Urban Greening & Climate Resilience: Interview with Yvonne Lynch
It’s now less than 3 months until Trees, People and the Built Environment 4 – our triennial conference on urban greenspace. In advance of the conference we’ll be presenting a series of interviews with some of our featured speakers. This interview is with Keynote Speaker Yvonne Lynch, Urban Greening Strategist for the Royal Commission for […]
Urban Canopy Coverage: Interview with Andrew K. Koeser
It’s now less than 3 months until Trees, People and the Built Environment 4 – our triennial conference on urban greenspace. In advance of the conference we’ll be presenting a series of interviews with some of our featured speakers. Here we speak with Andrew K. Koeser of the University of Florida Andrew […]
Urban Forestry: Interview with Professor Richard Hauer
It’s now less than 3 months until Trees, People and the Built Environment 4 – our triennial conference on urban greenspace. In advance of the conference we’ll be presenting a series of interviews with some of our featured speakers. This week, we speak with Professor Richard Hauer of the University of Wisconsin. As a Professor […]
Working Together for Trees: A New Standard for Individual Tree Data Collection
There has never been a more important or urgent time to collect data on urban trees. High-quality data will help harness the current wave of enthusiasm for tree planting, and to address the challenges to urban trees from pests, diseases, climate-change and development. However, the resources to support urban trees have declined rapidly in the […]
Interview with Professor of Environmental Economics
The Institute’s Marketing Manager, Hester McQueen, interviews Ian Bateman OBE FRSA FRSB as he prepares to address the Institute’s forthcoming National Conference, Trees, People and the Built Environment 4. Who is Ian Bateman OBE FRSA FRSB Ian Bateman OBE FRSA FRSB is a Professor of Environmental Economics and Director of the Land, Environment, Economics and […]
Keynote Session Speakers for International Urban Trees Conference Announced
With urban forestry high on the political and social agenda, the first keynote session speakers for the UK’s foremost international urban trees research conference are confirmed, highlighting the critical importance of creating resilient towns and cities for the 21st Century and beyond. More than 50% of the world’s population now live in cities which are […]
Tremendous programme announced for Tree Officers Conference
The programme for the National Tree Officers Conference 2019, the only major event in the UK dedicated to tree officers, has been unveiled. It will take place at Reading Town Hall on Wednesday 6 November. The conference, organised by the London Tree Officers Association (LTOA), the Municipal Tree Officers Association (MTOA) and facilitated by the […]
Incredible diversity and superb quality rewarded at Scotland’s Tree Oscars
The 2019 Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards were the biggest-ever celebration of trees, woodland and forests – and arguably the very best. With 20 different awards presented – to winners ranging from a very large public woodland steeped in forestry history to a nursery where children can spend their entire session in the woods – a […]
Woodlands adapt for climate change
Our climate is changing but what are we doing to understand how we can adjust our woodland management practices to better prepare our woodlands? Dr Gail Atkinson, Forest Research, discusses a new climate change adaptation trail and demonstration areas located in Alice Holt Forest. What is being done? Alice Holt Forest is located on the […]
International Urban Tree Expert to Chair Global Conference in Birmingham
Renowned expert on trees, green spaces and public health in urban environments, Professor Cecil Konijnendijk, is to chair one of the foremost international conferences on tree research and urban greenspace which comes to Birmingham in 2020. Trees, People and the Built Environment 4 (TPBE4), an international event which is held every three years, encompasses the […]