Search Results: 'Environment Agency'

More ash tree disease sites discovered in Wales
20 November, 2012
Chalara ash dieback disease has been identified at five newly-planted sites in Wales.

New ash tree threat is compared to Dutch elm disease
05 October, 2012
The UK government is considering legislation in an effort to fight a tree disease being described as the single biggest threat to native broadleaves since the catastrophic Dutch elm disease.

New oak death variant increases alarm
20 July, 2012
The discovery of a fourth variant of the fungal pathogen Phytophthora ramorum,which is killing a wide variety of trees and plants worldwide, has increased concerns over its spread, virulence and ability to adapt.

Defra appoints EUTR policing body
05 July, 2012
The National Measurement Office (NMO) has been appointed as the body to police the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) in the UK.

First outbreak of Asian longhorn beetle confirmed in UK
29 March, 2012

New disease threatens sweet chestnut
21 March, 2012

Commission confirms another serious tree disease
13 February, 2012

Plevin biomass plans takes step forward
10 January, 2012