UK forests up for sale

Sundae · 12-23-2010, 03:30 PM

I really hope it's not true

I do take it with a pinch of salt just because it comes from a newspaper (The Guardian is left-wing but that does not make them averse to panic-mongering).

I will look into this further. I can easily see how it would slip through given the current economic climate. And the Tories do have a history of selling off the family silver...

Lamplighter · 12-23-2010, 03:45 PM

I did a bit of Googling and found this History of the UK Forest Commission.

It sounds as though the Commission started with re-planting the forests after WWI and WWII,
and then commercial use gradually turned towards public use
and giving more consideration to environmental issues.

I don't think the US has an equivalent.
We do have government agencies responsible for forests,
and re-planting the pubic lands does take place,
but until recently, it's been mainly as response to forest fires.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-23-2010, 03:50 PM

About a $100 per person doesn't sound like a good deal.

12-23-2010, 03:30 PM	#1
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12-23-2010, 03:50 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	About a $100 per person doesn't sound like a good deal. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-23-2010, 03:45 PM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I did a bit of Googling and found this History of the UK Forest Commission. It sounds as though the Commission started with re-planting the forests after WWI and WWII, and then commercial use gradually turned towards public use and giving more consideration to environmental issues. I don't think the US has an equivalent. We do have government agencies responsible for forests, and re-planting the pubic lands does take place, but until recently, it's been mainly as response to forest fires.

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