Building Your Own Leadership Style
How to approach building your own leadership style? The keynote speech on which this course is built was given by Salina Abraham, a former IFSA president who is currently working for the Global Landscapes Forum. She shares her experiences on how to approach building your own leadership style, which is [...]
What is Forest Education up to in Africa and Europe?
Learn more about the current status of forest education in Africa and Europe from Prof. James Kung’u and Prof. Mika Rekola, the lead authors of the African and European reports of the latest regional assessment reports on forest education published by FAO in 2021. Knowing where your education is lacking [...]
EU Forest Policy – fit Ukraine (IFSA-IUFRO Summer School)
This Summer School is realized by the IFSA-IUFRO cooperation. IFSA-IUFRO summer school includes three webinars that aim to introduce EU forest policy to Ukrainian forestry students and young researchers and open to other students as well. After the webinars participants are invited to take a short test, after which they [...]
Indigenous Peoples and Community Forestry
Indigenous Peoples and Community Forestry One of the primary factors regarding the use of forest resources are the ownership rights of the forests. The FAO definition of forest ownership implies exclusive legal rights over the forest resource, including the right to fully control and utilize the forests. So, to understand the [...]
Public Speaking
Public Speaking Everyone faces situations where they have to speak in front of a crowd, whether it’s a presentation for school, a pitch at work or a speech at a friend’s wedding. The usefulness of public speaking skills isn’t limited to just speeches and presentations either. They come in handy [...]
Climate Change and Forests
Climate Change and Forests Welcome to the Climate Change and Forests module! This module consists of different sections that are not directly related to each other, so feel free to look around and focus on just the topics that interest you. Climate change and forests is a huge topic in [...]
CV and Motivation Letter Writing
CV and Motivation Letter Writing Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) and motivation letters are something that every job applicant encounters regularly. CV is often the first impression you give to a potential employer so a good CV (and motivation letter) can make a real difference in the eyes of a busy recruiter. [...]