Biodiversity is the beating heart of our planet. However, from seeds to sea turtles, the world's biodiversity is disappearing at an unprecedented rate. By designing nature-based solutions, we can restore the well-being of both people and nature. Join us at #GLFBiodiversity to be a part of the solution, and learn [...]
Topic of discussion: Challenges in the conservation of terrestrial vertebrates in Mega-Diverse country, Mexico
Topic of discussion: Captive breeding of endangered vulture species
Dear All, We are glad to invite you to the pre-event towards the 5th European Agroforestry Conference, Agroforestry and the Green Architecture of the New cap. The three-day event will be held on the 16th, 17th and 18th of November 2020 and hosted in the framework of the yearly initiative dedicated to the [...]
Join us to bring your ideas and opinions on which are the best activities we can do during the Online IFSS 2021. This event will be a workshop where participants are asked to brainstorm and discuss the proposed ideas. To join the workshop use this google meet event https://meet.google.com/dkv-tpro-qpv
Seminar held in English by Paolo Tarolli - Professor in Integrated Watershed Management and Water Resources Management at University of Padua (Italy)
You're invited to participate in the IFSA Local Committee's Webinar Series! IFSA LC CHAUPEA (Mexico), LC Istanbul (Turkey), and LC AEFUL (Canada), 3 local committees from 3 different regions are in collaboration to organize a webinar with this year's World Soil Day campaign by FAO: "Keep soil alive, protect soil [...]
In this Webinar we aim to discuss the role of planted forests on reducing the pressure over primary forests in the Tropics, as a provider of non-wood forest products and of ecosystem services. Also go into the importance of the presence of primary/non-productive forests in tropical regions and the sustainable [...]
In this webinar, we want to discuss Agroforestry as a tool for Sustainable Development, Food Security, and Ecological Restoration/Preservation. Therefore we have invited Joana Amaral Paulo from ISA/CEF and EURAF who will discuss modern and traditional agroforestry systems and practices in view of agroforestry systems as a means of reducing [...]
We will be discusing one of the primary factors regarding the use of forest resources - the ownership of our 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. However, it is necessary to [...]
The development of forests for recreation is seen as an important aspect of sustainable forestry and there is increasing recognition of the wide-ranging benefits that forests provide to society. Today, recreation is perhaps the most important non-timber service provided by forests. Join our next IFSA Local Committees’ Webinar Series to [...]
How are new insights in forestry implemented into practice? How can forest and agricultural policies be intertwined in a future-proof way? Is the Common Agricultural Policy in line with the European Green Deal? How can forest policy tackle climate change? How can a bottom-up approach in policy implementation be useful [...]
According to FAO, a changing society changes its demands on forests. Although global interests in forest are translated into international forest or environmental issues (treaties on biodiversity, certification of forest management or products, etc.) changes of demands at the national level are different. Forestry education in different countries is undergoing [...]
