The Society was founded in 1942 to lead and represent the forestry profession through excellence in forestry practice.
The Society of Irish Foresters represents the interests of more than 800 members, representing a wide cross section of people involved in forestry and the timber industry.
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Establishing a New Forest Starting very small with the Native Tree Area scheme
There are 12 afforestation forest types (FT) in the Forestry Programme 2023-27 along with two Native Tree Area (NTA) schemes...
Submission by The Society of Irish Foresters to The Public Consultation on the Draft Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan, Environmental Report and Natura Impact Statement
Successive Climate Action Plans have called for at least a four-fold increases in the current levels of afforestation – to...
Forest Products: Key Players in Climate Change Mitigation
As the world grapples with the escalating impacts of climate change, the need for sustainable solutions has never been more...
the society of Irish foresters
continuous Professional
Development
The Society of Irish Foresters is dedicated and commited to delivering and ensuring all our members obtain the required CPD points throughout their careers.
The Society of Irish Foresters introduced a programme of Continuous Professional Development in 2003, as a means of confirming that professional foresters are keeping up to date in current forestry practice and other topics relevant to their professional development. This programme was revised in 2016 with support from the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine, under the Knowledge Transfer and Information Action measure of the Forestry Programme 2014 – 2020.
Our Mission
To lead and represent the forestry profession, which meets, in a sustainable manner, society’s needs from Irish forests, through excellence in forestry practice.
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Irish Forestry is a peer-reviewed journal publishing forestry research articles.
It also covers all aspects of practice, history, policy, culture and related areas of forestry interest in Ireland.
Irish Forestry has been published continuously by the Society of Irish Foresters since 1943. It is Ireland’s only academic and technical publication on forestry. Full text articles (1943 onwards) are available free of charge as PDF files for all but the most recent three volumes.
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Our Objectives
- To promote a greater knowledge and understanding of forestry in all its aspects, and to advance the economic, social and public benefit values arising from forests.
- To support professionalism in forestry practice and help members achieve their career goals.
- To establish, secure and monitor standards in forestry education and professional practice.
- To foster a greater unity and sense of cohesion among members and provide an appropriate range of services to members.