Rainforest Youth Summit 2025 18-20th of June 2025 | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Delegation report I. Summary of the event The Rainforest Youth Summit 2025 is an annual international summit initiated by the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia to provide youth around the world to learn about the sustainable development of rainforest, [...]
LC Zvolen At the Northern European Meeting (NERM) 2025 We had an amazing opportunity to participate in the Northern Europe Regional Meeting (NERM) as IFSA LC Zvolen representatives, which this year took place in Ireland on April 13 - 19. It was organized by the amazing Ireland OC team. NERM [...]
Canopy of Care: Reflecting on Our Forests' Day. Welcome to a brief reflection with Canopy Conversations. We recently took a moment to honor the vital lifeblood of our planet: forests, during International Day of Forestry. Even though the day has passed, the importance of our forests remains. Join us at [...]
October 2024 Official of The Month 1 October 2024/2025 🌟 Official(s) of the Month: Stephanie and Benjamin! From the very start of this IFSA term, Stephanie and Benjamin have been shining examples of dedication and innovation, driving initiatives that have made a real difference across our network. Here’s just [...]
Why Do We Need a Mentor? A Reflection from IFSA-IUFRO Mentorship Programme “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” — Oprah Winfrey Four years ago, I questioned whether I truly needed a mentor to guide my future career direction or not. Before the [...]
My IFSA Experience Northern European Regional Meeting, Estonia, 2024 The 2024 Northern European Regional meeting (NERM) took place in Estonia from the 23rd-29th of April. It was wonderfully organised by the amazing Organising committee (OC), from the Estonian University of Life Sciences, who created an opportunity for IFSA members from [...]
The Forests Dialogue on Ecosystem Restoration Delegation Report East Kalimantan, 22–26 April 2024 I. Summary of the event On 22–26 April, 2024, TFD held its first field dialogue under the Ecosystem Restoration Initiative in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. In order to enhance biodiversity in Kalimantan, the private sector, indigenous people, [...]
Report of Dare to Explore Traineeship By Alex Bimbo Onatunji My name is Alex Bimbo Onatunji, a Nigerian student studying the International Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management (MEDfOR) at the University of Lleida, Spain, and the University of Padova, Italy. A month after [...]
Dare to Explore! “GENDERING FSC: WHERE WE STAND AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO” By Gargi Tariyal (India) Hello to all the forestry students in the world! I am Gargi Tariyal, native of Western Himalayas in India. At present I am an early-stage researcher at the University of [...]
Dare to Explore! Experience: The potential of woody biomass and new ideas for a professional career I´m Ajdin Starčević from Bosnia and Herzegovina. From February to April, I have been a Dare to Explore! Trainee with CIFOR in Bonn, Germany. The scope of the traineeship was to assess the [...]
Dare to Explore! Experience: Towards The Same Goal, Beyond The Time Difference I am Hiromi Waragai, a student doing the Bachelor’s program in Forest Science at Hokkaido University in Japan. Since the beginning of February, I have been working as a Dare to Explore! trainee remotely at International Union [...]
Meet the Dare to Explore! trainees – Opeyemi Hi IFSA world! My name is Opeyemi Adeyemi, a Nigerian. I recently completed my doctoral degree in Forest Science (socio-ecological systems) at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. I have a master’s degree in Sustainable Environmental Management from the University of Greenwich, [...]
Research, practice and perspectives on integrated forest management and urban foresty - Contributions by young researchers and practitioners Vera Knill one of the Dare to Explore! trainees, is currently working with the EFI Urban forestry team. Read her account of an exciting session showcasing the work of young [...]
Meet the Dare to Explore! trainees – Vera Hi IFSA world! My name is Vera and I am currently finishing my MSc in Sustainable Resource Management at Technical University Munich, where I am focusing on management and protection of forest ecosystems. My background is in ecotourism. Before I [...]
Developing research to support decision making: My experience as EFI´s trainee By: Fredy David Polo Villanueva Jr. Researcher at the European Forest Institute (EFI) Doctoral Candidate at the Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden) Fredy Polo is a Peruvian forester and IFSA member who started his career managing forest [...]
