We recently said goodbye to Louise Gathercole (L) who was instrumental in the establishment of the CFP and its success so far. We want to wish Louise the very best in her new role as Executive Director for the British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP), and thank her for her dedication to the CFP.

In Louise’s place, we have recently welcomed Jess Allan (R) as the new Centre for Forest Protection Lead who joins us after four years as a Science & Action Research Manager at The Tree Council. Jess will undoubtedly continue Louise’s excellent work in strengthening collaborative working between Forest Research, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and all of our partners.

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