Applications Open for NZIF Foundation Awards & Scholarships 2021
There are a number of NZIF Foundation awards and scholarships now open for applications for 2021. The following are now open for applications: Two Future Forest Scholarship for post graduate research each of up to $10,000 The New Zealand Redwood Company Scholarship of $5,000 for an undergraduate scholarship at the University of Canterbury School Forestry […]
Policy Roundup – March 2021
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 EFRA Committee The highlight of this month was the Institute giving evidence at the EFRA Committee about the critical skills shortage in forestry. It was a session […]
Updates to our Bylaws & Regulations
There have been no major changes to our Bylaws and Regulations since we were incorporated by Royal Charter in 1982. The Institute continues to grow year on year and as we enter a period of unprecedented growth in forestry with political support for tree planting and management, we need to ensure that our governing documents are […]
Members vote to introduce technical membership
Due to changes in education taking place in the UK, and the increased number of those joining the profession with vocational qualifications, members voted at the AGM to introduce a new class of membership – Technical member. This class of membership will not be chartered and will carry the post-nominals TechICFor. Our research in 2020 […]
