Reports by the delegations and members that attended IFSA events.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Report of the Major Group Led Initiative in Support of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) UN office Nairobi, March 4 to 6, 2024 Introduction The Major Group Led Initiative, a pivotal gathering under the UNFF umbrella, brings together representatives from various major groups including women, farmers [...]
FOREST EUROPE Expert Level Meeting 9-10 January, 2024, Bonn, Germany Summary of the event The Expert Level Meeting is the second most important event in the process of FOREST EUROPE after the Ministerial Conference. This event is dedicated to the negotiations on the ministerial documents that will be signed at [...]
IFSA Delegation at The Forests Dialogue Bioenergy from Forest Scoping Dialogue Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA Delegates: Karen Gómez García Date: February 27, 2024 Organiser: The Forests Dialogue Summary Bioenergy from forests (BEF) is the energy produced by the combustion of wood, wood waste, or biofuels [...]
International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) Local Committee ANU Delegation at the World Food Forum’s (WFF) Flagship Event 2023 Authored by Arifah Hidayati
IFSA TREECLUB UI, Academic Trip in the Federal University of Technology of Akure, Akure. Forty-two practical year students, accompanied by the departmental coordinator for the practical year students, Dr. P. O. Ige and Mr. Fatoba, embarked on an enlightening visit to four sections in the Federal University of Technology Akure: [...]
