Have your say on future development of forests in the Sperrins
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The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Forest Service has launched a public consultation about its plans for the Sperrins.
Forest Service regularly reviews its plans so that they are up to date and continue to meet the diverse needs of people, wildlife and industry. It has changed its approach so that forest users, forest owners and industry can become involved at the stage when issues are being identified and the scope of the plans decided. The management plan for Sperrin forests was last reviewed in 2012.
The consultation paper reviews achievements under the current plan and, under each of 11 scoping topics, identifies opportunities where forest plans could be changed so as to make a difference to stakeholders, and suggests how this might be done. You are invited to express your views and opinions about any of the topic areas presented in the scoping document, and advise the Forestry Planning team of your specific interests or concerns.
The scoping topic areas cover forestry effects on landscapes, rivers and lakes; the enjoyment of forests by people; new forests, sustainable forests and supplying sustainable wood products; and conservation of forestry lands.
You are also invited to share any information held by you or your organisation that may be relevant to forestry planning.
The consultation runs until 16 February 2018.
Download the scoping document here.
Respond to the scoping document here.
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