Reports by the delegations and members that attended IFSA events.
Meet IFSA Delegates to 18th UNFF Session 2023 The forthcoming 18th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) is scheduled to take place at the UN Headquarters, and it has been confirmed that twelve students will be present at this crucial gathering. This presents a significant [...]
Summary of Career Dinner Organized by IFSA and IFSA SAN After a long time, IFSA and IFSA SAN (Supporter and Alumni Network) organized another Career Dinner on the 28th of April, 2023. The aim of Career Dinners is to introduce different career opportunities for forestry students after graduation. For [...]
IFSA-HETAUDA ‘Local Congress 2023’ in Nepal IFSA-HETAUDA “Local Congress 2023” was a highly successful event from April 22-24, 2023. The event theme was “Greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save us,” focusing on the importance of individual efforts to protect our planet. The [...]
Canadian American Regional Meeting OSU 2023 - Event Report 1. Background and summary of the event This year, Oregon State University’s Local Committee (OSU LC) organized the Canadian American Regional Meeting (CARM) from March 25th to April 1st in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. The event's main objective was to strengthen the [...]
The 34th Forest Versatility Competition 2023 in Brno, Czech Republic. The traditional competition organized by Mendel University in Brno. Forestry Versatility is an annual competition between teams from LCs from both Europe regions with a long tradition of over 30 years. On April 1 - 7, 2023, 48 forestry [...]
Nature-based solutions: A tool for Forest Landscape Restoration International Symposium on Intersectoral Cooperation for Resilient Landscapes The IUFRO-ICFRE Symposium titled ‘Intersectoral cooperation for Resilient Landscapes’, was held from 29-30 March 2023. The symposium brought together experts and professionals in the field of forest landscape restoration to discuss the [...]
International Symposium on Intersectoral Cooperation for Resilient Landscapes 29th-30th March 2023, Dehradun, India The symposium was narrowly focused on the topic of intersectoral cooperation and landscape restoration, with the aim of bringing together experts and scientists from major players in the land use sector, particularly agriculture, forestry, and nature [...]
International Symposium on Intersectoral Cooperation for Resilient Landscapes 29-30 March 2023 On a very fine morning on 29th March 2023 in the lush green campus of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, delegates from all over India and the world gathered to complete the objective of the symposium, which is to cultivate [...]
Efforts in Mainstreaming Landscape Restoration Education Into The Current Education Systems in South - East Asia A Lesson Learned From IUFRO - ICFRE Symposium Opening Speech during the symposium International Symposium on Intersectoral Cooperation for Resilient Landscapes organized by IUFRO and ICFRE - Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education [...]
LC Copenhagen At The Northern Europe Regional Meeting (NERM) 2023 IFSA LC Copenhagen’s representative participated in NERM 2023 We had an amazing opportunity to participate in the Northern Europe Regional Meeting (NERM) as IFSA LC Copenhagen representatives which this year took place in Poland on April 11-16. It was [...]
Bi-monthly Report (January-February) Internal Department The new year of 2023 has been a productive start for the Communication and Capacity Development Commissions of the Internal Department. Read more about the projects and future plans of the sub-commissions below. Communication Commission Capacity Building Workshop: Social Media & Design On the [...]
OC Experience: IFSA Interim and Departments Meeting 2023 with IFSA LC UNHAS From The Resolute Heart to The Glorious Forest! International Night Picture. Photographed by A.Afiq Zakwan Madani (Undergraduate Student of Forestry Faculty of Universitas Hasanuddin). Location: Educational Forest of Universitas Hasanuddin. In the middle of the year [...]
The role of the private forest sector in ecosystem restoration Restoration Scoping Dialogue Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA Delegates: Claudio Guevara and Sunny Markey (LC OSU) Date: January 31 to February 1, 2023 Organizer: The Forests Dialogue Summary The Forests Dialogue (TFD) is a platform and process [...]
Youth Forest Policy Days Report The Youth Forest Policy Days is an initiative organized by the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) and FOREST EUROPE (FE). This event enabled the youth community to exchange knowledge, gain insights about international forest policies and learn new skills. It was a three-day digital [...]
Agriculture and Environment Seminar Actions for sustainable agriculture The seminar was held on January 26, 2023, under the zoom platform. It lasted almost 3 hours with speakers from educational instances, public and private, moderated. We had the participation of more than 35 people. Its objective was to provide a space [...]
