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Learning does not happen only in the classroom, IFSA invites you to take part in the following opportunities to better understand forestry in a dynamic and changing world. We create space for young people to engage in international processes, environmental and forest policy dialogues, as well as scientific conferences. In these events you will be more than an observer, but a reporter, teacher, representative, and voice for inclusion of IFSA’s membership. Gain new insights on what it is like to be an IFSA delegate at our IFSA Blog – [See IFSA BLOG]

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23/02

A Week in Alsace Hosted by IFSA France

IFSA France organised a weekend in Alsace (East of France) in February! Everybody in the Southern Europe LC wa …
14/02

Interim 2019

On the first week of 2019, while a lot of people still celebrating their new year and enjoying their first hol …
05/02

[OPEN CALL] for Delegates 14th session of the UN F …

The fourteenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) will be held from 6th to 10th May 2019 at United Nati …
01/02

A Silent Forest: Working in Jungles of Guam and th …

Thinking about the forests and landscapes that mostof us are familiar with, this question presents an interest …
29/01

[OPEN CALL] Councilor in charge of External Aff …

Dear IFSA World! Would you like to become more involved with what happens in IFSA? A new opportunity is here …
22/01

Open Call for the UN Environment General Assembly …

Date of event: 7-8th of March 2019 (Major Groups and Stakeholder Forum) and 11-15th of March 2019 (main event) …
30/12

INTEGRATING YOUTH PERSPECTIVES IN THE THIRD ASIA-P …

The Second Advisory Committee Meeting of APFSOS III was carried out on 14-15 November 2018 at CIFOR Headquarte …
30/12

Are European forests the first to be protected by …

Signatories of FOREST EUROPE, countries within the European continent and the EU, took one step closer to adop …
28/12

The who, what, and why of IPBES

Who The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an indepen …
02/12

Equipping young forest leaders for a changing work …

New Joint EFI-IFSA-IUFRO Project on “Global student networking and green jobs” analyses changing employmen …
01/12

COP14 Summary

The UN Convention of Biological Diversity held its 14th meeting of the Parties in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in No …
30/11

We need your greatest photo!

International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) communications’ platforms (design, website, so …
27/11

Opinion Piece: The Conversation Nobody Wants to Ha …

Opinion Piece: The Conversation Nobody Wants to Have Liz Wass November 27th, 2018 In preparation for COP14, th …
23/11

Opinion Piece: What should we do about our Biodive …

What should we do about our Biodiversity? Angga Saputra November 20th, 2018 Now, biodiversity becomes importan …
22/11

Opinion Piece: Neoliberal governance – Environme …

Opinion Piece: Neoliberal governance – Environmental Justice Frederik Buchholz November 19th, 2018 Tradition …
19/11

Meet the IFSA delegate team for the UN CBD COP14!

Frederik Buchholz is a 26 year old student of International Forest Ecosystem Management at the University for …
19/11

Reasons to engage at the COP 14 UN CBD

Reasons to engage at the COP 14 UN CBDSharm El Scheikh, Egypt by Frederik Buchholz For the past three years I …
11/11

Topics in COP14

Wondering what IFSA delegates will be learning about at the upcoming COP14? Below are just a few of the topic …
06/11

Delegates speak about attending upcoming COP14 in …

"Why are you excited to attend the UN COP14?"
29/10

[OPEN CALL] Head of Projects and Grants Sub-Commis …

Dear IFSA World!Have you been seeking for an opportunity to extend your service to, and get involved in IFSA w …
27/10

[OPEN CALL] Become a Northern African Regional Rep …

Dear IFSA World, Would you like to become more involved with what happens in IFSA? A new opportunity is here …
17/10

[OPEN CALL] Head of Social Media Sub-Commission

Dear IFSA World Here is another exciting opportunity for you to serve and get involved in IFSA! Have you been …
09/10

Reflection on UNFCC Bangkok Session 2018

Text by Arifah Hidayati (Indonesia)                …
08/10

OPEN CALL FOR LIAISON OFFICER FOR RECOFTC- THE CEN …

Dear IFSA World! Here is another exciting opportunity for you to serve and get involved in IFSA! Have you been …
02/10

