News from the internal elements of IFSA.
Open Call Members for the IFSS Alumni Programme Task ForceDear IFSA SAN members and IFSA Alumni,The IFSA Supporter and Alumni-Network is looking for volunteers to join the IFSS Alumni Programme Task Force! Would you like to be closer to IFSA again and give back what IFSA has given you back [...]
Open Call IFSA SAN TreasurerThe IFSA Supporter and Alumni-Network is hiring! Would you like to be closer to IFSA again and give back what IFSA previously has given you? Then this is your chance to join the IFSA SAN Board as treasurer on a voluntary basis.BackgroundThe Treasurer is a member [...]
Open Call for participants to the UN-Water Conference 2023 Virtual Side Event Title of the Side Event: Youth Water Action - Conservation of Coastal Ecosystem in Southeast Asia Thematic focus: Youth in Water Action for Climate, Resilience, and Environment Event Details Coastal Ecosystem is the convergence of terrestrial and [...]
Open Call for IFSA Delegation to The 6th GLF Investment Case Symposium Event description Over the past six years, the world’s largest banks have invested $4.6 trillion in the fossil fuel industry. How can the financial sector clean up its act and help us tackle the climate and biodiversity crises? [...]
Official of the Month January 2023 Francis Boafo Asamoah As the Head of the UNCBD Sub-Commission, Francis led the IFSA delegation at COP 15 which happened from 7 to 19 December 2022 in Monreal, Canada. With great responsibility and leadership skills, Francis prepared the delegation of 10 IFSA representatives [...]
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 [...]
Traineeship at EFI: Duration: 6 months Start date: As soon as possible Application deadline: 20.02.2023 Other info: Funding is available Location: Bonn, Germany How to apply: Send CV and cover letter to Marcus Lindner (marcus.lindner@efi.int) The future trainee will support two ongoing projects: the Horizon Europe project ForestPaths and [...]
Traineeship at EFI Bioeconomy Facility The trainee will support activities related to the exploitation of innovation in the forest bio-economy, the FIRE-RES project, and awareness-raising. Duration: 6 months Other info: A complementary fee can be considered Location: Joensuu, Finland or Barcelona, Spain How to apply: Send CV and Cover [...]
IFSA Strategy 2022-2026 Dear IFSA World, We are happy to announce that the new IFSA Strategy for the years 2022-2026 has just been published on our website! The IFSA Strategy describes the association’s goals and the actions needed to achieve them, while also providing a framework for monitoring the [...]
Open Table Discussion: Indigenous Communities in Forestry&IFSA Indigenous Family EmpowermentOrganized by IFSA LC Eberswalde (Germany) X IFSA LC FRI (India) Collaboration1. ObjectiveThis collaboration project of the two LCs brings together interested individuals and leading experts in the platform to focus on the lack of protection for indigenous communities which live [...]
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 [...]
Open Call – Development Fund February 2023! What is the Development Fund? The development fund is a part of the IFSA budget that is used to support IFSA members to engage in IFSA Activities. The lack of financial resources is one of the major factors that limit the involvement [...]
Start of fellowship programme for young conservationists Application for the 2023-2025 cycle of the Klaus Toepfer Fellowship Programme is now open until March 26, 2023. The in-service training starting in autumn 2023 aims at early-career professionals in nature conservation from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. The programme combines [...]
GLF Africa 2022 Article- IFSA Delegation How to build an equitable, resilient food future. 1. Introduction Global Landscape Forum(GLF) The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use. It is scaling up to significantly contribute towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris [...]
IFSA Delegation GLF Climate 2022 What we learned from the conference Introduction The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use. It is scaling up to significantly contribute towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement led by CIFOR in collaboration [...]
