A Badge of Professionalism
The Institute has 2,000 members who practice forestry, arboriculture and related disciplines in the private sector, central and local government, non-government organisations, charities and universities and colleges throughout England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Members of the Institute are required to uphold the integrity and reputation of the profession of forestry and arboriculture and to safeguard the public interest in matters of safety and health and are bound by the Instititute’s Code of Conduct. Chartered status (Chartered Forester and Chartered Arboriculturist) is an award that recognises professional competence and adherence to this Code.
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Our monthly policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and how you can get involved. Institute news Trees, People and the Built Environment 5 From the 23-24 April, all In...
Our Harvesting & Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) held their first Study Tour in March 2024 in South Scotland. Emma Grey, Operations Manager at Scottish Forestry and member of the SIG, has r...
The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is developing a new 'Plant Health Information service' to enable users to search for up-to date information about plant imports, biosecu...
The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) is delighted to announce the launch of its new Technical membership category, aimed at opening membership to skilled arboriculturists and foresters currently...
The Percy Stubbs and John Bolton King and Edward Garfitt Prize for Silviculture (Silvicultural Prize) is awarded annually for work advancing the sector’s knowledge of silviculture published in the I...
Our monthly policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and how you can get involved. Institute news March has been a busy month for the Institute with many staff getting ...
Dr Seumas Bates, Research Officer in Environmental Social Science at Bangor University's School of Environmental and Natural Sciences, is looking to hear from woodland managers as part of work with th...
The UKWAS company is a not-for-profit body which fulfils the role of the standard-setting body charged with developing a forest management certification standard for the UK. The UK Woodland Assurance ...
The Institute of Chartered Foresters 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 a...
Join us on International Women's Day on Friday 8 March and: Celebrate women working with trees Encourage more women and girls to consider forestry and arboriculture as a career Share your experiences ...
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