About Us
Irish Woodworkers for Africa (T/A Just Forests) was founded in 1989 in response to global deforestation thus making us one of Ireland's longest established non-governmental development education organisations working solely on global poverty-related tropical forestry/timber issues from a local development perspective.
Just Forests uses society's dependence on wood and the on-going decline in global forests as a tool to establish links between the loss of terrestrial biodiversity, "development", conflict and poverty.
Since our inception, Just Forests, have always insisted that good forest stewardship is inseparable from sustainable development, and if we fail to take it into account we risk undoing all the positive work being carried out by national and international development agencies and governments to reduce poverty.
Board Members 2008 |
| John Feehan. |
| Barbara Raferty. |
| Deirdre Fox. |
| Duncan Stewart. |
| Anthony Dolan |
| Raymond Keogh |
| Fergal Mulloy |
| Tom Farrell |
| Brendan Morgan |
Executive Director Tom Roche |
Irish Woodworkers for Africa Ltd, is a 'company limited by guarantee' trading as Just Forests.
Irish Charity No: CHY 10686
