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The Social and Environmental Benefits of Forests in Great Britain: Biodiversity Report

Last updated :28 Oct 2024

Topic: Using woodlands

Sub topic: Forest industry

This Report looks at existing studies on the biodiversity value of woodlands, and the problems of applying values from these studies across all woodland.

Summary

It then outlines the approach adopted in this study of using a non-use value for biodiversity from an existing study for one specific type of woodland, and, employing focus groups, identifies how the public’s relative values for biodiversity in other types of woodland can be assessed.

The Social and Environmental Benefits of Forests in Great Britain: Biodiversity Report

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