COVID-19: Essential Working Information
Updated: 21/04/20 The Institute has received a significant number of enquiries from our members seeking clarification around the recently implemented restrictions on working practices. The government has not stipulated that all businesses should close and have advised that people can go to work if they cannot do so from home. The UK Government’s document, Staying […]
DAERA Pledge to Plant 18 Million Trees Over the Next 10 Years
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has pledged to help tackle climate change by planting 18 million trees over the next 10 years – 10 for every person in Northern Ireland. The ‘Forests for our Future’ programme is Northern Ireland’s biggest and most ambitious plan to develop our forests and contribute to sustainable economic growth and […]
Tustins: New Forestry Agency
2020 saw the launch of Tustins, a bespoke business aimed at providing the highest levels of service for forestry sales, acquisitions and valuations throughout England, Wales and Scotland. The two directors of Tustins are certainly not newcomers to this business and are well known throughout the UK forestry sector. Mike Tustin MICFor and John Clegg […]
Laying the Groundwork for Managing Ash Dieback in Scotland
Jonathan Callis MICFor, Senior Asset Engineer at Network Rail, attended Scotland’s Ash Dieback Risk Group meeting, coordinated by Scottish Forestry, last month in Edinburgh. With the help of a newly formed Ash Dieback Risk Group, Scotland is gearing up to deal with a significant increase in damage likely to arise from ash dieback over the […]
Have Your Say on the Future of Arboriculture, Forestry, Horticulture and Landscape Apprenticeships
The Insitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has launched a major review of apprenticeships for Agriculture, Environment and Animal Care in England. The review will recommend changes to our existing apprenticeships and set the priorities for apprenticeships in our industries going forward. A consultation supporting this review is now open until 4 December. It is […]
2018 Silviculture Award winning paper
A story of identifying needs and developing opportunities for gap-based silviculture The Institute awarded Dr Christel C. Kern, Research Forester and Certified Silviculturist, at USDA Forest Service-Northern Research Station, the 2018 Percy Stubbs, John Bolton King and Edward Garfitt Prize for Silviculture. You can read the award winning paper here. Dr Kern tells the Institute how the paper […]
The Institute Welcomes Scottish Government’s Forestry Programme
The Institute of Chartered Foresters has today (Thursday 05 September) welcomed the commitment from the Scottish Government to plant more trees over the coming year and invest more funding into the sector. Commenting on the commitment to plant 12,000 hectares over 2019/2020 with an additional investment of £5 million, the Institute’s Executive Director Shireen Chambers […]
ICF Awards UK’s Emerging Forestry and Arboricultural Talent
Foresters and Arboriculturists of the future have been recognised in the annual Student Awards from the Institute of Chartered Foresters, the only professional body in the UK to award chartered status. Each year the Institute presents the awards to top students who have studied at universities and colleges in the UK which run ICF-accredited forestry […]
Welsh Government Consultation: Sustainable Farming and our Land
The First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford AM and the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths AM have launched a new consultation on how best to support Welsh landowners. They have said: “It is clear there is an overwhelming case for supporting farmers. The question is how best to do it.” Last year […]
Collaboration is key to addressing the challenges of our time
Mike Seddon, Chief Executive at Forestry England talks about the Forestry Commission centenary, the importance of working together, and the next 100 years of forestry. Whether it’s the historic New Forest, the rigs and dales of Dalby or the vastness of Kielder, people expect the nation’s forests to be there. But 100 years ago, our […]