Reports by the delegations and members that attended IFSA events.
Cultural Day of Morocco By: Kyle Joseph Quijano Head of Cultural Competencies Sub-Commission This month of March welcomed FSA Morocco, a relatively new Local Committee (LC) of the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) through its monthly cultural day where they had the chance to showcase their country, Morocco. [...]
Winners of the International Day of Forests poster contest by IFSA announced! By Juliet Achieng and Angela Gabriela Veneros (ITTO sub-commission) International Day of Forests (IDF) is a day set by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. [...]
Latin America and Northern Europe Interregional Call On Feb 27, 2022, the regions of Latin America and Northern Europe met together on a video call to get to know each other, learn about each other's culture, forestry, food, and even forest management! Group photo Thanks to the organization [...]
Cultural Day of Costa Rica By: Kyle Joseph Quijano Head of Cultural Competencies Sub-Commission For the month of February, the wonderful country of Costa Rica was featured in the monthly Cultural Day of the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA). The event was held last February 18, 2022, at 2 [...]
Interregional Call Latin America meets Southern Europe On Jan 23, 2022, the regions of Latin America and Southern Europe met together on a video call to get to know each other, learn about each other's culture, forestry, food, and more! Group photo of interregional call: Latin America meets [...]
GLF Climate: Frontiers of Change A report by the IFSA Delegation Author: Yeji Lee, Aditi Mishra The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world's largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach [...]
Cultural Day of Indonesia By: Kyle Joseph Quijano Head of Cultural Competencies Sub-Commission The first Cultural Day for the year 2022 was held last January 21, 2022, at 1 pm UTC+0 on IFSA's Discord Chanel. Rahma Maulidhina who was the President of IFSA LC IPB 2021 and Faiha Azka [...]
UNFCCC COP26 Glasgow Experience Author: Nele Römer This year the United Nations Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) hosted the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland and IFSA had the opportunity to send a delegation of 10 persons. We want to give a small overview on COP26 importance, [...]
Cultural Day of the Philippines By: Kyle Joseph Quijano (Head of Cultural Competencies Sub-Commission) The second "Cultural Day" for the term 2021-2022 was held last November 19, 2021, at 2 pm UTC+0 via Zoom Meetings. The country that was featured for this month was none other than the "Philippines". With [...]
Each year, The European Forest Institute (EFI) organizes an annual conference in which associate and affiliate members of EFI meet each other. IFSA as one of the associate members, IFSA representatives participate in the meeting to represent international forestry students. It is my pleasure to become the IFSA representative [...]
(by Carrera Calle, Vania*; Gutiérrez Sotelo, Joaquín*; Sánchez Chávez, Yamile*) The Amazon is located in Latin America and is shared by eight countries. It is established in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, and Suriname. This ecosystem contains great biodiversity in flora, fauna, and communities. It plays an [...]
Germany Meeting Göttingen 2021 In October 2021, the German LCs held their annual IFSA Germany Meeting which was the first IFSA in-person meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic! For four days, 22 participants from five German LCs and LCs from Denmark, Serbia and Estonia met in Göttingen [...]
Cultural Day of Mexico By: Kyle Joseph Quijano Head of Cultural Competencies Sub-Commission At 2 pm UTC+0 on October 15, 2021, the first-ever “Cultural Day” for the term 2021-2022 was held through IFSA's Discord Chanel. Jazmin Lopez, the current Head of Capacity Development Commission, and Ivette Estrade, the Internal Councilor [...]
World Congress Conservation – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Nature-based Solutions and Young Professionals - Perceptions and Integration By: Joaquín Gutierrez On September 5, IFSA had the opportunity to participate as an invited panel during the World Conservation Congress. Along with other panelists from different institutions, such [...]
A Piece of Forest Education for All! By Alina Lehikoinen The EFI-IFSA-IUFRO Project on Green Jobs has been running for almost three years now and is coming to an end in early 2022. The project has borne fruit, which could be seen at the project’s IUFRO World Day session. [...]
