Tag Archives: ICF

The Future of Forest Services: Joint letter to the Secretary of State

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Kaye Brennan

Today’s edition of the Daily Telegraph features a letter signed by organisations including CONFOR, the Woodland Trust and Our Forests calling on DEFRA’s Secretary of State Owen Paterson to ensure the future of the Forestry Commission’s regulatory and advisory arm, Forest … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Government Affairs, Policy, Forestry management, Campaigning, Forests Report, Consultation, Defra | Tagged #saveourforests, Alastair Kerry, British Woodworking Federation, ConFor, Daily Telegraph, David Sulman, Defra, environment, Forest Campaigns Network, forestry, Forestry Commission, Hen Anderson, ICF, Institute of Chartered Foresters, Jan Ashdown, John Dye, John White, Jonathon Porritt, letters to the editor, open letter, Our Forests, Owen Paterson, Roy Wakeman, Royal Forestry Society, Shireen Chambers, Simon Lloyd, stakeholders, Stuart Goodall, Tarset 2050 Community Interest Company, The Telegraph, Timber Trade Federation, TIMCON, United Kingdom Forest Products Association, Wood Panel Industries Federation | 8 Comments

Could the government’s planting target be a springboard for more ambition?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Kaye Brennan

As a special guest in our ‘Forests Report’ blog series, our Director of Woodland Creation shares his reaction to the Government’s promises for increasing woodland cover in England: “For me the most eagerly anticipated part of the official Government response to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Forests Report, Planting | Tagged ambition, ash dieback, carbon, chalara, expansion, famers, Fenning Welstead, flooding, food security, grants, ICF, Independent Panel on Forestry, Institute of Chartered Foresters, landowners, planting target, springboard, tree planting, wake-up call | 12 Comments

There is strength in unity

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Kaye Brennan

A new report will form the basis for policy discussions on a whole range of issues related to our trees and woods over the coming months. The State of the UK’s Forests, Woods and Trees report, led by the Woodland … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Government Affairs, Health, Woodland creation, Woods Under Threat | Tagged Ancient Tree Forum, Campaign for National Parks, Coed Cymru, collaboration, Community Woodland Association, ConFor, Country Land and Business Association, Forest Policy Group, Forest Stewardship Council, forestry, ICF, Institute of Chartered Foresters, International year of Forests, IYF2011, National Forest Company, Reforesting Scotland, Royal Forestry Society, Scottish Wildlife Trust, Small Woods Association, Sylva Foundation, the wildlife trusts, Trees and Design Action Group, UK Woodland Assurance Standard | 1 Comment

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The Future of Forest Services: Joint letter to the Secretary of State

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