Over 8,300 trees planted at Newcastle Airport
The North East’s largest Airport has planted over 8,300 trees as part of its membership of the North East Community Forest Project as well as to support the business’ stretching environmental targets. The North East Community Forest is a 30 year, multi-million pound project that will see tens of thousands of trees planted across Newcastle, […]
Institute Executive Director joins new Green Job Delivery Group
The first meeting of the UK Government’s new group for creating green job opportunities took place on 11 May and was attended by leaders from business, industry, trade unions and academia, including the Institute’s Executive Director, Shireen Chambers MBE FICFor. With policies set out in the Energy Security Strategy and Net Zero Strategy, it is hoped that […]
New UKWAS standard for urban trees in development
A standard for the certification of ‘Trees outside Forests, particularly those in an urban environment, is being developed by PEFC UK with the support of a small working group. It will act as an appendix to the already endorsed national sustainable forest management scheme, the UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS). The UKWAS has been adapted, […]
New rules for the Woodland Carbon Code
With the speedy growth of the UK’s carbon market in recent years, Scottish Forestry has announced new measures to the Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) to increase scrutiny and credibility due to the demand for credits. A government-led scheme, the WCC is a high quality standard for woodland creation projects across the UK. Landowners that meet […]
Institute Medal Award Recipients Announced
The Institute of Chartered Foresters is delighted to announce that Tom Jenkins FICFor and Dr Gary Kerr FICFor CEnv have been awarded the Institute’s Medal. The Institute’s Medal is our highest honour – given to individuals who demonstrate a continued commitment to professional excellence and service in forestry. It is presented to those whose work reaches […]
What is the future of forestry regulation in England?
On Wednesday 20 April the Institute facilitated a cross-sector discussion with a range of leading organisations on proposals set out in the Nature Recovery Green Paper that potentially spell major changes to forestry regulation in England. The group discussed challenges with the process for Environmental Impact Assessments, permanency of woodland, and proposals in the paper […]
New government strategy for education increases support for green careers
Announced by the Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi on 21 April, the Department for Education has launched a new Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy that includes plans to increase learning on green skills and careers for young people, with the introduction of a new Natural History GCSE. With the introduction of at least one sustainability lead […]
Institute Member Services Director joins SFW Board
Scotland’s Finest Woods has announced the appointment of three experienced members of the forestry community to its Board of Trustees, including the Institute’s Member Services Director, Dr Stuart Glen. Stuart has worked in the third sector for more than 20 years for a number of charities, including the Scottish Wildlife Trust. He is also currently […]
ICF Executive Director chairs panel at Accelerating Woodland Creation 2022
On Thursday 31 March Shireen Chambers MBE FICFor chaired a fascinating panel discussion at the Accelerating Woodland Creation 2022 conference on how to balance different purposes for woodland in the landscape. The panel were quick to emphasise that we need woods of all kinds and for all purposes, and the key will be working together […]
Initial tree felling fatality notification
We regret to tell you of another fatality in the forestry and arboriculture sector in mid March. A worker in North East England was struck by a tree and killed when felling a tree with a chainsaw. There are significant risks in our sector that all members must be both aware of and appropriately trained […]