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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

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27 March 2024

March has been a busy month for the Institute with many staff getting out and about engaging with our members and stakeholders, and have launched ten events to further CPD. We submitted our response to the Sustainable Farming Scheme in Wales and were recognised in a new report on the organisations addressing diversity in the environmental sector.

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Professional Forester of the Year Announced at Confor Dinner and Awards 2024

12 March 2024

The Institute is delighted to announce that Gordon Brown MICFor, Managing Director of TreeStory, has been awarded Professional Forester of the Year 2024. Presented on 12 March at the Confor Dinner & Awards 2024, the award recognises contributions to the betterment of forestry on a community, regional, national or international level.

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Jo Fox-Evans represents the Institute at Defra Future of Trees & Forestry Forum

6 March 2024

Read about Defra’s recent Future of Trees and Forestry Forum that the Institute’s Head of Policy & Partnerships, Jo Fox-Evans, attended in London. The forum provided an updated on government schemes, progress on planting targets, with break out sessions to share best practice and a closing ‘Pitch Us A Policy’ session.

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International Study Tour 2024

19 – 22 June 2024  |  Dresden & Tharandt, Germany

Join us for our first ever International Study Tour!

Germany is one of Europe’s most densely wooded countries, with over 11 million hectares of forest cover that has increased by one million hectares in the last five decades. It has a booming forest and timber industry and is the second largest exporter of timber in the world after Canada, accounting for almost 1.3 million jobs and an annual turnover of €170 billion.

During this Study Tour, we will visit the state of Saxony in East Germany where there is 520,000 hectares (28.3%) of woodland cover, coniferous species making up 70% of this. There are visits planned to the Forest Botanical Garden in Tharandt, Tharandter Forest and a sightseeing tour of Dresden.

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07/03/2024

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