Update on international approval & endorsement process for UKWAS 5
The international approval/ endorsement process for UKWAS 5 being taken forward by FSC UK and PEFC UK is well underway, with detailed assessment of the UKWAS 5 pre-approval draft being undertaken by the schemes’ international bodies. However, the target effective date for UKWAS 5 of 1 April 2023 is almost certainly not going to be […]
Chartered Foresters champion UK timber industry at Confor conference
Confor’s first major post-pandemic annual conference took place in London on 8 December 2022 and the programme featured a range of Institute members. The conference titled Timber! Why the UK needs the wood – and the trees explored the future of the UK timber industry, the current barriers to progress, changing attitudes and more. With […]
Forest Research hosts workshop on woodlands and climate mitigation
Today the Institute’s Member Services Director, Dr Stuart Glen, attended a workshop on the role of woodlands in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The workshop was hosted by Forest Research (FR), on behalf of the Chief Forester for Scotland, Dr Helen McKay OBE FICFor CEnv, and included a presentation from FR’s Science Group Leader, Robert […]
