Policy Roundup – August 2022
Our monthly policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and how you can get involved. Institute news Consultations We are submitting evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee inquiry on supporting the UK timber market and reducing global deforestation. Our main points will be about decarbonisation and circular economy, bringing […]
Have your say on the latest sector issues
Express your views on the UK timber industry, managing impacts of deer in England and land reform in Scotland How can we grow the UK timber industry and reduce global deforestation? The Environmental Audit Committee is seeking views on the sustainability of the UK’s timber industry and its links with imports of key […]
Policy Roundup – July 2022
Our monthly policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and how you can get involved. Institute news Launch of leadership programme Funded by the Trees Call to Action Fund and in partnership with Clore Social Leadership, this month we were delighted to announce the launch of the Discover Programme […]
Executive Director chairs Defra’s Nature Skills Roundtable
The Institute’s Executive Director, Louise Simpson, is today chairing breakout discussions at Defra’s Nature Skills Roundtable, part of the UK Government’s Green Jobs agenda. The workshop will be attended by a range of stakeholders, including Sally Hayns, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, and Tess Howe, Membership and Business Development […]
Institute tells Defra our environmental targets must reflect society’s need for timber
Response to consultation argues that environmental targets lack coherence and detail on delivery mechanisms, and fails to acknowledge the link between timber production and environmental recovery On 27 June the Institute submitted a response to Defra’s consultation on target-setting for the Environment Act 2021, including a target for woodland cover. This was run in parallel […]
Institute contributes to new report on forestry skills and education
Finding Forestry: Creating a space that enables growth, communication and connection for the forestry sector in the UK In response to the ongoing skills crisis in the sector, Inverness College (University of the Highlands and Islands) recently published the report, Finding Forestry, as part of a scoping study to explore a new UK forestry […]
Forestry and Climate Change Adaptation Accord published
As a member of the Forestry and Climate Change Partnership (FCCP), we are delighted to have come together with fellow forestry, conservation and government organisations to reaffirm our commitment to working together to promote the importance of adapting trees, woods and forests to climate change. Published today, the FCCP’s Forestry and Climate Change Adaptation Accord […]
Policy Roundup – June 2022
Our monthly policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and how you can get involved. Institute News On 14 June we met with Scotland’s Education Minister Jamie Hepburn to talk about the skills crisis and how we can resolve it. We were joined by Chief Forester Helen McKay FICFor […]
Chartered Foresters give evidence at Select Committee
On Monday 20 June Chartered Forester Max Hislop MICFor of the Clyde Climate Forest gave evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on Land Use. The Institute’s Executive Director, Shireen Chambers MBE FICFor, also contributed to this inquiry in a private meeting on 6 June and various other Institute members and partners have contributed, […]
Institute meets with Scottish education minister
On Tuesday 14 June, Shireen Chambers MBE FICFor and Jemima Cooper met Jamie Hepburn, Scottish Minister for Higher Education, Further Education, Youth Employment and Training, at Holyrood to talk about the skills crisis and how to resolve it. They were joined by Helen McKay OBE FICFor, Chief Forester for Scotland and Muriel Mackenzie from Scottish […]