The region’s forestry sector is broad-based, covering all organisations with an interest in wood products, trees and forests. As well as the timber growing and processing industry, this includes organisations with social and environmental interests, covering issues such as health, amenity, landscape, recreation, tourism and regeneration. These issues form a major part of the scope of the Regional Forest Strategy.
The North East’s first Regional Forest Strategy was published in 2005 following a period of public consultation, and sets out the role our trees, woodlands and forests have over the next twenty years in making the region a better place for us all to live, work and do business. We are a member of the Group that oversees delivery of the Regional Forest Strategy by agreeing and coordinating action plans, and publishes details of progress in Monitoring Reports. The Forestry Commission is the lead partner on the Delivery Group and can be contacted on 01669 621 591.
The region’s forestry sector is broad-based, covering all organisations with an interest in wood products, trees and forests. This sector goes well beyond the timber-growing and processing industry, and includes organisations with social and environmental interests covering health, amenity, landscape, recreation, tourism and regeneration. These issues form a major part of the scope of the Regional Forest Strategy.
The first annual delivery plan, covering 2005-06, was published in March 2005. In February 2008 the Monitoring Report and Delivery Plan 2006-08 was published, covering actions completed in 2006-07 and current actions and plans through to December 2008.
