Announcements of the latest, upcoming and future events within IFSA.
GLF Climate Event Dates : 5th to 7th November, 2021 If you are interested in joining as an IFSA Delegate and participating in the hybrid event “GLF Climate : Frontiers of Change”, which will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, on the sidelines of the 26th session of the UN [...]
Open call for UNFCCC COP-26 and COY-16 COY-16: 28 October - 31 October 2021 COP-26: 31st October - 12th November Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflkL9vyxREwQxJElS2r72Cz_d0zY8brj-rYrjVtspliwkf5A/viewform IFSA’s UNFCCC Sub-commission is happy to announce that the application period for COY-16 and COP-26 is now open! The open call will close on 27 August 2021. [...]
A robust national forest monitoring system (NFMS) enables countries to align their forest policies with up-to-date, reliable, transparent and accessible information. NFMS knowledge and results support countries in their efforts to build confidence in climate actions, and increase the effectiveness and transparency of those actions under the Paris Agreement. [...]
Calling all youth! The deadline to submit your abstract for a paper or poster is 30 June 2021 – submit your work to contribute to engaging discussions which will shape the future of forests. Congress speakers will be chosen from accepted voluntary contributions. Stay tuned for sponsorship opportunities! #WFC2021Korea [...]
IFSA has the privilege to hold a double breakout session at the International Conference on Forest Education (ICFE) happening from June 22 - 24, organized by FAO, IUFRO, ITTO, CIFOR/ICRAF and the Secretariats of UNFF and UNFCCC. The organizers have the ambition that this conference will be a defining [...]
💡 Do you have a research idea to create a better food future? Get your friends and colleagues together to form a team and show the world what you've got with our Transformative Research Challenge! 💡Calling all young and aspiring researchers: do you have a research idea that [...]
Would you like to be part of a digital IFSA delegation and/or volunteer in the organizing team at an international forestry event on Non-timber forest products? Are you interested in communications, social media coverage of a conference, language support, or technology-based problem-solving? Then this open call may hold several [...]
ThinkForest Webinar: Role of Science in Supporting Policymaking: A Post COVID World This ThinkForest webinar will take place on May 20th, 2021 at 9:30 am UTC+2. ThinkForest is a high-level science-policy forum that brings together policymakers, the scientific community, and stakeholders to build bridges on pan-European forest and bioeconomy [...]
Would you like to present your thesis/study work to an international professional audience, be part of a delegation of IFSA students from around the world, or volunteer in the organizing team at an international forestry conference? Then this opportunity may interest you! IFSA will engage at the 20th Commonwealth Forestry [...]
Taking Stock of Global Capacity for Ecosystem Restoration : The deadline to complete the survey has been extended to 30 April! To prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2021-2030 as the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. When the strategy guiding this UN [...]
Join UNFF MGCY tomorrow for the Special in Celebration of the International Day of Forests 2021. Let us raise the profile of forests on the international, national and regional agendas together! The event will take place between 10am and 1pm EST and will be broadcast live on UN Web TV [...]
Celebrate the International Day of Forests with us on 19 March at 11 AM CET under the theme “Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being.” This year marks the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and the International Day of Forests celebrates restoration as the path [...]
A long-time IFSA collaborator, The Forests Dialogue (TFD) based out of Yale University, is looking to connect with students who study mass timber building materials or climate-positive forest products more broadly. Read a brief description of the new TFD initiative below and reach out to [stella] and Luca [luca.guadagno@theforestsdialogue.org] with [...]
On 19 March 2021 at 12:00-16:15 UTC, EFI, the recently-merged Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF), and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, in collaboration with the Global Landscape Forum (GLF) and the Sustainable Markets Initiative Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (SMI CBA), will host the world's first conference [...]
FAO Webinar - Forest data for climate action: the importance of legal and institutional frameworks Forests, and forest monitoring in particular, are critical to ensuring that countries stay on target with emission reduction goals within the framework of the Paris Agreement. A robust National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) can [...]
