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News Release from: Forestry Commission | Subject: Forests and Water Guidelines
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 January 2004
Forests And Water - New Guidelines Out
The latest advice to help foresters and woodland managers protect and enhance the freshwater environment through careful planning, consultation, forest design and management is now available.
The Forestry Commission's Forests and Water Guidelines have undergone a major revision to reflect the most recent regulation, research and experience They recognise that forestry provides many opportunities for benefiting water and the rich variety of freshwater life
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Now in their fourth edition, the Guidelines provide important background information on water and the law, the movement of water through a catchment, the ecological value of the freshwater environment, and the effects of forestry on that environment.
At their core is a set of comprehensive advice on catchment planning, site planning and the conduct of all forest operations.
The Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Forestry Commission, Forest Research, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and the Northern Ireland Forest Service joined forces to draw up the revised guidance.
Lord Clark of Windermere, the Forestry Commission's chairman, welcomed the new publication, saying it would be of great practical use.
"The location, design and management of forests and woodlands can affect not only the freshwater environment at a local level but also downstream," he said.
"Forested areas provide important aquatic habitats for a whole range of flora and fauna some requiring special protection.
Through their effect on the quantity and quality of water, forests also influence many important water users.
"The Guidelines translate current understanding of these processes into practical recommendations so that future benefits can be secured and negative impacts minimised.
As a result, forestry is well placed to make an important contribution to safeguarding the sustainable use of the UK's water resources." The Forest and Water Guidelines are available, priced £9, from Forestry Commission Publications, PO Box 25, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7EW, tel 08701214180, e-mail forestry@twoten.press.net.
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