Rural Scotland People, Prosperity and Partnership

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Forestry and the Environment

• The Forestry Commission's environmental guidelines, covering nature conservation, landscape, water, recreation and archaeology, set standards for the forestry industry:

• where forestry activities are likely to have a significant environmental impact, landowners are required to prepare an environmental statement.

• the Forestry Commission has well-established procedures for consulting local authorities and Scottish Natural Heritage on applications for new forestry and for felling woodlands.

• indicative forestry strategies provide a framework for balancing environmental priorities with proposals for new forestry.