This note provides a brief summary of the key scientific findings underpinning the supplementary guidance, and highlights the remaining scientific uncertainties.
Guidance to support forestry practitioners in making decisions about what cultivation techniques to use for upland productive woodland creation sites.
This guide explains the factors to consider when seeking felling approval from us for forestry on a peatland habitat.
This Guideline Note sets out forestry policy and practice in relation to peatland habitats, with particular focus on blanket bogs and lowland raised bogs.
This Q&A guidance intends to clarify the instances where the revised Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (CAR, as amended) apply to forestry projects.
This document provides information on the preparation of forest plans within the Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands SAC/SPA.
This document provides an overview and summary of implementing the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009.
The Practice Guide provides detailed advice on how to undertake critical load and site impact assessments to ensure forestry does not cause adverse impacts on water quality in acid sensitive water catchments.
The objective of this study was to identify priority areas for woodland creation and the improved management of existing woodlands to reduce downstream flood risk and help restore damaged waters.
This guidance offers a decision-making framework based on the likely carbon storage or release from different management options on deep peats.
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