CivTech 9.1 - How can technology help us rapidly and accurately gather and analyse stress, pests and disease data in trees and wild plants to aid early detection at national levels?

The key aims of Scottish Forestry are to improve the contribution of forests and woodlands to a healthy and high quality environment and sustainable economic growth. Evidence shows that the pace and scale of tree pest and disease incursions to Scotland are escalating and will be accelerated by further trade globalisation and climate change. There is both a legal and an environmental imperative to understand, scale, prevalence and distribution of stress, pests and disease in trees and wild plants across Scotland. By using technology to gain understanding of these issues Scottish Forestry will be better placed to create and deploy interventions to minimise their impact across the short and long term. Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved: https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply-civtech-9 https://www.civtech.scot/civtech-9-challenge-1-disease-stress-pest-detection-in-trees-plants