News from the internal elements of IFSA.
From November 28th to November 30th back-to-back conferences on sustainable finance took place in Luxembourg, the UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Europe on November 28th and 29th, and the Global Landscapes Forum 4th annual Investment Case Symposium on the 30th. Additionally, the GLF organized a youth workshop on sustainable finance on [...]
Activities this Autumn: Barbecues: We had our traditional barbecues near the forestry building to improve the IFSA spirit between forestry students and professors, teachers. Seminars: This Autumn we had three seminars which were - falconry hunting in Portugal on the 18th of November, and the other two were about the [...]
Hello IFSA family, Greetings from LC Thessaloniki, Greece! Although winter is almost here for most European countries, we still have some summer to share…and also some news! 😊 First things first, we’re in the process of changing our LC’s logo! Our friend from LC Brașov, @Alex Stainbok, created some beautiful [...]
SoINNOVember with IFSA BOKU SoINNOVember was closely linked to Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (= SIMRA) with a special focus on forest-based ventures. In this European project we found not only an inspiring research concept, but also great examples for Social Innovation all over Europe including the promotion and [...]
This past year was pretty intense with the “Forstverein” (meaning Forest Association) in Bern. To start on a local note, the association set up a bar and members are now working to quench the thirst of other students at every party held at the university to introduce the association to [...]
Dear IFSA friends, November was an exciting month for us in Serbia. SERM (Southern European Regional Meeting) 2020 with theme - Diversity of Opportunities will be held in the beginning of April next year. We are very much delighted to host our IFSA friends and family to have fun together. [...]
Hey everyone, This is AUSF Padua!!! On October 23rd there were elections for our new board! We are very happy to announce that 4 new positions have been filled by our new young members ! As you can see, the old plants are slowly giving way to the new seedlings [...]
Summary of the main activities organized in the year 2019. Participation in the seminar « Arboretum around the world » 4-5.10.2019. Coffee break with home made cakes at the University garden » 24.09.2019. LC presentation on Welcome day at the university » 17.09.2019. AUSF ITALIA assembly in Molise » 22-26.07.2019. Seminar about [...]
Welcome hike: We started the new term at our university in October with a short hike for freshers from the first year, to welcome them into the IFSA family and to the wonderful world of forestry. As a group of 30 people, we organized a hike to the Beech Forests [...]
Private sector contribution as key stakeholder to support Global Green Supply Chains network. Photo: CTWDPA The international forum, “Together towards Global Green Supply Chains - a Forest Products Industry Initiative”, took place in Shanghai on 22-23 October 2019. The event was organized by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) in [...]
[Shanghai, 21.10.2019] The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) invited a students’ delegation of the International Forestry Students‘ Association (IFSA) to Shanghai, where a 4-days International Forum is being held to promote the concept of green supply chains. The forum is a response to recent research showing that the gap between [...]
Hey! I'm Fergus Price (Left) and recently I got the opportunity to attend the European Forestry Institute (EFI) annual conference and scientific seminar in Aberdeen on the 18th and 19th of September. I attended alongside the Liaison Officer (LO) for EFI Ján Matúš Urbančík (Right). The European Forestry Institute [...]
[Curitiba, 28.09.19] Over 40 international students are gathered today in the lead-up to the World Congress of the International Union for Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) in Brazil, to learn about forest entrepreneurship and scientific writing. The workshop is part of IFSA’s extensive engagement in forest education and its key role [...]
[New York, 21.09.2019] Today, the first-ever Youth Climate Action Summit is taking place at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York. More than 500 students and young professionals gathered on this day to discuss the way forward. The summit, which convenes world-leading experts, key figures of the United Nations and [...]
As the world’s largest students’ network of forestry and related sciences, the International Forestry Students’ Association seeks to pursue sustainable and healthy environments globally, hence reflected in its vision- a world that appreciates forests. We are cognisant of the fact that all inhabitants of Earth deserve to live on a [...]
