Confor is at the heart of a new industry campaign to showcase timber’s environmental credentials. Wood CO2ts less aims to raise awareness of how using wood from sustainably managed forests is one of the simplest ways to help reduce carbon …

Confor has welcomed a new £2 million funding pot from Scottish Forestry to help tree nurseries, small forestry businesses and farmers play their part in creating more woodland across Scotland. For the first time, through a new agreement with the …

APPG and UK Government jointly emphasises on green recovery through wood in construction. The Chairman of the All-Party Group on Forestry and Tree Planting has written to Lord Goldsmith adding the APPG’s support to accelerated tree planting – and action …

Green recovery is a key way to overcome the impact of COVID-19. Recently in a letter to the Prime Minister by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) suggested that increased tree planting will help in recovering from COVID-19 affected condition. …

The UK Forestry Minister recently praised Confor for its role in co-ordinating the sector’s response to the enormous challenges of Covid-19 – and promised support for the industry during the recovery phase. Zac Goldsmith wrote to Chief Executive Stuart Goodall …

Confor promised to keep tree planting at the heart of the climate change debate – and to press politicians for decisive action – after more compelling evidence that forestry has a major part to play in charting the UK’s path …

Lorna Johnson, a Masters student at Harper Adams University, has won Confor’s first Future of Forestry writing prize.   The 22-year-old, also a graduate agricultural consultant with ADAS, won £500 and a certificate, presented by Forestry Minister David Rutley MP …