Forestry England publish 5-year plan
Launched to protect England’s forests, the ‘Growing the future: 2021-26’ plan highlights Forestry England’s response to the biodiversity crisis, changing climate and link between people and nature. As England’s largest land manager, responsible for 1,500 woods and forests, the new five-year plan addresses how, where and when the agency will deliver their ambitions. To tackle […]
Policy Roundup – May 2021
Our monthly policy roundup blog updates you on what the Institute has been getting involved in and what you can get involved in too. Institute Policy & Research This month has seen a flurry of activity – elections in England, Scotland and Wales, further easing of lockdown restrictions and the launch of the long-awaited England […]
Shireen Chambers MBE FICFor responds to UK Environment Secretary
After the virtual event to launch the England Trees Action Plan earlier this week, the Institute’s Executive Director, Shireen Chambers MBE FICFor, has written to George Eustice, UK Environment Secretary, to express concerns over the lack of focus on the role that trees and wood products will play in the green recovery. Please read the […]
New Scottish Ministers appointed for rural affairs
Fergus Ewing has stepped down from his role as Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism in Scotland following five years in post. During his tenure, Mr Ewing has been a strong advocate for the forestry sector and has established its importance to not just the rural economy, but Scotland’s economy as a whole. The […]
Queen’s Green Canopy initiative launched
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Patron, has planted a tree to launch The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) – a unique, UK-wide tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, by inviting people to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee.” Her Majesty The Queen joined The Prince of Wales for the first […]
Reopened Urban Tree Challenge Fund will plant 44,000 trees
The Forestry Commission and Defra have opened the third round of the Urban Tree Challenge Fund that will support the establishment of 44,000 large trees in towns and cities across England. Focussing on areas with higher social deprivation with fewer trees, particularly near schools and healthcare centres, the fund will support people’s health and wellbeing, […]
Sharon Durdant-Hollamby FICFor elected as President of the Institute of Chartered Foresters
Members of the Institute of Chartered Foresters have elected Sharon Durdant-Hollamby FICFor as the new President. Sharon succeeds Alastair Sandels FICFor, who has completed two years in the role. Geraint Richards FICFor, Head Forester for the Duchy of Cornwall, succeeds Sharon in the role of Vice President. Sharon is the first Chartered Arboriculturist, and only […]
Celebrities join forces for Tree Aid’s Future Forest appeal
Chris Packham, Joanna Lumley and Zoë Wanamaker are some of the celebrities backing an appeal that launched earlier this month to save a special forest in Ethiopia. Without urgent action, the Metema forest in Ethiopia could be extinct in 20 years, gripped by the devastating effects of the climate crisis. The tree-growing charity, Tree Aid, is […]
Policy Roundup – April 2021
Our monthly policy roundup blog updates you on what the Institute has been getting involved in and what you can get involved in too. Institute Policy & Research New Website Launch We are really excited about our refreshed website with its dedicated policy section and we welcome your feedback so we can continue to develop […]
Institute Vice President chairs cross-sector landscape debate
The Institute’s Vice President, Sharon Durdant-Hollamby FICFor, recently chaired a thought-provoking cross-sector debate on the importance of landscape architecture in woodland design. The event was organised by the team at Landscape Matters, a project founded in November 2020 by the Landscape Architects Edward Hutchison and Brodie McAllister BA DipLA FLI FHEA. The aim of Landscape […]