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Defra offers an Ash Tree Dieback management plan
Government organisation has developed a plan to restrict the spread of Chalara fraxinea
ASH tree dieback is caused by the Chalara fraxinea fungus. It has already affected a high proportion of ash trees in Northern Europe.
It was discovered for the first time in Great Britain in a nursery in Buckinghamshire in February 2012. In October 2012, it was also found in the wider environment in woodland in Norfolk.
The scientific advice is that we can’t stop Chalara, so Defra’s plan is to focus on reducing the rate of its spread by:
- Providing an update on the actions Government and others have already taken in response to the disease
- Setting out new science-based and proportionate action that can be taken now that the understanding of Chalara, and the costs and benefits of action, has developed further
- Outlining further work that will be undertaken to further develop our understanding of the disease.
This plan is an update to the interim control plan that was published on the 6 December 2012.
The Management Plan sets out action around four key objectives:
- Reducing the rate of spread of the disease
- Developing resistance to the disease in the native ash tree population
- Encouraging landowner, citizen and industry engagement in surveillance, monitoring and action in tackling the problem
- Building economic and environmental resilience in woodlands and in associated industries
The actions announced in the plan include research into resistance to Chalara, outlines funding to assist landowners with replanting of diseased newly infected young ash trees, details how Defra are engaging with citizens, landowners and industry on surveillance, monitoring and action in tackling Chalara, and details on building economic and environmental resilience in woodlands and in associated industries.
In spring 2013, the independent Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce, convened by Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Ian Boyd, will be publishing the
Final Report of the Independent Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce that will look at ways to prevent pests and diseases from entering the country in the future.
Further research is being commissioned and other evidence sought as Defra continue to improve their understanding of Chalara, how it spreads and how spread might be slowed and damage reduced. This research will form part of an all-embracing tree health and plant biosecurity evidence plan.
The research agency of the Forestry Commission - Forest Research - in conjunction with many collaborating landowners and nurseries are beginning to identify those few ash trees which might be resistant to Ash Die Back.
Further information is available at
www.defra.gov.uk
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