News from the internal elements of IFSA.
Official of the Month November 2023 Congratulations to our Head of Communication Commission, Alexander William Arnott Watson, for being November 2023 Official of the Month! 🎉
Official of the Month October 2023 Congratulations to our outgoing WFF Sub-Commission, Rizka Afif Muhammad & Davis Ssemanda, for being October 2023 Official of the Month! 🎉
International Forestry Students Symposium (IFSS) - Germany 2023 🇩🇪 Dear one, this is an overview of my personal experience in the IFSS 2023. If you are curious about this wonderful symposium, I encourage you to keep reading and let's dive together into this amazing experience. First of all, What is [...]
Open Call - Development Fund November 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 [...]
Bimonthly Board Report September-October 2023 Maintenance of the Association Development Fund We were happy to support one individual and one LC project using the monthly available funding for September. As the individual, we chose someone who has been actively involved in IFSA at the international level and who will represent [...]
Bimonthly Internal Department Report September-October 2023 Communication Commission The changeover for the Head of Communication Commission (HoCC) was held between the current Internal Councilor, former HoCC, and current HoCC. The HoCC has helped a lot during the vacancies in the Communication Commission. The HoCC has taken over Web and Discord [...]
The Midterm Review of the International Arrangement on Forests: How can young generations take part in this instrumental forest policy? The meeting on the midterm review of the International Arrangement on Forests (IAF) was held at the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria, from October 10th to October 13th, 2023, [...]
IFSA Official of the Month of September 2023 is... Pooja Pokharel! Congratulations! Pooja as the outgoing Head of UNFCCC Sub-Commission, has been instrumental in organising and building the preparations for over 4 months, of our delegations and side events ahead of the UNFCCC COP28 in Dubai. She is leading a [...]
Waldis Exchange in Switzerland, 2023 From Friday, September 15th to Sunday, September 17th, the Waldis Exchange took place in Switzerland between the LCs Zurich, Freiburg, and Vienna. After the event was organized by LC Freiburg in Germany last year, LC Zurich took charge of the organizing committee this year. Upon [...]
Report on IFSA Tree Clubs Stewardship on World Clean Up Day World Clean-Up Day, a global initiative, witnessed the active involvement of the IFSA-TREE CLUB at the prestigious University of Ibadan on 16th of September, 2023. Our recent endeavor involved the meticulous organization of a clean-up event in the [...]
JTF Workshop: How to conduct a Systematic Review of Literature in Forest Science and Other Disciplines The IFSA-IUFRO Joint Task Force seeks to bring together perspectives and knowledge from students, educators and other stakeholders; encourage international discussion on forest education and capacity building; identify, compile and communicate gaps and challenges [...]
Rooted Inequalities: Workshop on Gender & Forest Education At the IFSA Gender Sub-Commission, we're dedicated to addressing the topic of gender and forest education. Our mission is to foster inclusivity, diversity, and equity in this critical field. We invite you to join us for an upcoming workshop where we [...]
Rolling Open Call: Head of Sub-Commissions 2023/2024 Dear IFSA World, IFSA is announcing that several positions will become vacant after the General Assembly in August 2023. This is a call for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals who will serve for 2023/24 term starting from September 2023 till August 2024. Introduction [...]
ROLE OF YOUTH IN PROMOTING BIOECONOMY : YOUTH PERSPECTIVE IN EUROPEAN BIOECONOMY SCIENTIFIC FORUM 2023 Attending the European Bioeconomy Scientific Forum (EBSF) 2023 “Moving Towards the Transformation” on 6 – 9 September 2023 in Austria, Vienna was my very first-time event related to bioeconomy. The Forum is an essential [...]
VISITING IUFRO HEADQUARTERS IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA After participating in European Bioeconomy Scientific Forum 2023 in Austria, IFSA delegates had a chance to visit the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Headquarters on Friday, 8 September 2023 in Vienna. It was a nice afternoon, we met Alexander Buck as [...]