The Resilience Programme of the European Forest In …

The European Forest Institute (EFI) is an international organisation with 29 member countries and around 115 a …
27/09

OPEN CALL FOR LIAISON OFFICER FOR COMMONWEALTH FOR …

Dear IFSA World! Here is another exciting opportunity for you to serve and get involved in IFSA! Have you been …
18/09

OPEN CALL! Commissioner for Social Media Sub-Commi …

New to IFSA, but wish to be more engaged with IFSA work? Volunteer your time to become commissioner in commiss …
13/09

OPEN CALL! Web Commissioner

Dear IFSA World, This is a an exciting opportunity to get involved in IFSA, without all the duties of being an …
11/09

OPEN CALL! Head of Projects and Grants Sub-Commiss …

Dear IFSA World! Have you been seeking for an opportunity to extend your service to, and get involved in IFSA …
11/09

OPEN CALL! Head of Design Sub-Commission

Dear IFSA World Here is another exciting opportunity for you to serve and get involved in IFSA! Have you been …
11/09

OPEN CALL! Head of Publications Sub-Commission

Dear IFSA World! Here is another exciting opportunity for you to serve and get involved in IFSA! Have you been …
04/09

OPEN CALL! Become a Southern European Regional Rep …

Dear IFSA World, Would you like to become more involved with what happens in IFSA? A new opportunity is here …
04/09

OPEN CALL! Become a Northern African Regional Repr …

Dear IFSA World, Would you like to become more involved with what happens in IFSA? A new opportunity is here …
04/09

OPEN CALL! Become a Latin American Regional Repres …

Dear IFSA World, Would you like to become more involved with what happens in IFSA? A new opportunity is here …
04/09

OPEN CALL! Become a Northern American Regional Rep …

Dear IFSA World, Would you like to become more involved with what happens in IFSA? A new opportunity is here …
04/09

OPEN CALL! Become a Asia-Pacific Regional Represen …

Dear IFSA World, Would you like to become more involved with what happens in IFSA? A new opportunity is here …
03/09

OPEN CALL! EFI Annual Conference and Scientific Se …

Please notice the short deadline It is my pleasure to announce an open call for 2 spots at the European Forest …
20/07

[OPEN CALL] IFSA Delegation for RECOFTC People and …

Dear IFSA World, RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests is excited to invite IFSA members to connec …
17/07

Call for nominations for IUFRO Student Award

At every IUFRO world congress IUFRO recognizes special scientific performances and achievements through select …
17/07

IFSA Tree News : July/ Last Edition

Dear IFSA Friends! We are happy to catch up with you again since our last article now is ready to be published …
16/07

[OPEN CALL] Become an IFSA Official

Dear IFSA World,   Would you like to become more involved with what happens in IFSA? A new opportunity is her …
04/07

[OPEN CALL] Hosting Interim 2018-2019

Dear IFSA World,   Would you like to experience what being an Organising Committee (OC) for Interim Meeting i …
02/07

[OPEN CALL] Do you want to host IFSS 2020?

Dear IFSA Friends,   Has it ever crossed your mind that the International Forestry Students’ Symposium …
29/06

IPC NEWS JUNE 2018

Dear IFSA World, As the IFSA year almost draws to a close I wanted to share some of the happenings from IFSA …
27/06

[OPEN COMMENT] Second Call IFSA Statute Changes

Every year we work on bettering the structure and statutes of our beloved organization – IFSA. Last year, th …
23/06

[OPEN CALL] for UNFCCC

Dear IFSA World, The UNFCCC Sub-Commission is pleased to invite you to the mid-intersessionals of the United N …
22/05

[OPEN CALL] COFO 24

Dear IFSA family, FAO Forestry’s biggest event The Committee on Forestry (COFO 24),  is upcoming from …
16/05

[OPEN CALL] For Commissioners

Open call for Commissioners Communication Commission is looking for motivated people to work on projects under …
11/05

A conversation with Duncan Brack

by: Oscar Crespo Pinillos Duncan works as a freelance environmental policy analyst and advisor, previously he …
11/05

Forest Landscape Restoration in UNFF

by: Renata Lozano Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) has been an active topic throughout the UNFF 13. The Maj …
11/05

