Confor has welcomed confirmation that Dr Thérèse Coffey is the new UK Government minister responsible for forestry. Dr Coffey, MP for Suffolk Coastal, succeeds Rory Stewart MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural …

Confor has issued a detailed paper on the implications of Brexit for its members – less than three weeks after the vote to leave the EU was confirmed. The document, written by Martin Glynn FICFor, examines the key issues which …

From September 13 to 16, all leaders from the wood and furniture industries will meet in Poznań in order to create the shape of the market and search for new development directions. Such a mobilisation and stimulation of the industry …

Goran Orlander, who is the Sustainable Forestry Strategist at Sodra Timber, has been elected as the Chairman of the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden at the Annual General Meeting of the Institute. Goran will succeed Herman Sundquist, who stepped down …

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC), PEFC’s National member for Malaysia, has welcomed Datuk Himmat Singh as their newly appointed Chairman.   “We are indeed honoured to have Datuk Himmat Singh lead MTCC as he brings with him a wealth …

The central question of major autumn conference is – ‘woodlands pay’ organised by Confor and Royal Forestry Society. The event is going to be held on November 1 at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire – will see a range …

As part of the country’s continuing fight against illegal logging and promote responsible forestry, Filipino stakeholders are working with the government as they push to establishment a national forest certification system.   With the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week taking place last …