
Position statement
Tree pests and diseases – the Woodland Trust’s position
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Publication date:
July 2017
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Position statement
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6
This position statement sets out the Trust’s stance on UK biosecurity.
It gives an overview of the problem and explores the safeguards needed to protect native species from exposure to new pests and diseases.
It concludes that it is far more practical, cost effective and beneficial to the environment to prevent an epidemic than deal with the consequences of one.
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