How “bio” biofuels really are

by Sebastian Kägler Biofuel. Biofuel. Everybody talks about biofuel… But what exactly is biofuel? Other tit …
10/05

There are trees in Talanoa

By Max Behringer During the SB48 climate change conference in Bonn it is easy to get lost in all the abbreviat …
09/05

Achieving SDG 15:

Timber Legal Assurance System and FLEGT Implementation for Sustainable Forest Management by: Caroline Tasirin …
09/05

IFSA and the world of working groups

By Sebastian Kägler The first obligatory date for our delegation of the second week wasn’t any official ple …
09/05

FORESTS AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES IN EUROPE:

Contribution of forests and SFM to sustainable living and well-being in European cities by: Silvia Pianta The …
08/05

The future of Portugal’s eucalyptus plantati …

By Niclas Hoegel After coming back from SERM’ 18, our Southern European Regional Meeting, that took place in …
07/05

Water stress and human mobility a Wetlands interna …

By Max Behringer Wetlands are tremendously important ecosystems that occur throughout all climate zones. They …
06/05

UNFF 13 delegation part 2

Meet the remaining 6 delegates representing IFSA at the 13th session of UNFF: Alberto Tordesillas Alberto is a …
05/05

Meet IFSA’s delegates attending UNFF 13

In the upcoming week (7th- 11th of May 2018) the 13th session of the United Nations Forum on Forest will take …
05/05

Talanoa Session: The Ocean Partnership beyond COP2 …

On Thursday a workshop organised by the YOUNGO Oceans Working Group took place to provide an exchange about th …
04/05

Does money go to trees? Assessing finance flows to …

Successful implementation of REDD+ depends on sufficient finance. Speakers in this event explored REDD+ financ …
03/05

Non-Party Stakeholders: A Conflict of Interest?

‘Actors who are trying to burn down the table should not sit around it’ – Corporate Accountability I …
03/05

Talanoa – Let’s talk!

By Lisa Prior Between all the acronyms and technical terms used here in Bonn theses days, one word leaps out: …
01/05

Agroecology and cities: Energy efficiency and sust …

A Part of the IFSA Delegation attended a side event called ‘Agroecology and cities. Energy efficiency and su …
01/05

Oaks Of India: Regeneration & Management

Text and picture by Anuradha Thakur Forests constitute a very important resource base in the Himalayas, the wo …
30/04

Putting Forest Communities First: Day One at SB48

The 48th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies is underway and already the sparks are flying. We were lucky …
30/04

Mori no Tami: Building a Better Relationship with …

Picture and text by Andreas Ade Kristian Japan, a country with well-known for its advance technologies yet sti …
30/04

Biochar : A New Hope for Environment and Agricultu …

Text and picture by Muhammad Ayaz Currently biochar is used for research purpose after its magical effect on c …
29/04

CBD April Update

CBD April Announcements Media Release: Worsening Worldwide Land Degradation Now ‘Critical’, Undermining We …
25/04

What is Biodiversity?

“Biological diversity – or biodiversity – is the term given to the variety of life on Earth …
25/04

UPCOMING GOFE WEBINARS

The second round of Behavioral Event Interviews (BEI) for the Global Outlook on Forest Education (GOFE) is now …
24/04

Bonn CCC 2018

The annual Bonn Climate Change Conference is the interim meeting to the UNFCCC’s larger Conference of Partie …
16/04

[OPEN CALL] Second Call for Officials Fund

Dear IFSA World,   At IFSS 2016 in Austria and Germany, our membership approved the creation of IFSA Offi …
02/04

CBD March Update

5 March 2018 – The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Prot …
23/03

[OPEN CALL] Internship at IUFRO HQ for one IFSA st …

Description: For several years, the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO), as one of IF …
16/03

Autumn with the Oaks of California

Text by Erin Fitz This past fall I worked as a research associate for the Sork Lab of Ecology and Evolutionary …
16/03

Moving Beyond Numbers : Politics of Terestrial Pro …

Text by Ricardo Pelai According to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), there are 232,174 protected a …
16/03

Forest for Roads

Text by Matthew Todd My name is Matthew Todd, a 23-year old from the United States, specifically Massachusetts …
15/03

