“Forests and woodlands are expected to play a pivotal role in our response to some of society’s greatest challenges, particularly climate change, biodiversity loss, supply of raw materials and human well-being.”
In 2023, Dr Eleanor Tew MICFor brought together a panel of experts from across the UK’s four countries to define and understand the many and interrelated threats and opportunities faced by our forests and the sector that manages them. A horizon scan of issues affecting UK forest management within 50 years, outlining the 15 top issues, was published in Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research last year and included thinking on subjects such as eDNA, soil microbes, natural capital and supply chains, as well as catastrophic forest ecosystem collapse.
The Forestry Commission and the Institute of Chartered Foresters are bringing together some of the original authors and other leading experts for a series of webinars to examine these issues and to create a space for thinking on how the sector can respond.
Each Forestry Facing the Future webinar will spotlight some of the issues highlighted in the report, feature presentations and discussion from a panel of experts, and an open discussion.
Webinar one: Trees, weather and urban planning
15 October 2024
Webinar two: eDNA, ecosystems and international commitments
24 October 2024
Webinar three: Technology – smarter and safer forestry
11 November 2024
Webinar four: Markets, management and value chains
21 November 2024
Webinar five: Soils and seasons
3 December 2024
Webinar six: Pests and pathogens – forests at risk
14 January 2025
Webinar seven: Natural capital and nature positive management
29 January 2025
Webinar eight: Forests on the edge of collapse
11 February 2025
Additional Details
Ticket Type 1 - Full webinar series
Ticket Price 1 - £140
Ticket Type 2 - Individual webinars
Ticket Price 2 - £20
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