• Two new THAPBI phase 3 projects funded and announced on 10th March 2016:

These are:

• Global threats from Phytophthora spp.; understanding drivers of emergence and opportunities for mitigation through nursery best practice. Led by Dr Sarah Greene, Forest Research.

• PRotecting Oak Ecosystems: understanding and forecasting causes and consequences, management for future climates. (PuRpOsE ) Led by Dr Robert Jackson, University of Reading