§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of trees(a) had full crowns, (b) had slight defoliation, (c) had moderate defoliation, (d) had severe defoliation and (e) were dead in the most recent survey of tree health in Europe under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution, broken down by country. [165742]
§ Mr. MorleyThe results of the 2002 Large-scale Survey of Forest Condition in Europe is published by the UNECE and European Commission are shown in the table. The report did not separate the 'severe defoliation' and 'dead' categories.
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Defoliation of all species by classes and class aggregates (2002) Participating Countries Area surveyed (1,000 ha) No. of sample trees 0 none 1 slight 2 moderate 3+4 severe and dead 2+3+4 Slovak Republic 1,961 4,207 17.3 57.9 23.3 1.5 24.8 Slovenia 1,099 936 32.3 39.6 24.2 3.9 28.1 Spain 11,588 14,880 24.2 59.4 13.2 3.2 16.4 Sweden 20,600 16,671 49.2 35.0 13.4 2.4 15.8 Switzerland 1,186 1,064 23.4 58.0 11.7 6.9 18.6 Turkey 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— Ukraine 1,285 1,204 8.9 63.4 23.8 3.9 27.7 United Kingdom 2,156 8,532 27.3 45.4 25.7 1.6 27.3 1Excluding Maquis. 2No survey in 2002. 3Only regional surveys in north-western and central European parts of Russia. 4Montenegro only.