News from the internal elements of IFSA.
Northern Africa Regional Meeting 2026 Event Report Background : The Northern African Regional Meeting 2026 was organized and hosted by the Federal University of Technology Akure Local Committee (FUTA LC) in Nigeria. The event lasted seven days and attracted Over 150 participants. The purpose of the meeting was to [...]
LC Monthly Promotion Dear LCs of all regions, attention! As part of IFSA's efforts to strengthen communication, visibility, and knowledge sharing among Local Committees worldwide, the communication commission is launching the LC Monthly Promotion Program. This aims to collect and showcase outstanding activities organized by every Local Committees in [...]
IFSS 2025 Indonesia Report Executive Summary IFSS 2025 Indonesia was held for 15 days from August 16 to 30 , 2025, with the grand theme, “Green Heroes: Achieving Net Zero Emission for Sustainable Forestry. This event was organised by 4 Local Committees consisting of IFSA LC IPB, IFSA LC [...]
Post IFSS 2025 Indonesia Activity: The First Monitoring of Mangroves Plantation On 17 May 2026, The first monitoring plantation of mangroves during the IFSS 2025 Indonesia was held by the appointed technical assistants from Universitas Hasanuddin: Rifaldy I Rudy and Ahmad R Chorald. During its monitoring, it is observed [...]
The Seven Mandate of IFSS 2025 Indonesia We are pleased to announce the launch of the Seven Mandate of IFSS 2025 Indonesia. They are: Co-developed forestry knowledge protocols with epistemic justice guidelines Provide more inclusive disciplinary-openness practice (e.g., GIS and remote sensing for traceability) Open access science, technology, software, data [...]
25TH SESSION OF THE AFRICAN FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION (AFWC25) AND THE 9TH AFRICAN FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE WEEK (AFWW9) “Innovative and Inclusive Forest and Wildlife Resources Management for Africa” 1st – 5th December 2025 in Banjul, The Gambia Organizer: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) IFSA Delegation Report Authors: Abalo Theopista, [...]
Shaping Youth Perspective: IFSA Indonesia Restoration Tour to APRIL-Restorasi Ekosistem Riau Delegation report I. Summary of the event This event was a collaboration programme between IFSA and Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited Group (APRIL Group)–Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER), held on 27 October–3 November 2024 in APRIL Group, RER, Riau, [...]
Second Round Of Applications, IFSS-2026 Nigeria 🚨 The call is out! IFSS 2026 Nigeria, Second Round is LIVE! 🌍🌿 Missed the first round? Now’s your chance! 🗓 15th January – 10th February 2026 (23:59 WAT) A big thank you to all our first-round applicants, we appreciate you! 🙌 Get ready [...]
News Letter IFSA at the FSC General Assembly 2025 in Panama The International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) proudly delegates Muhammad Pasha Assalafi from IFSA LC UGM, Indonesia and Jaime Iarin Victorian Ascencio from IFSA LC Chaupea, Mexico as their delegates to formally participate in the 10th Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) [...]
Memorandum of Understanding Renewal Between IFSA and RECOFTC: Continued Journey! On 4 November 2025, the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) and RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests – held a ceremonial signing at Shangri-La Chiang Mai, Thailand, officially renewing their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the 2025–2030 term. [...]
Getting to know IFSA - A New Term This July, IFSA is hosting a series of four online sessions aimed at helping members better understand how the organization works, what principles guide it, and how to take a more active role within the network. A new term is starting in [...]
Open Call: Apply for Partial Funding for IFSS 2025 Dear IFSA Members, We are happy to announce our Development Fund Special for IFSS 2025! The Development Fund is a part of the IFSA budget that is used to support IFSA members to engage with IFSA activities - individuals as well [...]
Forest Europe 9th Ministerial Conference Youth delegation experience Introduction The 9th Ministerial Conference is the highest event of a German four-year chairmanship of the FOREST EUROPE process. During the event representatives of signatory countries and observer organizations, following the process workstreams, discussed Sustainable Forest management, resilience, and youth inclusion. The [...]
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) RENEWAL BETWEEN CIFOR-ICRAF AND IFSA REPORT Figure 1. CIFOR-ICRAF and IFSA MoU Renewal Ceremony in CIFOR-ICRAF Headquarters, Bogor, Indonesia (Source: CIFOR-ICRAF Documentation) BOGOR, Indonesia — The Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) have renewed [...]
