Forest Research annual report and accounts 2002-2003 together with the Comptroller and Auditor Generals report on the accounts

House of Commons papers 2003-04 156

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Forest Research

Author:

Lynch Jim chief executive (from July 2003) Freer-Smith Peter acting chief executive (to June 2003)

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TSO (The Stationery Office)

Forest Research, the research agency of the Forestry Commission, is the leading UK organisation engaged in forestry and tree related research. During 2002-03 the Forest Devolution Review (FDR) was agreed, the second report of FR's Quinquennial Review was presented to Ministers; and a new interim Chief Executive (Professor Jim Lynch) was appointed. This report includes short reports on current research topics including:- social, heritage, soils and social aspects of forests; woodland biodiversity; protection of trees, woodlands and forests; ecological concerns; sustainable forest management; information collection; land reclamation and urban greening; pests and diseases. It lists recent Forestry Commission technical publications and publications by FR staff and ends with the annual accounts for 2002-03.