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Subsidised Technical Advice – Heartwoods Advisory Services 22/06/10
If you are a Woodland owners/occupier in the West Midlands, as a Woodland Champion Advisor approved by Heartwoods, we can provide you with subsidised woodland management advisory services. Approved contractors are supported through Heartwoods to deliver a day of professional time at a heavily subsidised cost of £100.00 + VAT per day, which includes:

Site visit to assess your woodland’s potential and discuss management options, including application for the English Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS);

High quality, written report summarising your woodland’s characteristics, available grant support and its economic potential for e.g. timber production and woodfuel opportunities;

All travel and other expenses.

The Albedo Effect and its Effect on Afforestation Carbon Offset Projects 11/05/10
This article first appeared in the April 2010 edition of the “Quarterly Journal of Forestry”. The Official Publication of The Royal Forestry Society (England and Wales). It explains how, under some circumstances, location, land-use change and the effects these factors have on surface albedo, can result in afforestation projects being counter-productive and even lead to localised global warming due to positive radiative forcing.
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Final Version of No Trees, No Future Report 06/03/10
The report was released by the Trees and Design Action Group (TDAG) at the beginning of March. The guidance set out by TDAG is intended to inform decision making so that the right specimens of the right trees are planted in the right way in the right places and given the right aftercare and maintenance – trees can then truly be one of the urban realm’s greatest allies.
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State of the Forest Carbon Market Report 2009 02/03/10
Maria Bendana of Ecosystem Marketplace  reports that although 2009 was a rough year across the board, companies that rescue and restore forests to earn money by capturing carbon in trees likely expanded their operations despite the gloom.

Historically and across markets forest carbon credits transacted a total of 20.8 MtCO2. Volumes transacted in 2008 and the first two quarters of 2009 were 5.3 MtCO2 and 3.7 MtCO2. The voluntary “over the counter” (OTC) market for forest offset credits dominated forest carbon markets, transacting 73.4% of credits (15.3 MtCO2). Total historical market value through the first half of 2009 was $149.2 million, of which $137.6 million arose from the voluntary market. In 2008, the market was worth $37.1 million.
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Combating Climate Change - A Role for UK Forests - The Synthesis Report 2009  02/03/10
An assessment of the potential of the UK's trees and woodlands to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

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