Clive Thomas has spent 30 years managing forests and influencing forest policy, in Wales, the UK and Internationally. He now splits his time working for the Soil Association as a Senior Policy Advisor (forestry and international land use) and also for Soil Association Certification, as the Forestry Training Programme Manager. He has pioneered the development of innovative training programmes focused on capacity building for responsible forest management, in some of the world’s most challenged forest countries. Through his policy work, he is focused on helping to reduce the UK’s negative food and forest footprint.
Whilst working for Forestry Commission Wales and Natural Resources Wales, Clive had the opportunity to help champion the work of Size of Wales to both colleagues and stakeholders