Responding to the Climate Emergency with New Trees & Woodlands
To help local authorities and landowning businesses achieve net zero, the Forestry Commission has produced the guide ‘Responding to the climate emergency with new trees and woodlands‘. With the UK climate changing, trees, woods and forests play a key role in mitigating the effects of climate change. Woodland creation should be at the heart of any […]
Institute Policy Roundup – May 2020
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 We are refining plans for the Institute’s policy strategy and resulting workstreams We published the results of our COVID-19 survey. Read them here We have analysed results […]
#StudentHour
Keeping Connected These are extraordinary times and we’re aware that many students will have had to adjust to new and perhaps unfamiliar teaching and examination practices. As we approach the end of the academic year, here at the Institute, we realise the importance of keeping connected, from both professional and health-related perspectives. With this in […]
Professor Euan Mason Awarded Honorary Fellowship
Professor Euan Mason Awarded Honorary Fellowship for his Long-Serving Role as Editor of Leading Forestry Journal The Institute of Chartered Foresters is delighted to award Professor Euan Mason an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his role as an Editor for Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research since 2004. The Honorary Fellowship is a distinguished award bestowed upon individuals in respect of notable service […]
Guidance for Members on COVID-19
We are here to offer support and guidance during this difficult time. Below, we have summarised the advice that’s relevant to the forestry and arboriculture sector. Please note that the advice for Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales may differ so it is best to check official government advice for the country you are living […]
Institute Policy Roundup – April 2020
We’re excited to introduce the first monthly policy roundup blog – bringing you updates from what the Institute has been getting involved in and what you can get involved in too. Policy Strategy Council approved our new policy strategy at the end of March so we can really push forward with the work we’ve been […]
Two Chartered Foresters Receive 2020 Peter Savill Award
We are delighted to say that the joint winners of the Woodland Heritage 2020 Peter Savill Award are two Fellows of the Institute, Professor Julian Evans OBE FICFor and Dr Gabriel Hemery FICFor. This is only the second joint award and has been done in recognition of the close working relationships that both winners had […]
Accelerating Woodland Creation – Conference Report
The Accelerating Woodland Creation conference on March 25 highlighted what should be done for England to fulfil a meaningful share of the UK’s ambitious goal of 30,000 hectares of new woodland per year until 2025. The UK Climate Change Committee has suggested that net zero will only be possible if this level of planting can be sustained […]
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 […]
#TheFutureIsForestry Winners Announced
The winners of Confor’s #TheFutureisForestry essay and video awards were announced today- with Jenny Knight of the University of Birmingham picking up the essay prize and Dan Haslam (Scottish Woodlands) winning for best video. The awards were due to be presented at Westminster by Defra Minister Lord Goldsmith yesterday (Tuesday 24th March), but the event […]