The plan outlines how the Forestry Commission will:
- Increase wood supply by bringing more privately owned woodlands into active management.
- Encourage the use of woodfuel in high quality, efficient wood heat systems.
- Help rural based businesses increase their capacity to develop a robust woodfuel industry.
- Provide grants aimed at supporting the development of access tracks and roads to help foresters bring thinnings to the market.
To achieve these aims, Forestry Commission England will:
- Facilitate the development of access within woodlands to allow fuel and other wood products to be harvested economically.
- Collaborate with the private sector to develop and test new approaches to woodland management and fuel production.
- Support local projects that meet national priorities aimed at developing woodfuel supply chains.
- Provide woodfuel end users with the expert and impartial information they need on how best to usewood to heat their buildings.
This implementation plan summarises the progress made towards achieving the objectives of the 2007 Woodfuel Strategy and describes the actions that Forestry Commission England will undertake over the next three years to further develop the woodfuel supply chain.
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