Institute of Chartered Foresters Welcomes Climate Change Legislation Amendment
The Institute of Chartered Foresters has today (Wednesday 12 June) welcomed the amendment to the Climate Change Act 2008 which puts the UK on a path to become the first major nation to eradicate its net contribution to climate change by 2050. “Planting trees and managing our existing forests are universally regarded as significant in […]
New Development Director at the Institute of Chartered Foresters
The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) has appointed a new Development Director who will play a key role in establishing and cultivating partnerships to support professionalism in forestry and arboriculture. Louise Simpson has 20 years’ experience in evidence gathering, policy development, strategy, campaigning, stakeholder engagement, fundraising, and people management. She has a BA from the […]
Professional Foresters Can Help Deliver Low Carbon Farming in Scotland
Professional foresters can help farmers in Scotland develop innovative low carbon practices as part of a new initiative announced by the Scottish Government. The Institute of Chartered Foresters, whose head office is based in Edinburgh, today (Thursday 09 May) welcomed the announcement by Scottish Rural Affairs Minister Mairi Gougeon on a new farmer-led initiative to […]
Professional Foresters Have Major Role in Helping Combat Climate Change
Professional foresters will have a vital role when it comes to meeting the recommendations made today (Thursday 02 May) by the Committee on Climate Change for the UK to be carbon-free by 2050, according to the Institute of Chartered Foresters. Members of the Institute are already working with private and public landowners to plant new […]
New President and Vice President of the Institute of Chartered Foresters Elected
Members of the Institute of Chartered Foresters have elected a new President and Vice President. Alastair Sandels FICFor was elected President as the successor to David Edwards FICFor, who has completed two years in the role, and Sharon Hosegood FICFor succeeds Alastair as Vice President. She is the first Chartered Arboriculturist to hold this position. Alastair […]
New President and Vice President elected at ICF Annual General Meeting
Alastair Sandels FICFor is the new ICF President and Sharon Hosegood FICFor the new Vice President, both elected at the Institute’s Annual General Meeting in Oxford on 10th April 2019. They will hold their positions for two years. Alastair Sandels FICFor is currently Managing Director of Trioss, a business providing consultancy to people, organisations and […]
International Urban Tree Expert to Chair Global Conference in Birmingham
Renowned expert on trees, green spaces and public health in urban environments, Professor Cecil Konijnendijk, is to chair one of the foremost international conferences on tree research and urban greenspace which comes to Birmingham in 2020. Trees, People and the Built Environment 4 (TPBE4), an international event which is held every three years, encompasses the […]
Women in Forestry Encouraged to Show and Tell
A campaign is being launched to encourage women who work in forestry, which includes management and conservation, as well as science, research and arboriculture, to tell the world what they do and encourage others to take it up as a career. The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF), the professional body for foresters and arboriculturists in […]
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 […]
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 […]