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Confor Industry Update Stirling

Get the latest updates on the impact of Brexit on forestry and timber industry, rural policy and funding, environmental legislation, timber standards and trade regulations, and plant health. Stay informed about new planting initiatives, simplifying application processes, and maximizing wood supplies. Attend upcoming conferences and meetings to network with industry experts.

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Confor Industry Update Stirling

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  1. Confor Industry UpdateStirling Thank you Jamie Farquhar Thursday 27th October 2016

  2. Lobbying • Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing • MSPs briefing = PQs on wood supplies • Mackinnon review • Presumption in favour of forestry that meets UKFS • Timber Transport funding Thank you

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  4. Brexit • A thriving post-Brexit future for forestry and timber • How to ensure planting in the short, medium and long-term  • The future shape of rural policy and funding • Legislation and better regulation  • Timber standards, trade and migrant labour  • Plant health Thank you

  5. Brexit • New planting and restocking • Simplify the application process & reduce lead-in times by cutting administration • Move towards a presumption in favour of new planting • Consider innovative ways to encourage more tree planting, e.g. linking woodland creation to house building Thank you

  6. Brexit • Rural policy and funding • Develop an integrated rural land management policy • Simplify rural support mechanisms to focus on outcomes of land management • Use accepted measurement and valuation methods to support transparent decision making Thank you

  7. Brexit • Environmental legislation • Carry out risk-based revision of Environmental Impact Assessment thresholds • Make interpretation and implementation of regulations consistent across all rural industries • Review EU Environmental Directives and their impact on sawmills & timber processors Thank you

  8. Brexit • Timber standards, trade regulations and migrant labour • Revise the Construction Products Regulation • Ensure a post-Brexit immigration system recognizes the need for seasonal labour & temporary employment of foreign nationals • Adopt a timber-first policy in procurement contracts, with a preference for domestic production Thank you

  9. Brexit • Plant health • Phytosanitory certificates should be required for all imported material • Restrict importation of firewood • Achieve consistent levels of new planting to enable nurseries to plan effectively Thank you

  10. Forestry Grant Scheme • 600 applications approved to date • 4,400 ha new woodland creation and 6,500 restock • Further 4,000 ha NWC being worked on • 12,000 ha NWC in pipeline Thank you

  11. Tree Canopy report (NFI) • 2006 – 15 for Britain • 90 pages, 27 tables & 18 figures • Complicated! • Can’t assess whether woodland is actually until 10 yrs old • Significant area presently “in transition” • 36k on Scotland’s NFE • 8.2% of the conifer woodland = 1 in 12 Ha Thank you

  12. Update on wood fibre supply and demand report • 2013 – 2035 comparison of demand from 140 UK production plants vs. 50-year biological wood fibre availability • Supply /demand very squeezed in some regions • Sawlogs could be used in normal SRW markets • How to maximise supplies from the existing resource • Thinnings? • Short rotation forestry? Thank you

  13. Diary dates • 3 November Scotsman conference • 28/29 Nov Woodheat conference • 8 March North-east SFTT meeting • 15 March South SFTT meeting • 22 March Central SFTT meeting Thank you

  14. Thank you

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