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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.

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Ben Gunneberg MICFor appointed UKWAS Chair

3 December 2024

The UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS) has announced the appointment of Ben Gunneberg MICFor as its new Chair. Ben, a Chartered Forester, is an international sustainability consultant with over 30 years of cross-sector experience. He has been an elected member of the Institute’s Council since 2022.

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Institute bestows Honorary Fellowship on His Majesty King Charles III

28 November 2024

The Institute  was delighted to award His Majesty King Charles III with an Honorary Fellowship at a special ceremony held at Highgrove House, presented by Executive Director, Louise Simpson, alongside President of the Institute, Geraint Richards MVO FICFor.

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Louise Simpson attends CE roundtable meeting

21 November 2024

The Institute’s Executive Director, Louise Simpson, recently met with the Chief Executives of CIEEM and CIHT, with input from SocEnv and RTPI, to discuss various topics from digital infrastructure and AI, to membership categories and retention rates.

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Centenary National Conference 2025

Celebrating the Past, Inspiring the Future

29 & 30 April 2025  | John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh

Bookings are open for our Centenary National Conference and Dinner in Edinburgh. Join us and help celebrate 100 years of professional excellence. Over a packed two-day programme, we’ll reflect on the past century in forestry and arboriculture through the lens of key subject areas while also looking forward to the challenges and opportunities that the next 100 years will deliver.

Latest News

06/12/2024

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 Fo...

03/12/2024

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, a...

02/12/2024

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 Parli...

28/11/2024

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 T...

27/11/2024

As we come to the end of another busy year for the Institute of Chartered Foresters, take a look at some of our highlights from 2024. Our membership 2,300+ members and growing 293 new members in 2025 ...

25/11/2024

Natural England and the Forestry Commission are working together to better understand the interactions between woodland management operations and protected species. Woodland managers have an important...

22/11/2024

We are looking for applications for a new Chair and Secretary for our South West England Member Network. This is an excellent opportunity for an Institute member based in South West England to review ...

22/11/2024

The Forestry Commission, supported by Footprint Ecology, is evaluating access management in ancient woodlands through a questionnaire designed for site managers and woodland owners. They want to hear ...

22/11/2024

On 20 November, the Institute's Executive Director, Louise Simpson, met with the Chief Executives of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) and Chartered Institution o...

20/11/2024

Forests with Impact, an award-winning, industry-led social enterprise, has officially launched at HMP Haverigg in Cumbria, setting a new standard in social and environmental impact by creating commerc...

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