Press and Journal Highlands and Islands edition reports on a virtual Plant Health Centre has been launched to tackle problems that previously have been worked on in many different sectors.

A new virtual Plant Health Centre has been launched to tackle problems that would previously have been worked on in many different sectors.

With the thousands of plant species in Scotland facing up to 1000 novel pests and diseases listed on the UK plant health risk register, there has never been a more crucial time to pool resources and bring scientists and stakeholders together to secure the health of the country's crops and natural flora.

Action Oak contributes to the Government’s 25-year Environment Plan by helping to protect the country's 121 million precious oak trees for future generations

A new organisation looking at the issues affecting Scotland’s plant life has been officially launched.

More than 60 experts and stakeholders from the diverse worlds of forestry, horticulture, the environment and agriculture today (Tuesday) gathered at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to hear about the aims and vision of a new virtual Plant Health Centre for Scotland.

More than 60 experts and stakeholders from forestry, horticulture, the environment and agriculture sectors gathered at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to hear about a new virtual Plant Health Centre for Scotland.

Read the latest on Forest Research's role in the Plant Health Centre

Read in the Scotsman the experts view on the Plant Health Centre and why the experts have been called in to fight bugs and disease

Europe's IPM network 'ENDURE' reports on the launch of the Plant Health Centre

Forestry Commission announces the Plant Health Centre in its Quarterly Tree Health Update - April 2018