Partners
Our activities are being coordinated by the UK’s Chief Plant Health Officer, Nicola Spence.
Announced in May 2022, The Public Engagement in Plant Health Accord kickstarted a national conversation around biosecurity and promotes the actions that the public can take to protect tree and plant health. 32 organisations from across the country have come together in common purpose to protect the health of our nation's plants and trees. We believe that everybody can play a part in protecting our plants and trees from the threat of pests and diseases.
Our shared long-term vision is that everyone will appreciate the value of healthy plants and trees, understand threats to plant health, and will act responsibly because they have the knowledge to make the right choices. The Accord statement was published as an annex to the Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain (2023-2028). You can read it here: Plant biosecurity strategy for Great Britain (2023 to 2028) - GOV.UK
Signatories of the Accord:
- Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Animal and Plant Health Agency
- Forestry Commission
- Forest Research
- The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Trade Association
- Scottish Govt.,
- Welsh Govt.,
- Royal Forestry Society British Society for Plant Pathology
- Fera Science Ltd
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
- Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme
- The British Society for Plant Pathology
- Grown in Britain
- Action Oak
- National Trust
- Arboricultural Association
- The Linnean Society
- Observatree
- British Association of Landscape Industries
- Young People in Horticulture Association
- The Tree Council
- The Plant Health Alliance (Plant Healthy)
- Confor
- Historic Houses
- Scottish Forestry
- National Farmers Union
- Plant Health Centre
- Scotland Woodland Trust
- Yorkshire Arboretum
- PlantNetwork
