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Close-to-Nature permanent forest management

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    Our policy prioritises the need for long-term, permanent mixed species forestry that is both ecologically and economically sustainable.
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    Pro Silva Ireland endorses the Close-to-Nature continuous cover professional forest management systems of Pro Silva Europe, that have been practised in European countries since the mid 20th century.
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    Pro Silva Ireland Members can join study tours to Europe where CCF forestry is more established: Slovenia, Austria, Germany, France, Britain, and many other countries.
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Paddy Purser

Paddy Purser is a forest manager and consultant with Purser Tarleton Russell Ltd. specialising in Continuous Cover Forestry using Close to Nature Forest Management Techniques. He manages a large number of private forests throughout Ireland and provides forest industry level consultancy and research services, particularly in areas relating to Close to Nature Forest Management. He is a founder member and current committee member of Pro Silva Ireland.

Firewood Usage in Ireland Increasing Steadily

by Paddy PurserNovember 9, 2011

Some interesting stats have just been released by the Department of Agriculture on firewood usage in Ireland.  The results show that the Irish firewood market grew by 35% from 2006 to - 2010. It estimates that almost 200,000 m3 of…

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Economics, firewood, News, Thinnings close-to-nature, economics, firewood, Ireland, thinning, thinnings; markets

What people are saying

On the right site, established spruce plantations can present an opportunity to convert to CCF systems, transforming over time to become the diverse and resilient woodlands we need for the ongoing provision of timber and other ecosystem services.

― Sean Hoskins: Forestry Contractor and Student

One of the things that I personally got from the Pro Silva Ireland Continuous Cover Forestry training day was a strong sense of the necessity of engagement with the forest on an on-going basis, over its, and our, lifetimes. This……

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― Brian Browne

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