News from the internal elements of IFSA.
Šimon is currently the Southern Europe Regional Representative and, although he has held the position for a short period of time, he has demonstrated his enthusiastic, positive and proactive attitude and his enthusiasm for expanding IFSA's reach. Simon has been actively working with his region since day one and he [...]
Dear IFSA Family, New year, new adventure! We want to introduce you to the new IFSA Board that has been elected during the Online IFSS 2020 COVID-19 has had a huge impact on our association, but we're ready to kick off the new year and excited to work together with [...]
Your Content Goes HereMirjana Volarev from Serbia is the current Head of Forest Education Sub-Commission under the Capacity Development Commission. During her serving time, she has done remarkable work in organising series of webinars on connecting students to the opportunity available for higher education in forestry. Her work has [...]
We are glad to announce that the July Official of the Month will be awarded to Yuyo Yeh. She is currently the Head of Language Sub-Commission under our Capacity Development Commission. The contributions that she has made have helped progress the commission and motivate others who working alongside her. Notably, [...]
Good news from RECOFTC RECOFTC is creating a future where those who rely on forests live equitably and take good care of the environment. Even in challenging times of COVID-19, RECOFTC strives and targets its goals that were established in 2018. In the new annual report, you can follow the [...]
Volodymyr is our Liaison Officer for IUFRO and is responsible for liaising with one of IFSA’s longest established partnership with the aim to enrich students’ forest education. As one of our youngest officials, he bravely took up the responsibilities of organising IFSA-led sessions at the IUFRO World Congress and the [...]
Dear IFSA Family, we need your help for the Online International Night. Due to COVID 19 we won't be able to do any real International Nights, but we have the alternative. Each Online Regional Meeting has it own day for the international night! Have you been to an IFSA [...]
Elif has proven to be of great value in IFSA. For instance, during the INTERIM and the Regional Representatives meeting, she provided great input for the developing projects and engaged positively by playing a key role as a motivator amongst the participants. Also, she has worked tirelessly in bridging the [...]
Dear future participants, interested individuals and IFSA Family, Due to circumstances related to COVID-19, we are officially announcing that IFSS Quebec-Canada 2020 will not happen this summer. We must respect the measures taken by the country to protect our IFSA family and to make sure that everyone is safe. We [...]
Dear IFSA World, the IFSA Web Sub-commission and the External department is happy to announce a brand new partners section on the IFSA website. The new layout at ifsa.net/partners gives you a perfect, easy, and interactive overview of all partners and the processes we are involved in, as well as [...]
From 26th-28th February 2020, researchers, policy makers and practitioners from different disciplines such as policy analysis, ecology, economics, forest (ecosystem) management and conservation converged in Bonn Germany for the “Governing and managing forests for multiple ecosystem services across the globe conference”. The conference was organized by the European Forest Institute [...]
Frederik holds a position with a special obligation, unparalleled to any other position within IFSA. He liaises between IFSA and the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) but is also an official focal point of the United Nations Major Group Children and Youth (UN MGCY). This makes him a representative [...]
The future of forest biodiversity is bright in the hands of young people around the world who are committed to solve one wicked problem - forest and biodiversity loss. I can still remember how excited I was the first time I saw a life Elephant in April 2019. In the [...]
Dear future participants, interested individuals and IFSA Family, We regret to announce that the International Conference ‘Forests in Women’s Hands’, supposed to happen from May 25th-27th in Traunkirchen, Austria, has been postponed due to the massive outbreak of COVID-19 all over Europe. This joint decision was made by the organizing [...]
Over a span of five days, 23 IFSA delegates participated at the 22nd Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC) under the theme “Forests and Wildlife: Africa’s diversity for shared prosperity and security, that was held in Skukuza, Republic of South Africa from 9th March to 13th March [...]
