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The '''Sylva Foundation''' is an environmental organisation focusing on trees and forestry established in 2006, and registered as a charity in England and Wales in 2009 <ref>{{EW charity|1128516}}</ref> and with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oscr.org.uk/charities/search-scottish-charity-register/charity-details?number=SC041892#results |title=Charity Details Sylva Foundation, SC041892 |access-date=2017-12-12 |archive-date=2017-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010413/https://www.oscr.org.uk/charities/search-scottish-charity-register/charity-details?number=SC041892#results |url-status=dead }}</ref> The organisation was co-founded by Sir Martin Wood and Dr Gabriel Hemery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sylva.org.uk/origins |title=Sylva Foundation • more |website=sylva.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212193602/https://sylva.org.uk/origins |archive-date=2017-12-12}}</ref> Its office is at the '''Sylva Wood Centre''' in Long Wittenham in Oxfordshire, England.
Sylva Foundation is a national charity supporting sustainable forest management. Sylva Foundation's main programmes are Forestry, Education, Science, and Wood.<ref name=sylva>[http://www.Sylva.org.uk/ Sylva Foundation].</ref>
In 2013, 20 hectares (12 acres) of land near Long Wittenham was gifted to the charity.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://sylva.org.uk/blog/a-major-gift-to-sylva-to-develop-a-centre-for-innovation-in-home-grown-wood/|title=Sylva Foundation blog |work=sylva.org.uk |date= 15 November 2013|accessdate=}}</ref> In 2016 the charity moved its main office to the site and established the '''Sylva Wood Centre''', which provides a hub for small businesses and craftspeople who design, innovate or make in wood.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://sylva.org.uk/wood|title=Sylva Foundation website|work=sylva.org.uk/wood |date= 2 July 2014|accessdate=}}</ref> In 2017 the Sylva Foundation created the Wittenhams Community Orchard<ref>{{cite web |url= https://sylva.org.uk/blog/opening-of-community-orchard/|title=Sylva Foundation blog |work=sylva.org.uk |date= 24 March 2017|accessdate=}}</ref> and Future Forest<ref>{{cite web |url= https://sylva.org.uk/blog/future-forest-springs-to-life/|title=Sylva Foundation blog |work=sylva.org.uk |date= 23 April 2017|accessdate=}}</ref> on its land.
The Sylva Foundation is a sister charity of Earth Trust, previously known as the Northmoor Trust, and the Oxford Trust, which were also set up by Sir Martin Wood alongside Lady Audrey Wood <ref>{{cite web |url= https://earthtrust.org.uk/about/our-story/sister-charities|title=Sister charities }}</ref>.
== Science ==
Sylva runs the forestry think-tank, Forestry Horizons, which operates at national and international levels seeking to advance and support forest science and forest policy. Its main activity is the lead partner in delivering a national survey concerning British woodlands, the '''British Woodlands Survey''' series.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://sylva.org.uk/bws|title=british Woodlands Survey|work=sylva.org.uk.bws |date= |accessdate=}}</ref>
== Education ==
Sylva Foundation runs a number of education projects, including the OneOak project launched in 2009 following the life story of one oak tree.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oneoak.sylva.org.uk/|title=OneOak Project • following the life story of one oak tree|website=oneoak.sylva.org.uk}}</ref>
== Forestry ==
Sylva Foundation supports sustainable forest management across Britain via the myForest service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myforest.sylva.org.uk/|title=myForest|website=myforest.sylva.org.uk}}</ref> Woodland owners and managers can map and measure their woodlands using web-based tools. Sylva Foundation has close links with many organisations as it seeks to work as a catalyst for innovation and as bridge between forestry-related organisations.
== Wood== The charity opened the Sylva Wood Centre as a hub for small businesses and craftspeople who design, innovate or make in wood. The centre provides dedicated space, equipment and an inspiring community of woodworking professionals. Alongside business units for established businesses it provides facilities to support business incubation.
== References ==
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== External links == * [https://sylva.org.uk/ Sylva Foundation main website] * [https://oneoak.sylva.org.uk/ OneOak education project] * [https://myforest.sylva.org.uk/ myForest project]
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