Official statement from the IFSA Board on the cancellation of IFSS 2024 To our dear IFSA Members, It is with deep regret that the IFSA Board must announce the cancellation of the International Forestry Students’ Symposium (IFSS) 2024 which was scheduled from 18 August to 1 September 2024 in Romania. [...]
Interim Meeting 2024 Report The Interim meeting is an annual hybrid meeting where IFSA Officials convene in person to evaluate their performance during the first half of the term and discuss the issues and solutions to improve the association’s operations. This year, it took place in Bern Switzerland from [...]
IFSA Championing Forestry Education with School Forest Project at #IUFRO2024 An article by Isabelle Claire Dela Paz One of IFSA's goals is to become a leader in shaping forestry education. As an association, we understand the value of promoting forestry education to young people and how it influences the [...]
Open Call for IFSA Delegates at the 27th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO 27) The 27th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry will take place in the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy from the 22nd to the 26th July 2024. IFSA is going to send [...]
IFSA's UNFCCC COP 28 UAE Experience Background of COP The United Nations Conference on Climate Change serves as the world's most extensive annual gathering dedicated to addressing climate-related challenges. The 28th session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties took Place in Expo City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [...]
Open Call for IFSA Delegates: Forest Directors Meeting (Council of European Union) in Spain Dear IFSA Family, We are happy to announce the opportunity to participate in the Forest Directors Meeting organized by the Council of European Union that will take place in La Almoraima (Cadiz), from 18-20 October 2023. [...]
Internal Councilor 2023/2024 Open Call Dear IFSA World, IFSA is announcing the vacancy for the position of Internal Councilor. This is a call for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals who will serve for 2023/24 term starting from September 2023 till August 2024. Background Internal Councilor supervises and coordinates the Internal Department [...]
Head of Sub-Commissions 2023/2024 Open Call Dear IFSA World, IFSA is announcing that several positions will become vacant after the General Assembly in August 2023. This is a call for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals who will serve for 2023/24 term starting from September 2023 till August 2024. Introduction IFSA [...]
Interim 2023/2024 Organizing Committee Open Call Dear IFSA Family, Would you like to experience what being an Organising Committee is like? This is an open call to host Interim for the IFSA term 2023/2024! Interim is the mid-year meeting for IFSA officials. It usually lasts for a week and takes [...]
IUFRO Commissioner Open Call Dear IFSA Family, Are you interested in international conferences? Do you want to assist IFSA in creating the best possible sessions and activities for its members and the wider audience? The IUFRO sub-commission is looking for two motivated individuals who are interested and have time to [...]
2023 IFSA Excellence Awards Nominees Outstanding LC Project of the Year AFFS-UPLB (Philippines) IFSA HETAUDA (Nepal) LC CHAUPEA (Mexico) Outstanding LC of the Year IFSA HETAUDA (Nepal) IFSA Pokhara (Nepal) LC CHAUPEA (Mexico) [...]
IUFRO HoSC Open Call Dear IFSA family, Would you like to become involved in IFSA external activities? A new opportunity is here. The official position for the Head of the IUFRO Sub-Commission is open for the term 2023/2024! We are in search of an enthusiastic and self-motivated [...]
Celebrate International Youth Day! “Empowering Indigenous and local community youth for a sustainable world” RECOFTC, the Rights and Resources Initiative, the Asia Indigenous Youth Platform, the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, and partners are celebrating International Youth Day online. Youth from Indigenous and local communities across Asia-Pacific will share their unique [...]
Bimonthly Board Reports May-June 2023 General maintenance of the association Development Fund With the Development Fund, IFSA supports individuals and LCs in organising activities or attending events. Every month a new Open Call is released, and the Board evaluates the applications. In May 2023, 1.927,28 Euros were allocated to [...]
IFSA Excellence Awards 2023 As an international student-led organization, IFSA is the epitome of youth excellence in the field of forestry and related sciences. Every year, selected IFSA officials are awarded the “IFSA Official of the Year” to honor their hard work and dedication in their official positions. For [...]
