{"id":470,"date":"2016-01-13T10:32:42","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T10:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/cwst\/?p=470"},"modified":"2016-01-13T10:34:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T10:34:49","slug":"confor-conference-forestry-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/cwst\/confor-conference-forestry-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Confor conference &#8211; forestry in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Sean Smith, Director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.napier.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-schools\/school-of-engineering-and-the-built-environment\/institute-for-sustainable-construction\" target=\"_blank\">Institute for Sustainable Construction<\/a>, in which our Centre sits, will be speaking at the Confederation of Forest Industries&#8217; conference later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The conference, which aims to build on the wide-ranging coverage of the Forestry Commission Scotland report in late 2015 showing the sector is now <a href=\"http:\/\/scotland.forestry.gov.uk\/news-releases\/1404-scots-forestry-a-hidden-1-billion-economic-success-story\" target=\"_blank\">worth \u00a31 billion in Scotland<\/a>, will be held at the National Museums of Scotland on 22 March.<\/p>\n<p>Topics for discussion include:<br \/>\nWhat more can be done to sustain rural forestry and timber jobs and develop and extend supply chains?<br \/>\nHow do we ensure planting targets are met to maximise economic and environmental benefit?<br \/>\nWhat role can tree-planting play in mitigating flood risks?<br \/>\nHow do we encourage innovation and maximise value in the use of timber?<br \/>\nHow can we ensure a skilled and diverse future workforce?<br \/>\nWhat is the future of the Forestry Commission?<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/confor.org.uk\/NewsAndEvents\/News.aspx?pid=23&amp;id=2909\" target=\"_blank\">Confor&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Professor Sean Smith, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Construction, in which our Centre sits, will be speaking at the Confederation of Forest Industries&#8217; 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