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Host a young professional forester in Summer 2027
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Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2026 – entries open!
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Silvicultural Prize 2025 awarded to Gardenia Gonçalves de Oliveira
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Policy Roundup – July, August & September 2025
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Bianca Ambrose-Oji, Chief Scientist at Forest Research, has been appointed as an Honorary Professor by
Third version of the Woodland Carbon Code launched
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Highlights from our South West England Member Network agroforestry event
In May 2025, the South West England Member Network hosted their annual spring event focusing
Policy Roundup – May & June 2025
Our policy and research blog updates you on the latest work at the Institute and
Public opinion of forestry survey results published
Forest Research have today (Thursday 10 July) released the results of the Public Opinion of Forestry
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