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New global network empowers young professionals across the forest sector By Elaine Springgay and Mike Cresswell 5 May 2022, Seoul - The Global Network for Forestry Young Professionals (ForYP) was launched at the World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea on Thursday, 5 May. ForYP aims to increase [...]
After 3.5 years, what do we know about forest related employment and green jobs in the forest sector? By Alex Bimbo Onatunji What has been happening in the Joint EFI-IFSA-IUFRO Global Student Networking and Green Jobs in the forest sector (the project) since its inception? "It is an exciting time [...]
World Congress Conservation – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Nature-based Solutions and Young Professionals - Perceptions and Integration By: Joaquín Gutierrez On September 5, IFSA had the opportunity to participate as an invited panel during the World Conservation Congress. Along with other panelists from different institutions, such [...]
Global Forest Resources Assessments To tackle climate change and deforestation, people need transparent and accurate information on the world's forests. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released an open data platform containing a wealth of information on forest resources in all six official UN languages. Launched in English in [...]
Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector - One year in numbers "Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” is a two-year project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) financed by the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency [...]
[Shanghai, 21.10.2019] The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) invited a students’ delegation of the International Forestry Students‘ Association (IFSA) to Shanghai, where a 4-days International Forum is being held to promote the concept of green supply chains. The forum is a response to recent research showing that the gap between [...]
[Curitiba, 28.09.19] Over 40 international students are gathered today in the lead-up to the World Congress of the International Union for Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) in Brazil, to learn about forest entrepreneurship and scientific writing. The workshop is part of IFSA’s extensive engagement in forest education and its key role [...]
[New York, 21.09.2019] Today, the first-ever Youth Climate Action Summit is taking place at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York. More than 500 students and young professionals gathered on this day to discuss the way forward. The summit, which convenes world-leading experts, key figures of the United Nations and [...]
As the world’s largest students’ network of forestry and related sciences, the International Forestry Students’ Association seeks to pursue sustainable and healthy environments globally, hence reflected in its vision- a world that appreciates forests. We are cognisant of the fact that all inhabitants of Earth deserve to live on a [...]
