1. FORESTRY - TO 2020 Tim Rollinson Director General Forestry Commission

2. FEG SymposiumOctober 20072 FORESTRY - TO 2020 1.Where are we now? 2.Current developments and trajectories 3.Where to focus effort in future

3. FEG SymposiumOctober 20073 WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM? Policy Post-war emphasis on production, like agriculture Agricultural policy put forestry on marginal land Plantation forestry the way forward - as the means of rebuilding the nation’s forest resources

4. FEG SymposiumOctober 20074 WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM? Achievements Single purpose objective - expansion Forest area more than doubled in 80 years 1.5 million hectares of new forests created Biggest single land use change in modern times

5. FEG SymposiumOctober 20075 WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM? How? A powerful machine was created: dedicated research programmes technological innovation operational planning committed work force private and public sectors working together strong government backing

6. FEG SymposiumOctober 20076 WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM? Science and Engineering Foresters scoured the world for fast growing species Scientific advances - in fertilisation, tree breeding, pesticides, etc Engineering solutions - ploughing and cultivation, road building, etc

7. FEG SymposiumOctober 20077 WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM? Changes - last 20 years Forestry policy Regulation Incentives Forestry Standards Forest management and practice By the end of the 1990s, forestry’s role in sustainable development had become well established

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45. FEG SymposiumOctober 200745 FC POSITION Biggest single producer of timber Biggest provider of countryside recreation Biggest manager of rare and threatened habitats

46. FEG SymposiumOctober 200746 TRENDS Wood production but levelling Recreation Environment Social use Costs

47. FEG SymposiumOctober 200747 FC INCOME 2006-07 TimberRecreation England£20 million£14 million Scotland£37 million £4 million Wales £9 million £2 million FC Total£66 million£20 million

48. FEG SymposiumOctober 200748 FC - ENCOURAGING MECHANISMS Work with the UK timber sector to promote the use of timber and wood products Work with private sector to predict wood supplies, and support continued investment in timber processing Build confidence in products Support market development by making the case for timber with politicians, planners, building regs, developers and architects

49. FEG SymposiumOctober 200749 FC - SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FC spend of £1.4 million on timber related R&D Innovative processes and products tailored to UK timber strengths Reduction in timber miles, and use of alternative methods of transport to road Continuous efficiency improvements in the timber supply chain through e-Business and closer supplier/customer relationships

50. FEG SymposiumOctober 200750 DEVELOPMENTS Timber frame starts up from 8% in 1998 to 20% in 2006 Code for Sustainable Houses introduced in April 2007 to drive a step change in sustainable home building practice Will become the single national standard for sustainable homes Will form basis for future developments in Building Regulation in relation to carbon emissions from, and energy use in, homes

51. FEG SymposiumOctober 200751 DEVELOPMENTS (CONT’D) Timber certification recognised as a mechanism in ensuring responsible sourcing of materials for construction From April 2009 Government departments will purchase only timber and timber products that derive from sustainably managed forests or are licensed under a FLEGT agreement From April 2015 only sustainably produced timber will be purchased

52. FEG SymposiumOctober 200752 DEVELOPMENTS (CONT’D) Housing Green Paper published in July 2007 - 3 million new homes needed by 2020 will 2 million by 2016 Sustainable construction will have a key role in this programme UK Biomass Strategy, England Woodfuel Strategy and Biomass Action Plan for Scotland all published in 2007 2012 Olympics have core sustainability targets

53. FEG SymposiumOctober 200753 DEVELOPMENTS - CLIMATE CHANGE THE NUMBER ONE priority because: Forests are a PROBLEM - nearly 20% of all greenhouse gas emissions are from deforestation Forests provide SOLUTIONS –forests sequester carbon –forests help us to adapt to climate change –wood products store carbon –wood as a fuel is carbon neutral

54. FEG SymposiumOctober 200754 SEQUESTRATION Growing trees absorb CO 2 and produce O 2 A typical tree absorbs the equivalent of 1 tonne of CO 2 for every cubic metre of growth while producing 0.7 tonne of O 2 Europe’s forests store 9.5 billion tonnes CO 2

55. FEG SymposiumOctober 200755 WOOD ENERGY When wood cannot be re-used or re-cycled it can produce energy by burning As the CO 2 emitted is no more than the amount stored, burning wood is carbon neutral

56. FEG SymposiumOctober 200756 WOOD PRODUCTS No other commonly used building material requires so little energy to produce as wood Because wood products have an ultra-low carbon footprint they can substitute for materials like steel, aluminium, concrete and plastics Every m 3 of wood as a substitute for other building materials reduces CO 2 emissions by 1.1 tonne CO 2

57. FEG SymposiumOctober 200757 HEADLINE MESSAGES Conserve carbon stocks - reduce deforestation Manage existing forests sustainably Restore forest cover - reforestation Substitute fossil fuel with biomass for energy Substitute energy intensive materials with wood products

58. FEG SymposiumOctober 200758 ROLE OF SECTOR We have the knowledge and expertise We have the technology Forest sector has a key role to play

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