the society of irish foresters

Promoting Professional Standards in Irish Forestry

the society of irish foresters

Promoting Professional Standards in Irish Forestry

the society of irish foresters

Promoting Professional Standards in Irish Forestry

the society of irish foresters

Promoting Professional Standards in Irish Forestry

The Society of Irish Foresters

The Society was founded in 1942 to lead and represent the forestry profession, which meets, in a sustainable manner society’s needs from Irish forests, through excellence in forestry practice.

The Society of Irish Foresters represents the interests of more than 700 members, representing a wide cross section of people involved, or with an interest in, forestry and the timber industry.

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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. 

Continuous Professional Development
CPD Conference

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.

latest publications

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.
A tree's wood is also its memoir.
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