OPEN CALL – Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistant
Dear IFSAWORLD, The FAO Regional Office of Africa, Forestry and Climate Change Unit is currently looking for a Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistant. Candidates will be assessed against the following minimum requirements: National of Ghana or in possession of a valid work permit in the country Advanced degree (Master’s Degree, PhD or equivalent) in [...]
Call for Agenda Proposals and RoP/Statutes Changes
Dear IFSA World, In preparation for the 30th GA that we'll be held in during IFSS 2019 in Estonia the board is working on the agenda. You'll in this page the call for proposals, the drafts for the Agenda and the editable current Statute and RoP. Call-for-Agenda_statutes_proposals_2019Download Draft1-IFSA-2019-GA-AgendaDownload Draft2-IFSA-GA-2019-Agenda-Download pdf version of the stutute Statutes-after-29th-GADownload [...]
Forest Education Needed in all Schools Around the World
The United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) held this week in New York shined a spotlight on the topic of forest education. International organizations and member countries alike discussed the importance of strengthening forestry education, beginning from a young age in elementary level education up to university level and beyond. The relevance of forest [...]
Do Not Close the Door When It Is Still Open: The Ghana IDF 2019 Experience
Information begets inspiration, inspiration creates aspiration, aspiration leads to action and action brings about actualization. The story of a passionate forester from Nigeria who participated in the Africa Climate Week 2019/ International Day of Forest at Accra, Ghana in March 2019. Earlier in 2018 I received an email through the African Forest Communicator Network [...]
Earth day celebration at IFSA LC FRI.
Earth day is celebrated annually around the world by demonstrating healthy awareness activities to prove that we can make the world a better place to live in. IFSA LC FRI, Dehradun made it a point to celebrate Earth Day in its very first term (2017-2018) and through it, sent a message to the masses [...]
Meet the delegation attending UNFF14
The Major Group children and youth and IFSA are happy to have brought together a great group of 11 individuals to attend and report form UNNF14, taking place 6th - 10th of May 2019 in New York City If you would like to follow what is happening here in NYC, follow us on twitter [...]