Barbara and Theresa remarkably spearheaded the Gender Open Letter to address gender disparities, call for a higher acceptance and visibility of all genders in forestry science and practice, and fostered collaboration between IFSA members from all regions to instill diverse perspectives for the Open Letter Video. This month, they also [...]
Cultural Day of India By: Kyle Joseph Quijano Head of Cultural Competencies Sub-Commission The final Cultural Day for this term was held last July 31, 2022, at 1 pm UTC+0, where members of the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) from all over the world gathered and learned about the beautiful [...]
ITTO is giving a fellowship grant of up to US$10,000 to young and mid-career professionals from ITTO member countries for a wide range of activities such as participation in international/regional conferences, short-term training courses, training internships at industries, research and educational institutions, study tours, and lecture/demonstration tours; technical document preparation, [...]
IPBES Youth Workshop The IPBES youth workshop will be held on the Isle of Vilm, Germany, from 19 to 23 October 2022. The workshop aims to strengthen the engagement of young people in the work of IPBES, and to support the uptake of assessments among young people, other individuals and [...]
Are you interested in hosting the upcoming Regional Meetings? IFSA is looking for local committees that are dedicated to hosting the regional meetings in the upcoming year and showcasing their forests and culture. Join us at the Regional Meeting Workshop on the 6th of August 2022 (Saturday) at 14:00 UTC+0 [...]
Partial Funding IFSS 2022 Open Call Dear IFSA World, The development fund is a part of the IFSA budget that is used to support IFSA members to engage with IFSA Activities. As part of the July Open Call, IFSA will partially support members for attending IFSS 2022 in Chile! This [...]
23rd Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission The role of forests and wildlife in building resilience and recovery from crises and threats Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 22 to 26 August 2022 At the kind invitation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Twenty Third Session [...]
© Messe München, 2022 Georg-Ludwig-Hartig Award On July 18th, 2022, IFSA received the Sustainability Award from the Georg-Ludwig-Hartig Foundation at the INTERFORST exhibition in Munich, Germany. The foundation was established in 1987 in honor of the German forest scientist Georg Ludwig Hartig (1764-1837). During his career, about 200 [...]
RCOY ASIA PACIFIC Regional Conferences of the Youth (RCOY) is the regional conference by YOUNGO (the Youth Constituency of the UNFCCC) to collect the ideas and voice of the youth to be carried forward to UNFCCC COP. RCOYs are organised prior to the Global Conference of the Youth (GCOY) across [...]
Call for posters for FSC General Assembly - Submit your abstract! FSC is calling for submissions for abstracts for posters that illustrate ideas and examples of innovation, research findings, best practices and pathways that are relevant to the GA theme, to FSC Motions and / or to the FSC Global [...]
Bimonthly Board Reports May + June General maintenance of the association GA preparation With the forthcoming IFSS in Chile, the General Assembly (GA) is getting closer as well. And that means there are a lot of preparations needed to be done. IFSA Board is having intense meetings to work on [...]
DEADLINE EXTENDED Still interested in becoming part of the IFSS 2022 volunteer team? Worry not! The call for volunteers is extended until July 15 (Friday) at 11:59 PM UTC+0. Visit the registration form to learn more and sign up! https://bit.ly/IFSSVolunteer Sign Up
How do gender inequalities affect our forest education in different parts of the world? Do you want to share your experience and discuss actions? The Capacity Development Commission invites you to participate in the next episode of Peer Learning, a project that provides a space for IFSA members to interact [...]
Interregional Call: NA Meets SA Meets NE On June 26, 2022, the regions of Northern Africa, Southern Africa, and Northern Europe met together on a video call to get to know each other, learn about each other's culture, food and drinks, and forestry! Thanks to the organization of the Regional [...]
Cultural Day of Türkiye By: Kyle Joseph Quijano Head of Cultural Competencies Sub-Commission Last July 03, 2022, at 2 pm UTC+0, members of the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) worldwide were able to attend the Eighth Cultural Day event for this term where the beautiful country of Türkiye was [...]
