Scotland's Forestry Strategy 2019-2029: consultation draft

Footnotes

1. Second Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe 16-17 June 1993, Helsinki/Finland.

2. The economic contribution of the forestry sector in Scotland (2015)

3. Scottish greenhouse gas emissions 2016

4. New Generation Plantations Platform

5. Scotland's People and Nature Survey 2013/14

6. Scotland's National Performance Framework

7. Climate Change Plan: The Third Report on Proposals and Policies 2018-2032

8. Scotland's Biodiversity a Route Map to 2020

9. Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018

10. Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

11. Scottish Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement

12. Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004

13. Between 2006-2015, the area of permanent forest and woodland loss in Scotland was ~1700 ha (~0.12% of the total forest area).

14. World Bank (2016) World wood exports and imports by country

15. WWF (2016) 100% Sustainable Timber Markets: The economic and business case

16. WWF (2012) WWF Living Forests Report: Chapter 4: Forests and wood products

17. Ministry of Housing, Communities &Local Government & The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP(2018) New housing agency to boost housebuilding: A new national housing agency - Homes England - has been launched

18. Structural Timber Association (2017) Annual survey of UK structural timber markets.

19. Getting the best from our land: A Land Use Strategy for Scotland 2016-2021, reiterates the established Scottish Government goal "of long-term, well integrated, sustainable land use delivering multiple benefits for all in society"

20. Developing an Environment Strategy for Scotland: Discussion Paper

21. Learning for sustainability

22. O'Brien, L. & Murray, R. (2007) 'Forest School and its impacts on young children: Case studies in Britain' Urban Forestry & Urban Greening' 6, pp. 249-265.

23. Groves, L. & McNich, H. (2011) Natural Play: Making a difference to children's learning and wellbeing.

24. Sivarajah, S., Smith, S.M. and Thomas, S.C. (2018) Tree cover and species composition effects on academic performance of primary school students

25. Ward Thompson, C., Aspinall, P., Bell, S., Findlay, C., Wherrett, J. & Travlou, P. (2002) Open Space and Social Inclusion: Local Woodland Use in Central Scotland.

26. Phenice, L.A. & Griffore, R.J. (2003) 'Young children and the natural world', Contemporary Issues in Early Childcare 4, pp. 167-171

27. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill

28. Scottish greenhouse gas emissions 2016

29. Scottish Energy Strategy: The future of energy in Scotland

30. Scotland's Native Woodlands: Results from the Native Woodland Survey of Scotland

31. The Proportion of Scotland's Sites in Favourable Condition 2017: An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

32. Developing an Environment Strategy for Scotland: Discussion Paper

33. Croucher, K., Meyers, L. and Bretherton, J. (2007). The links between greenspace and health: a critical literature review. Greenspace Scotland, Stirling.

34. Scottish Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement - Principles

35. Greenspace Scotland (2017) Greenspace Use and Attitudes Survey 2017.

36. The Urban Forest: How trees and woodlands can improve our lives in and around our towns and cities (2015)

37. Sullivan, W. C., Kuo, F. E. and DePooter, S. F. (2004) 'The Fruit of Urban Nature: Vital neighbourhood spaces'. Environment and Behavior 36 (5), pp. 678-700

38. O'Brien, Williams, K. & Stewart, A. (2010) Urban health inequalities and the role of urban forestry in Britain. Forest Research

39. Income from timber sales in the UK is free of income and corporation tax and growing timber is exempt from capital gains tax. After two years of ownership, commercial woodlands qualify for 100% business property relief from inheritance tax.

40. Scotland's National Performance Framework

41. UN - The Sustainable Development Agenda

42. The Scottish Government's Policy on Control of Woodland Removal

43. The right tree in the right place