forest research

‘Remembering Our Forgotten Forests: Twelve thousand years of British and Irish Woodlands’- new book by Jonathan Mullard

'So, I say that we had better be without gold than without forests' — John Evelyn in Rembering Our Forgotten Forests I recently had the good fortune to meet US author and ecological activist Derrick Jensen, whose book Strangely Like War: The Global Assault on Forests (co-authored with George Draffan, 2004) had a big impact…Read more ‘Remembering Our Forgotten Forests: Twelve thousand years of British and Irish Woodlands’- new book by Jonathan Mullard

‘Three Words for Forest: exploring uncertainty in a time of climate crises’ – & the New Leaves Network arising in Scotland

Last year I was delighted to be invited to be part of a newly developing network arising in Scotland called the New Leaves Network (NLN)'By exploring a series of long-durational, living artworks – ranging between 50 and 400 years – the New Leaves Network (NLN) brings together national and international forestry and cultural researchers, practitioners…Read more ‘Three Words for Forest: exploring uncertainty in a time of climate crises’ – & the New Leaves Network arising in Scotland

Celebrating over 2 decades of closer-to-nature forestry practice in Ireland with Pro Silva International

Celebrating over 2 decades of closer-to-nature forestry practice in Ireland with Pro Silva International - I was delighted, recently, to be involved, as a longtime committee member of Pro Silva Ireland to help host the international Pro Silva delegates' 3-day meeting and forest site visits in County Wicklow June 14-16, 2023. Very experienced Close-to-Nature forestry delegates attended from 22 countries and generously shared their expertise, research, and how they are facing mounting ecological challenges in their forestry sectors in Europe and the United Kingdom.