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The Institute of Chartered Foresters is the Royal Chartered body for tree professionals in the UK
and can award the titles Chartered Forester and Chartered Arboriculturist.

A Strong Voice for the Profession

Institute Honorary Fellow joins Treeconomics as Chairman

29 September 2023

Treeconomics has appointed Institute Honorary Fellow Sir Harry Studholme FICFor (Hon) as Chairman. Sir Harry has had a long interest in urban forestry and was Chair of the Forestry Commission between 2013 and 2020. He was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Institute in 2014.

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Policy Roundup - September 2023


26 September 2023

Read this month’s round up to read about what has been a busy month for Institute staff attending various events across the UK, the creation of our new Arboriculture and Urban Forestry Steering Group, and our work on the new consultation in Scotland on the Scottish Biodiversity. Strategy

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Institute President & Executive Director meet Mairi Gougeon MSP

21 September 2023

Geraint Richards MVO FICFor and Louise Simpson were recently invited to meet with Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands where they raised the upcoming Woodland Creation Conference and revised UK Forestry Standards.

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National Study Tour 2023

Diversity in Lowland Private Estate Management

26 & 27 September 2023

We are pleased to open bookings for our 2023 National Study Tour that will see members visit The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, a leading scientific research institute focussing on plant pathology, and Holkham Estate, Norfolk’s largest private estate with a National Nature Reserve and grade one listed historic parkland. The National Study Tour Dinner will take place on the first day at the Mercure Norwich Hotel.

Latest News

29/09/2023

Treeconomics has appointed Institute Honorary Fellow Sir Harry Studholme FICFor (Hon) as Chairman. Sir Harry’s relationship with Treeconomics dates back to the company’s first iTree report on the ...

25/09/2023

On 21 September, the Institute’s President, Geraint Richards MVO FICFor, and Executive Director, Louise Simpson, were invited to meet with Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Island...

25/09/2023

Our monthly policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and how you can get involved. Institute news This month we have been busy out networking at various conferences and...

21/09/2023

Ardura forest on the Isle of Mull has been successful in achieving the first Ecosystem Services impact verification in the UK from the Forest Stewarship Council (FSC). The forest is managed in partner...

20/09/2023

A new Forestry Commission campaign, Woodland Management Matters, was launched in September 2023 and will promote how the future health and resilience of woodlands can be secured through sustainable ma...

29/08/2023

Two staff members have been awarded professorships in the recent round of promotions at Bangor University. Andy Smith was appointed as Professor of Forest Ecology; his research and teaching focuses on...

29/08/2023

Our monthly policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and how you can get involved. Institute news This month has again been a busy time for the Institute. We were delig...

04/08/2023

Management of Existing UK Woodlands: An Opportunity for Green Prosperity Today we published a joint position paper with the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) that ca...

04/08/2023

We are delighted to announce that the Professional and Educational Standards Committee has promoted five new members to Fellows of the Institute of Chartered Foresters. Fellowship recognises an indivi...

20/07/2023

The Institute of Chartered Foresters welcomed the recent Environmental Audit Committee Report on its publication yesterday (19 July) that highlights a balanced case for productive forests and environm...

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