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Standards & Principles
ICFT develops international standards and professional principles for safe, ethical, evidence-informed, ecologically responsible, and culturally respectful forest therapy practice.
International Professional Governance Platform
International Council
of Forest Therapy
Advancing Forest Therapy through Standards, Training, Certification, Ethics, and Global Collaboration.
The International Council of Forest Therapy, ICFT, is an international professional governance platform dedicated to advancing forest therapy as an evidence-informed, ethically guided, ecologically responsible, culturally respectful, and globally recognized field.
ICFT supports the development of international standards, professional principles, accredited training courses, third-party certification systems, transparent certification procedures, and global expert committees to ensure the responsible growth of forest therapy worldwide.
What ICFT Does
ICFT connects standards, certification, expert governance, research, and international exchange to support the responsible development of forest therapy.
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Certification & Accreditation
ICFT establishes transparent pathways for practitioners, training programs, therapeutic forest sites, institutions, and authorized third-party certification bodies.
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Committees & Expert Governance
International committees guide ICFT work in standards, education, certification, research, ethics, culture, community wellbeing, and professional accountability.
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Research & Resources
ICFT connects professional practice with peer-reviewed research, evidence reviews, public education, and accessible resources about forest therapy.
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Events & Global Collaboration
ICFT conferences and global forums bring together researchers, practitioners, healthcare professionals, educators, policymakers, and institutional partners.
Why ICFT Matters
Forest therapy is growing rapidly across wellness, healthcare, education, urban planning, protected areas, community wellbeing, and nature-based tourism. This growth creates a strong need for shared standards, high-quality training, transparent certification, reliable third-party evaluation, professional ethics, ecological responsibility, and international collaboration.
ICFT provides the global institutional platform needed to move forest therapy from experience-based practice toward a recognized professional field grounded in science, standards, ethics, cultural respect, and ecological integrity.