A public lecture by Andrew Heald
Technical Director for Confor: Promoting Forests and Wood, Confederation of Forest Industries (UK)
Event Details
Start: 17 October 2017 12:00 pm
End: 17 October 2017 1:00 pm
Venue: UBC Centre for Advanced Wood
12:00, Tuesday October 17, 2017, CAWP Caseroom
Can the UK learn from past mistakes and move to a more mixed productive forestry model? The UK is the 3rd largest timber importer in the World and has only 13% forest cover, compared to a European average of 36%. Can post-Brexit UK find a balance between forestry expansion, and a desire to preserve iconic open landscapes?
The WWF is promoting a new model of plantation forestry which works with local communities and ecosystems, whilst also ensuring a sustainable return for developers. Andrew will share his thoughts and experiences from working in the UK, and explain why it’s not so different to working in Uruguay or Ghana.