News from the internal elements of IFSA.
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 [...]
Open Letter on Gender and Forest Education translated to Indonesian, Spanish and Turkish We are excited to announce that the IFSA Open Letter on Gender and Forest Education has been translated to Indonesian, Spanish and Turkish. Thanks to Meynard Karsten Eugenia br Sitorus (Indonesian translation), Cynthia Gamboa (Spanish translation) [...]
Open Call - Development Fund September 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 in [...]
YAFP Book Launch Events: A Resounding Success Story By, Annie Biju Nelson Madela said “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world”—this is what the Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Education (JTF) was created for. Our primary objective is to enhance forestry students’ [...]
Open Call EFI 2023 Annual Conference Dear IFSA Family, We are happy to announce the opportunity to participate at the European Forest Institute (EFI) Annual Conference 2023 that will take place on 20-22 September in Novi Sad, Serbia. EFI is an international organisation created by European states conducting research and [...]
ITTO Fellowship Program 2023 Are you looking for economic support for an international/regional conference, course, or internship? Or do you need a budget to finish your technical research? Or you may need a small grant for post-graduate studies. If you identify with one of these questions, this opportunity is [...]
Apply to be a speaker at the IUFRO 2024 World Congress What is the IUFRO 2024 World Congress? The IUFRO World Congress is one of the largest global forest events, held every five years since 1893. The next IUFRO World congress will be held in Stockholm, Sweden from 23 [...]
Bimonthly Board Reports May-June 2023 General maintenance of the association Development Fund With the Development Fund, IFSA supports individuals and LCs in organising activities or attending events. Every month a new Open Call is released, and the Board evaluates the applications. In May 2023, 1.927,28 Euros were allocated to [...]
Field Dialogue on Tree Plantations in the Landscape Delegation Report - The Forests Dialogue i. Summary of the event The Forests Dialogue (TFD) was created in 2000. TFD is a group that brings together different people and teams worldwide to talk about managing forests sustainably and protecting them. They [...]
North Macedonia’s Cultural Day Република Северна Македонија On Thursday, 20 July 2023, 8-9.12 PM (UTC+0) The International Forestry Students’ Association of Local Committee Dren hosted the cultural day via Zoom meeting. The presenters were Ivana Peneva (LC Dren President) and Nadica Kremshovska (LC Dren Vice President). The presentation began [...]
Open Call LARM 2024 Dear IFSA’s Latin American Region! Would you like to host the next Latin American Regional Meeting? A new opportunity is here: you can now apply to become the 2024 host and Organizing Committee (OC) of your Regional Meeting! Regional Meetings (RMs) are one of [...]
Open Call LA RRs Dear IFSA World, IFSA wishes to announce the open call for the position of Regional Representatives for Latin America. This is a call for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals who will serve for the term 2023/24 starting from September 2023 till August 2024. Introduction IFSA [...]
UNECE Trees in Cities Challenge IFSA will start a collaboration to support the work of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) regarding the implementation of the “Trees in Cities Challenge” initiative. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the International Forestry Students Association are collaborating to [...]
Bi-monthly Report (May-June 2023) Internal Department Communication Commission Accomplished Plans for the Period CommComms Monthly Hangout: May 2023 At the end of the month, the CommComms team gathered for their monthly hangout meeting for the month of May 2023. The team members gave updates about their projects and tasks—some of [...]
Open Call for IFSA-IUFRO Joint Task Force Deputy Coordinators Background The Forest Education 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 in forest education - especially [...]
