IFSA Officials’ Roundtable Series: Ep. 2 Heads of Commissions Are you interested in being part of the IFSA Officials’ Team next term? Would you like to get more insight on being an IFSA Official? Then, join us at the very first episode of the IFSA Officials’ Roundtable Series with the [...]
This event marks the official opening of the XV World Forestry Congress (XV WFC). The Congress will serve as an opportunity to focus on the current state and future of world forestry in the context of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, the global developmental agenda, and other major agreements such [...]
The XV World Forestry Congress will be held from 2 to 6 May 2022 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The Congress was originally scheduled for May of 2021, but postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The theme of the XV Congress is “Building a green, healthy and resilient future with [...]
This opening session will be a high-level and strategic reflection about forests in the broader landscape context – 'forests beyond forestry'. The strategic importance of cooperation with all its dimensions will be highlighted to bring forestry prominently into the discussions of global and regional frameworks of the development agenda. IFSA [...]
Workshop for the youth declaration Room E1
The challenge of gender equality in the forest sector became more evident with the commitments with 2030 Agenda – SDG 5 and recent inclusion inside forest certification systems Principle and Criteria of FSC. In 2020 the first forest gender outlook was launched and shows the presence of women in around [...]
Our global forests hold the key to some of the most timely and topical challenges of our time - a rapidly changing climate, an expanding human footprint, global food security, and sustainable development. Young forest professionals are driving change and are at the forefront of this changing face of forestry [...]
This session explores how the university network can conduct and use high-quality and transformative research to influence and support policy development for equitable community-oriented forest governance. It features case studies and stories from researchers who use participatory action research and applied science to transform behaviour, policies and systems in ways [...]
This session will provide insights to and recommendations for improving career development within the forest sector, and to promote a culture and/or establish a space for young professionals to share their expertise and perspectives within the sector and at conferences. IFSA President, Magdalena Jovanovic, will be one of the speakers [...]
The side event will discuss the key findings of the global forest education project and showcase the new digital innovations in forest education, followed by a panel discussion of key stakeholders in tertiary forest education. IFSA'S Joint IFSA-IUFRO Task Force, Annie Biju, will become a speaker for this event.
The objective of this session is to outline ways forward for effective forest communication and education at country, regional and global levels to secure a sustainable future for forests. IFSA President, Magdalena Jovanovic, will be one of the speakers for this session.
The event aims to explore the educational needs towards forest-related employment and green jobs. After years of limited available research and literature, two major joint projects, one led by EFI-IFSA-IUFRO and another led by FAO-ITTO-IUFRO, have catalysed work in forest education and employment. Results of recent research coordinated by these [...]
For more information see: https://www.un.org/esa/forests/forum/index.html
Are you interested in being part of the IFSA Officials’ Team next term? Would you like to get more insight on being an IFSA Official? Then, join us at the third episode of the IFSA Officials’ Roundtable Series with the Regional Representatives. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85362340793 Meeting ID: 853 6234 0793
The SERM (Southern European Regional Meeting), is the annual meeting of the local committees that belong to IFSA in CENTRAL and SOUTHERN Europe. The meeting takes place every year in a different country. During SERM, it also takes care of annually reading the venue that will host the event in the following [...]
