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Home > Can’t see the skills for the trees – critical shortages in forestry workforce skills put climate targets at risk

Can’t see the skills for the trees – critical shortages in forestry workforce skills put climate targets at risk

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Can’t see the skills for the trees – critical shortages in forestry workforce skills put climate targets at risk

On Thursday 7 October 2021 The Institute of Chartered Foresters sent a position paper to Ministers across the UK detailing our serious concerns about the skills shortage in our sector, which we believe puts climate targets at risk. Download the full document here.

We have asked governments to commit to action and offered solutions; we have also made a number of commitments for what we, as the professional body, will do, and called on the private sector, third sector, public bodies, fellow professional bodies and our own members to help drive the necessary change.

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