 15 organisations, the Minister has announced that an extra £3 million will be devoted to the forestry grant budget this year. It had been uncertain that grants would be paid to those applicants with schemes approved for work this year, as new applications to the grant scheme were suspended from June 2004.'Forestry delivers significant environmental, social and economic public benefits, in agendas as diverse as biodiversity, landscape, recreation and health,' said William Worsley Chair of the CLA Forestry and Woodland Committee, 'The extra money for the Woodland Grant Scheme, and the end of the uncertainty, is a welcome relief. 'The fact that the Woodland Grant Scheme required additional financing shows that grant aid for the forestry sector is significantly under-funded and we hope that when the English Woodland Grant Scheme is launched next year it will be properly funded, particularly in the area of woodland management which the current scheme does not properly address.' Forestry Adviser to the CLA and the Forestry & Timber Association, Judith Webb coordinated the successful cross-industry approach to the Minister. Judith Webb commented, 'By demonstrating the consensus and commitment, both in private and voluntary sectors, to the management and creation of woodlands in England, we were able to show how the English forestry sector is 'value for money'. The WGS funds in England total just £18.5 million per year, but the Forestry Commission itself has estimated that forestry as a whole brings over £1 billion of benefits to the environment, society and the economy.' Grants awarded under the Woodland Grant Scheme will be used for planting new woodlands and to maintain existing woodlands. The 15 bodies participating in the representation were: - Country Land & Business Association - Council for Protection of Rural England - Forestry Contracting Association - Forest Industries Development Council - Forestry & Timber Association - Institute of Chartered Foresters - National Community Forest Partnership - National Farmers Union - National Urban Forestry Unit - Royal Forestry Society - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - Small Woods Association - The Tree Council - The Wildlife Trusts - Woodland Trust The representation was co-ordinated by CLA Forestry & Woodlands Adviser Judith Webb. 28 October 2004 |
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