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News Release from: Forestry Commission | Subject: Value of forests for people study
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Team on 27 April 2006
Value of forests for people study
Major new study aims to capture hard evidence of all the benefits that communities are getting from activity in Scotland's forests and woodlands.
A major new study aims to capture hard evidence of all the benefits that communities are getting from activity in Scotland's forests and woodlands For centuries many people in Scotland have earned a living from their local forests and woodlands and this is still true today
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Over the past ten years there has been an increasing level of community involvement with their woodlands.
This community activity covers a huge diversity of interests, ranging from sport in the forest to mushroom and berry picking, to the importance of woodlands in the landscape and the role of woodlands in health and learning.
The pioneering study will investigate all community activity through an integrated set of 38 specific actions: analysis of market data; interviews; and 16 specific detailed surveys.
It will take two years to complete and has been broken down into five main areas of research including:.
* the benefits of forests and woodlands to communities and individuals.
* the contribution of forests to recreation, leisure and culture.
* the health and well-being benefits of woodlands to Scottish people.
* how forests and woodlands boost peoples' livelihoods.
* how woodlands are contributing to education and learning.
Forestry Minister Rhona Brankin said: "Scotland's forests and woodlands contribute greatly to Scottish society in many ways".
"Our forests provide jobs, they are great places to go for healthy recreation and for learning and they can be an important focus for community activity".
"The scope of this exciting new study is far reaching and for the first time in Scotland comprehensively measures and evaluates all the many facets of how forestry is delivering benefits for people".
"" The research is being carried out for Forestry Commission Scotland by Forest Research, the Forestry Commission's research and development agency.
The origins for the study came from the work of the Forestry for People Advisory Panel who were previously charged with giving advice to Forestry Commission Scotland on encouraging best practice on the involvement of people in forestry.
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