Incredible diversity and superb quality rewarded at Scotland’s Tree Oscars
The 2019 Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards were the biggest-ever celebration of trees, woodland and forests – and arguably the very best. With 20 different awards presented – to winners ranging from a very large public woodland steeped in forestry history to a nursery where children can spend their entire session in the woods – a […]
Interview with Science Group Leader at Forest Research
Speaker Day 2: Delivering global environmental services from forests The Institute interviews Robert Matthews as he prepares to address the Institute’s forthcoming National Conference: The UK’s Role in Global Forestry. Who is Robert Matthews? Robert Matthews is a Science Group Leader at Forest Research at the Alice Holt Research Station in Surrey, where he has […]
Interview with Forest Enterprise Scotland
The Institute interviews Angelika Końko as she prepares to address the Institute’s forthcoming National Conference: The UK’s Role in Global Forestry. Who is Angelika Końko? Angelika Końko works for Forest Enterprise Scotland, and is also a graduate of the 2050 Climate Group Young Leaders Development Programme, a world-leading initiative for young people to take action […]
Interview with Professor Anna Lawrence MICFor
The Institute of Chartered Foresters interviews Professor Anna Lawrence MICFor, as she prepares to address the Institute’s flagship conference: The UK’s Role in Global Forestry this April in Oxford. Who is Professor Anna Lawrence MICFor Anna Lawrence is an independent consultant and part-time professor of social forestry at the University of the Highlands and Islands, […]
Full Programme for Institute of Chartered Foresters National Conference Announced
Full details of the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) national conference programme are now live. With a global theme this year looking at the UK’s role in forestry worldwide, the highlights include speakers from Australia, the United States, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland and the UK. These leading world experts will be covering topics […]
Interview with Vice-President of the International Forestry Students’ Association
Speaker day 2: Inspiring the next generation The Institute interviews Lisa Prior, Vice-President of the International Forestry Students’ Association, as she prepares to address the Institute’s national conference: The UK’s Role in Global Forestry this April in Oxford. Who is Lisa Prior? As Vice-President of the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) Lisa Prior advocates for meaningful […]
Power giant Drax and Tilhill Forestry confirmed as Headline Sponsors
Drax Group and Tilhill Forestry are confirmed as the headline sponsors for the UK’s must-attend forestry conference this April in Oxford. The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) is also pleased to announce that its Twitter Wall sponsor, Sorbus International, and conference brochure sponsor, Forest Research, have confirmed their support for another year. This flagship event […]
Interview with New Generation Plantations Platform, Lead at WWF
The Institute interviews Luis Neves Silva – New Generation Plantations Platform, Lead at WWF – as he prepares to address the Institute’s national conference: The UK’s Role in Global Forestry this April in Oxford. Who is Luis Neves Silva? Luis graduated as a Forest Engineer at UTL-ISA in Lisbon. He is the lead for WWF’s New […]
Interview with Founder and Director of Tree Sparks
The Institute of Chartered Foresters interviews Jemima Letts, Founder and Director of Tree Sparks, as she prepares to address the Institute’s flagship conference: The UK’s Role in Global Forestry this April in Oxford. Who is Jemima Letts? Jemima is an undergraduate forestry student in her final year at Bangor University. She previously worked as an […]
ICF unlocking the potential of future foresters
Lisa Prior, Vice President of the International Forestry Students’ Association, has been confirmed for the Institute of Chartered Foresters’ (ICF) national conference in Oxford this April. Lisa will talk about how we get the next generation to connect to the outdoors in a technology world, and how to involve them in their environment, no matter […]