Government u-turn expected on forest plans
Thursday 17th February 2011
The Government is today expected to abandon its controversial plans to dispose of thousands of hectares of forest in England and announce a panel of experts to examine the issues.
Stephanie Hilborne OBE, Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts, said:
“From the start The Wildlife Trusts have called for more time to have this debate and so we welcome this announcement.
“This is, however, part of a much bigger picture about the future of England’s natural environment. The context is that our first Nature White Paper for 20 years is being prepared. The new panel and the debate about the public forest estate must feed into this or we will lose sight of the big picture and miss a big opportunity.
From the start The Wildlife Trusts have called for more time to have this debate
“As local organisations with a long track record of working with the Forestry Commission and local communities on the ground, The Wildlife Trusts are keen to play our part in the debate.”
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