Official of the month July 2020: Yuyo Yeh
We are glad to announce that the July Official of the Month will be awarded to Yuyo Yeh. She is currently the Head of Language Sub-Commission under our Capacity Development Commission. The contributions that she has made have helped progress the commission and motivate others who working alongside her. Notably, [...]
#2 GLF Bonn: Our First Online Conference
GLF Bonn 2020 Digital Conference was not postponed, but taken online. In this episode we talked to Frederik Buchholz and Celina Schelle about their experiences at the conference as participants and workshop organisers. We also discussed what implications the current development around online conferences along with the pandemic might have [...]
Canopy Conversations: #1 IFSA in the Time of Coronavirus
In this episode we talked to Annebel Soer and Simone Massaro from the IFSA COVID-19 Taskforce about the effects of the pandemic on IFSA. The COVID-19 Info Center: https://ifsa.net/covid19/ More information about IFSA: https://ifsa.net/ Find IFSA on social media by searching for “IFSAdotnet”. For questions and suggestions, email us at [...]
News from RECOTFC: Annual Report 2017-2019
Good news from RECOFTC RECOFTC is creating a future where those who rely on forests live equitably and take good care of the environment. Even in challenging times of COVID-19, RECOFTC strives and targets its goals that were established in 2018. In the new annual report, you can follow the [...]
Official of the Month June 2020 Volodymyr
Volodymyr is our Liaison Officer for IUFRO and is responsible for liaising with one of IFSA’s longest established partnership with the aim to enrich students’ forest education. As one of our youngest officials, he bravely took up the responsibilities of organising IFSA-led sessions at the IUFRO World Congress and the [...]
Is forestry among the prestigious professions in Africa?
There are numerous developments happening in the forest sector in terms of the goods and services that forests provide, education and labour market among others. These developments have a great potential in promoting sustainable forest management and offering numerous career opportunities including green jobs. In 2019, almost 60 % of [...]