On July 28th IFSA-KOREA had a meeting with the LC WARSAW from Poland. The meeting was aimed to share each other’s forest management, plants & animals and about university. It was interesting to know the differences, and was a good chance for participants to broaden their view and learn. [...]
A robust national forest monitoring system (NFMS) enables countries to align their forest policies with up-to-date, reliable, transparent and accessible information. NFMS knowledge and results support countries in their efforts to build confidence in climate actions, and increase the effectiveness and transparency of those actions under the Paris Agreement. [...]
Calling all youth! The deadline to submit your abstract for a paper or poster is 30 June 2021 – submit your work to contribute to engaging discussions which will shape the future of forests. Congress speakers will be chosen from accepted voluntary contributions. Stay tuned for sponsorship opportunities! #WFC2021Korea [...]
Hi IFSA world! I am Doctor Tshego, from Witbank, a town in north eastern South Africa. I study forestry to dive into sustainable resource management and mainly contribute to global and national level management and global strategy. I have an interest in pursuing a master's degree in tropical forestry [...]
Damiano Cilio is one of the backbones of IFSA, he is currently serving his 5th term as IFSA Official. His contributions have been in many different areas, and with his wide range of experience, he was available whenever his assistance was needed. Most notably, he was the [...]
IFSA has the privilege to hold a double breakout session at the International Conference on Forest Education (ICFE) happening from June 22 - 24, organized by FAO, IUFRO, ITTO, CIFOR/ICRAF and the Secretariats of UNFF and UNFCCC. The organizers have the ambition that this conference will be a defining [...]
💡 Do you have a research idea to create a better food future? Get your friends and colleagues together to form a team and show the world what you've got with our Transformative Research Challenge! 💡Calling all young and aspiring researchers: do you have a research idea that [...]
Elif Duman is currently serving as the Southern Europe Regional Representative for her second term. With her partner Šimon, they have developed the Regional Awards to motivate our members. In addition, their Discord server is quite active because there are fun activities hosted, such as Game Night and Movie Night. [...]
Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector - One year in numbers "Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” is a two-year project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) financed by the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency [...]
The IUCN One Nature, One Future Global Youth Summit is a 10-day virtual conference intended to strengthen connections between young leaders and their existing global networks, encourage interdisciplinary learning, provide a space for broader storytelling on conservation, and add momentum to growing youth movements for nature and climate. In addition [...]
We all know that connecting with nature is important. Great Backyard Bird Counting (GBBC) 2021 is the opportunity for us to enjoy the beautiful little things while walking through the forest trail or river side or watching the backyard through the window. [...]
Sylvannisa is currently the Head of Communication Commission, serving her second term as an official after being the Head of Design in 2019/20. During her serving time she has done outstanding efforts, through the objectives system that she has implemented making work easier and more efficient within the commission. [...]
FAO Webinar - Forest data for climate action: the importance of legal and institutional frameworks Forests, and forest monitoring in particular, are critical to ensuring that countries stay on target with emission reduction goals within the framework of the Paris Agreement. A robust National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) can [...]
Serving his second term as an official after representing IFSA towards the IUCN in 2019/20, David took over the newly established role as Head of Partner Commission during the 2020 digital IFSS. With no previous position holder to learn from and the External Partner’s specific challenges caused by the [...]
The fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) is scheduled to take place during the last week of February 2021, in Nairobi, Kenya, as agreed during UNEA-3 in December 2017. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the first phase of UNEA 5 (UNEA 5.1) will take place [...]
