When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
John Muir
Naturalist and Writer
Remember, Wood comes from Trees!
The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends generously the products of its live activity; it offers protection to all beings offering shade even to those who destroy it.
BUDDHA
Irish Woodworkers for Africa (T/A Just Forests) was founded in 1989 in response to the trade in tropical timber and the resulting decline of global forests 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 green-house gases, 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 and combat climate change.
Patrons & Board members of Irish Woodworkers for Africa Ltd, T/A Just Forests
Ms. Deidre Fox
National co-ordinator LEADER and Chairperson GORTA
Sr. Barbara Raferty
Presentation Convent, Partlaoise.
Mr, Brian Cloonan
The Green House Hardware Shop, Tullamore.
Mr. Brendan Morgan
Executive Director HAMCO Enterprises, Tullamore.
Mr. Anthony Dolan
Retired Farmer and Woodlands owner
Mr. Fergal Mulloy
Former Director of COFORD and Former Director of the European Forest Institute (ESI).
Mr. Thomas Farrell
Farrell & Partners Solicitors, Tullamore.
Patrons
Mr. Micheal O Muircheartaigh[Quote]
Sports commentator, Teacher and Author
Mr. Duncan Stewart[Quote]
Architect, Film producer and Author
Dr. John Feehan [Quote]
UCD School of Biology & Environmental Science and Author
Accountants & Auditors
Mr. Raymond Allen
Ray Allen & Associates, Accountants and Auditors, High Street, Tullamore.
Founder & Co-ordinator of day-to-day activities
Mr. Tom Roche
Rathcobican, Rhode, Co. Offaly.