Future Woodlands Scotland to sponsor new Urban Forestry Award at Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards
Future Woodlands Scotland has been announced as sponsors of a new Urban Forestry Award at the Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2025. The new award is all about celebrating the projects that are turning towns and cities into greener, healthier, and more sustainable places to live. With entries opening in February 2025, Future Woodlands Scotland see […]
Call for FISA Director nominations
FISA is seeking to recruit new directors for their Board of Directors, responsible for the general management of FISA’s business. To find out more about the role of a FISA director, and the skills required, please visit their website. If you would like to apply, email info@ukfisa.com before 17:00 on 27 January 2025. The period for […]
Gareth Hopkins MICFor to receive MBE for services to forestry
The Institute is delighted that Chartered Forester Gareth Hopkins MICFor has been awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Forestry Sector in the New Year Honours 2025 list. Gareth was recently promoted to a Professional Member of the Institute in December 2024. As the Forestry Commission’s Apprenticeship […]
Institute welcomes the Scottish Budget announcement
The recent announcement of the 2025/2026 Scottish Budget, including spending on forestry, has been welcomed but with some concern. The overall position is one of some improvement with increased funding that includes £46.9 million allocated for woodland creation, a 20% increase from the budget of £39.2 million, that followed a huge 41% cut in the […]
Draft Welsh Budget for 2025/2026 set out
The Labour government in Wales set out its draft budget on Tuesday 10 December and the Institute plans to follow its development closely. The document sets out that the administration’s Climate Change and Rural Affairs (CCRA) portfolio will see an additional £36 million in resource funding – an increase of 6.61% – and an additional […]
Young Professional Foresters’ Exchange Programme: Meet the 2025 candidates
We are thrilled to introduce the talented individuals selected for the Young Professional Foresters’ Exchange Programme (2024-2025)! This exciting initiative, administered by the Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada (CIF-IFC), the Institute of Chartered Foresters (United Kingdom), the New Zealand Institute of Forestry, and Forestry Australia, offers a unique opportunity for rising leaders in […]
Future of Timber platform launched
Fresh into her new role as Technical Policy Manager, Caroline Harrison MICFor attended the launch of the Future of Timber platform developed by Evolving Forests. Funded by Built by Nature, Scottish Forestry Trust, Forestry Commission and Egger, this is the result of a year of conversations filmed, recorded and brought together in an intriguing and beautifully […]
Chartered Forester appointed UKWAS Chair
The UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS) has announced the appointment of Ben Gunneberg MICFor as its new Chair. The appointment was approved at the organisation’s recent Annual General Meeting, and Ben brings extensive experience to the role, having served as CEO and Secretary General of PEFC International in Geneva from 1999 to 2022, and as […]
Strong roots in woodlands and forestry championed at Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2024
A bumper year of entries saw excellence in all sectors, from community to forestry, conservation to farming and climate to schools. And each was showcased during a grand ceremony at the Scottish Parliament. Local groups, farmers, foresters and large estates were all recognised at the national event, held by Scotland’s Finest Woods to coincide with […]
Institute bestows Honorary Fellowship on His Majesty King Charles III
The Institute of Chartered Foresters was delighted to award His Majesty King Charles III with an Honorary Fellowship at a special private ceremony held at Highgrove House. The award was presented to The King by the Institute’s Executive Director, Louise Simpson, alongside President of the Institute, Geraint Richards MVO FICFor. A dedicated champion of the […]
