Various articles and papers by people associated with the Woodland League, as well as those that are not

   


Agenda-Building through LA21: Creating a Constituency for Change? - By Gerard Mullally, University College Cork

Misunderstanding Forestry - Irish environmentalists must appreciate the ideological background of both Ireland's commercial and environmentalist approaches to woodland before effective woodland strategies can be built - Ray Monahan

Tree Plantations are not Forests - Prof. Erkki Lahde (pdf ~1.1mb)

An Essay on Brehon Law - The Brehon law system is reputedly the second oldest recorded law system after Sanskrit. - Andrew St. Ledger

The Poetic Brehon Lawyers of Early 16th Century Ireland - Katherine Simms, Trinity College Dublin, March 2000.

Indigenous Peoples and Forests: Restoring Historical Rights - Dr. Ashesh Ambasta

Planning Regulations for Afforestation in Ireland - Cavan Leitrim Environmental Awareness Network, in a letter to the editor of The Anglo Celt

Conifers in Irish Forestry & the Paper Industry - Excerpts from A History of Irish Forestry by Eoin Neeson

Coillte and Certification - A series of articles printed by the Irish Timber and Forestry Magazine, based on the Woodland League Petition and the FSC Certification of Coillte Teoranta.
          Coillte and Certification - IT&F Jan/Feb Edition 2005 - Vol. 14 No. 1
          Coillte and Certification: Coillte Responds - IT&F Mar/Apr Edition - Vol. 14. No. 2
          Coillte and Certification: The Truth about Coillte's Certification - Sent to IT&F in April 2005 but was unpublished

Oak / Ash / Hazel woodlands - a rich heritage and valuable resource - By Bob Wilson of C.E.L.T., Scarriff, Co. Clare.

Hedgerows - A vital part of our landscape and heritage - By Bob Wilson of C.E.L.T., Scarriff, Co. Clare.

Sustainable Forestry: Short-term / long-term economic and environmental benefits from managed ‘continuous cover’ woodlands with high biodiversity - By Bob Wilson of C.E.L.T., Scarriff, Co. Clare.

Red Squirrels need woodland biodiversity - By Bob Wilson of C.E.L.T., Scarriff, Co. Clare.

Trees In Natures Economy - Excerpts from The Triumph of the Tree (1950) by John Stewart Collis (1900 - 1984)

The Tragedy of the Trees - By Robert Allen (author of The Dioxin War: Truth and Lies About a Perfect Poison and No Global: The People of Ireland Versus the Multinationals).

Forestry Acts - Ted Cook on the Irish Forestry Acts, and a tree's rights under them

The Importance of Biodiversity to Human Health - Professor Chris Shaw

Looking below the surface: What are Mycorrhizas? - By Dr. Philip Mason