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188 <span name="d.en.120225"></span> 189<hr class="featurette-divider"> 190 191 <div class="row featurette hidden"> 192 <div class="col-md-7 order-md-2"> 193 <h2 class="featurette-heading"><a href="/toolsservices/">Tools & Services</a></h2> 194 <p class="lead">COFORD provides a number of management tools and services including WoodSpec, WoodEnergy, GrowFor, WindThrow, the online felling decison tool and more. 195 196 <br><a class="btn btn-lg btn-coford float-right mb-1 card-shadow" href="/toolsservices/" role="button">Learn more</a></p> 197 </div> 198 <div class="col-md-5 order-md-1"> 199 <img class="img-fluid card-shadow rounded" src="/media/coford/styleassets/images/events.jpg"> 200 </div> 201 </div> 202 203 <span name="d.en.120226"></span> 204<hr class="featurette-divider"> 205 206 <div class="row featurette hidden"> 207 <div class="col-md-7"> 208 <h2 class="featurette-heading"><a href="/research/">Research</a></h2> 209 <p class="lead">Given the operational and administrative similarities across the research funding programmes the forest research function was transferred in 2009 to the DAFM, Research and Codex Division. In recognition of its origins and for the purposes of continuity, DAFM's forestry research funding programme was named CoFoRD (The Programme of Competitive Forest Research for Development) 210 <br><a class="btn btn-lg btn-coford card-shadow" href="/research/" role="button">Learn more</a> 211 212 </p> 213 </div> 214 <div class="col-md-5"> 215 <img class="img-fluid card-shadow rounded" src="/media/coford/styleassets/images/research.jpg"> 216 </div> 217 </div> 218 219 </div> 220</div> 221<!-- FOOTER --> 222<footer class="container"> 223 <hr class="featurette-divider"> 224 <div class="row"> 225 <div class="col-sm-5 mb-3 order-2 offset-sm-1"> 226 <p> <a href="https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/legalnotices/copyright/">© 2017-2022 Coford</a></p> 227 228 229 <p>Get the latest update from us by subscribing to our <a href="/publications/newsletter/">newsletter.</a></p> 230 <form class="form-inline"> 231 <div class="form-group mb-2"> 232 <input type="email" class="form-control" id="email1" placeholder="[email protected]"> 233 </div> 234 <button type="submit" class="btn btn-coford mb-2" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="This button will subscribe you to our newsletter">Subscribe</button> 235</form> 236 </div> 237 238 <div class="col-sm-6 order-1"> 239 240 241 242 <ul class="pl-0"> 243 <li><i class="fa fa-address-book"></i> Contact Us: <br><p>Forest Sector Development <br>Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine,<br> Johnstown Castle<br>Wexford</li> 244 <li><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> 245 <li><i class="fa fa-mobile"></i> Phone: <a href="tel:053-9170322">+353 (0) 53 9170322</a></li><br> 246 </ul> 247</div> 248</div> 249</footer> 250 251 </main> 252 253 <!-- JavaScript 254 ================================================== --> 255 <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
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