Latest News
Filter by project
Project manager – Forestry and Timber
Join the Woodknowledge Wales Team! Vacancy: Project manager – Forestry and Timber
Communications & Events Manager
Join the Woodknowledge Wales Team! Vacancy: Communication and events Manager
Reflections Post COP26
Was COP26 a big success or a missed opportunity? Viewed positively, the conference represented a significant ‘shifting of the dial’ with new pledges and targets,…
Communities of Practice: Harnessing the power of collaboration
Over recent years, systems change researchers and practitioners have concluded that building coalitions and working collaboratively is the only way to face the complex issues…
Learning to build better homes
Since the formal end of the Home-Grown Homes Project in March we’ve been applying the learning from it with social landlords. We’re moving from research […]
Reality bites: confronting our progress and set-backs—An update on the Welsh Timber Windows project
It all sounded so straight forward: Bring some interested joinery businesses together, agree a joint window specification based on the type of windows they currently […]
The new Welsh Government and reasons for optimism
A comment by Gary Newman Three months into the new legislative period, it’s time to look at the political implications for trees and timber of […]
Investing in Afforestation—Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production | Briefing Papers
The decision to invest in an afforestation project with the primary aim of producing timber may involve many personal and environmental factors alongside financial considerations. […]
Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Conifer Plantations
Expanding commercial conifer forestry is the most efficient strategy for achieving climate change mitigation through woodland creation, according to a new study published in Nature […]
Top five alternative conifer tree species review
Forests and woodlands are as much part of the mix of solutions for the Biodiversity and Climate Emergency as they are themselves under threat from […]
