The South Yorkshire Forest was a partnership initiative of the twelve Community Forests in England, started in 1991. The programme aimed to create attractive landscapes in the

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham. In N ...

area through improvement and regeneration of woodlands, wetlands, farmland, meadows, industrial sites and residential areas. Member organisations of the South Yorkshire Forest Partnership included the

Forestry Commission The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private forestry in England. The Forestry Commission was previously also respon ...

Natural England Natural England is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It is responsible for ensuring that England's natural environment, including its land, flora and fauna, ...

and the four local authorities of South Yorkshire:

Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors. It is currently under No Overall Contr ...

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, based at the Doncaster Civic Office in Waterdale, central Doncaster. It is one of four local authories in South Y ...

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of four in South Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of ...

and

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of four in South Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan countie ...

. Between 2005 and 2015, the South Yorkshire Forest Partnership (SYFP) led a series of large and high profile projects with the support of the European Union, investing millions of pounds to improve South Yorkshire's environmental quality with local communities. SYFP was responsible for managing initiatives with partners in over 50 cities and regions, spanning North West Europe and the North Sea Region. These projects included: * VALUE+
VALUE-Added
. * SEEDS - Stimulating enterprising environments for development and sustainability
SEEDS
. * APACHES - Attractive Public Areas Cluster
APACHES
. * Valuing Attractive Landscapes in the Urban Economy
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. * MP4 - Making Places Profitable
MP4
. * Creating a Setting for Investment (CSI)
Creating a Setting for Investment
. It also hosted three major international conferences in Sheffield: * SEEDS (2015
SEEDS Conference
* Green Growth New Shoots (2012
Green Growth New Shoots Conference
* Making Places Profitable (2006
Making Places Profitable Conference
South Yorkshire Forest Partnership was closed in 2016. From its inception to its closure, SYFP planted over 1 million trees, and invested over £32 million in South Yorkshire.

References

External links

South Yorkshire Forest homepage
(archive copy)
Forestry CommissionNatural EnglandSheffield City CouncilDoncaster Metropolitan Borough CouncilBarnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
{{Forests and woodlands of Yorkshire Forests and woodlands of South Yorkshire Conservation in the United Kingdom

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