IFSS 2020 Quebec-Canada Cancellation – COVID-19
Dear future participants, interested individuals and IFSA Family, Due to circumstances related to COVID-19, we are officially announcing that IFSS Quebec-Canada 2020 will not happen this summer. We must respect the measures taken by the country to protect our IFSA family and to make sure that everyone is safe. We are extremely sorry about [...]
New Partners sections on IFSA website
Dear IFSA World, the IFSA Web Sub-commission and the External department is happy to announce a brand new partners section on the IFSA website. The new layout at ifsa.net/partners gives you a perfect, easy, and interactive overview of all partners and the processes we are involved in, as well as of our peer organizations: [...]
Logo Competition – IFSA YIL
Hey IFSAians, Are you a young creative person with a passion for the environment? Of Course you are… In this time of turbulence, IFSA YIL would like to invite you to participate in a Logo Competition. As a reward you can win 500 euro cash prize. YIL and GLF are calling young people to [...]
Face to face mentorship for IFSA delegates at the EFI Conference in Bonn
From 26th-28th February 2020, researchers, policy makers and practitioners from different disciplines such as policy analysis, ecology, economics, forest (ecosystem) management and conservation converged in Bonn Germany for the “Governing and managing forests for multiple ecosystem services across the globe conference”. The conference was organized by the European Forest Institute (EFI). IFSA had a [...]
Official of the month April 2020: Frederik Buchholz
Frederik holds a position with a special obligation, unparalleled to any other position within IFSA. He liaises between IFSA and the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) but is also an official focal point of the United Nations Major Group Children and Youth (UN MGCY). This makes him a representative of the children and [...]
Would generations unborn benefit from forest biodiversity?
The future of forest biodiversity is bright in the hands of young people around the world who are committed to solve one wicked problem - forest and biodiversity loss. I can still remember how excited I was the first time I saw a life Elephant in April 2019. In the midst of the excitement, [...]