[OPEN CALL] for UNFF13

APPLICATION FORM   The Major Group Children and Youth (MGCY), represented by the International Forestry S …
06/03

[OPEN CALL] FUNDRAISING SUPPORT SUB-COMMISSION HEA …

Dear IFSA Friends,   At the 44th IFSS in Austria, the general assembly felt we needed to better IFSA’s …
04/03

CBD February Update

2018: Celebrating the 25th year of the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity Much has been …
03/03

[OPEN COMMENT] IFSA Statute Changes

Every year we work on bettering the structure and statutes of our beloved organization – IFSA. Last year …
03/02

Getting Insight from IFSA Annual Interim Meeting i …

Text Jia Yi Chew, Picture by Hilla Laakkonen The organizing committees of Finland hosted this year’s IFSA in …
03/02

Feeling the Great Experience during IFSA-IUFRO Int …

Text by Charlotte Ross-Harris I was fortunate enough to be selected to undertake the internship offered at the …
03/02

Sadiman’s Forest : Can You Imagine A Forest …

Text by Andreas Ade Kristian, Picture by CintaConto The southern slope of Lawu Mountain, Indonesia, experience …
01/02

IFSA interviews President of the UN General Assemb …

The International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA), representing the United Nations (UN) Major Grou …
25/01

[OPEN CALL] Cultural Competencies Sub-Commission H …

Dear IFSA Friends,   At IFSS 2016 in Austria and Germany, our membership  established a new sub-commissi …
25/01

An interview about Big Data, future forestry and d …

This interview is an outcome of a really good and interesting big data side-event from the UNEA-3 last year. M …
19/12

UNCBD: 10th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Worki …

The Conference of the Parties has established a working group specifically to address the implementation of Ar …
17/12

[OPEN CALL] FOR HEAD OF PUBLICATIONS SUB COMMISSIO …

Dear IFSA Friends,   The position of IFSA Head of  Publications sub  Commission  has become available …
14/12

UN CBD BREAKING NEWS

UN CONVENTION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Breaking news & summaries from the Secretariat World Soil Day – De …
10/12

Ant Forest: Gamifying Climate Action

The world seems to be keen on generating firsts. The latest addition to this list is ‘Ant Forest’ - a digi …
09/12

Towards a ‘Plastic Pollution-free’ Planet

Thoughts about plastic pollution during UNEA-3 by Bocheng Zhang, UNEA-3 Delegate ‘Beat the pollution, we are …
07/12

#UNEA3 Side Events: Pollution’s Threat and t …

A brief story about two interesting side-events at UNEA3. by Max Krombholz, UNEP commissioner The first panel …
04/12

#IFSAatUNEA Wrap-Up: Week 1

Today is Sunday, the 3rd of December. One week ago, Max and I arrived for the UNEA-3. What happened between t …
04/12

Just How Accessible is a UN Public Process?

UN CAMPUS, NAIROBI– The United Nations has typically been a far-from-accessible convening space for civil so …
29/11

Welcome to the UNEP!

In this post, we, the UNEA-3 Delegation, will briefly introduce ourselves to you. At the moment, Max, Natalie, …
28/11

UPCOMING EVENTS

21st meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical & Technological Advice December 11th to 14th …
27/11

Celebrating Universal Children’s Day and Wor …

Picture by Indah Ginting, Tomi Ardiansyah and Sylvanissa IGTV (IFSA Goes to Village) is a program from Village …
27/11

Tree News Interview With Andrew Heald as Technical …

Text and picture by Andrew Heald Can we meet you? (previous study /research, current work, experience)  I am …
26/11

Youth Engagement at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Co …

Picture by Konstantin Schwarz Every 4-5 years, the International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO) …
24/11

The great potential for climate change mitigation …

I attended two side events throughout week 2 at COP, regarding the climate benefits of a shift to a plant base …
19/11

CBD – Subcommission breaking news

Find the most recent news related to the United Nations- Convention on Biological Diversity (UN CBD) and close …
17/11

[OPEN CALL] IFSA Officials Fund

Dear IFSA World,   At IFSS 2016 in Austria and Germany, our membership approved the creation of IFSA Off …
17/11

Join the GLF Youth Ambassador Program

Do you love telling good stories and sharing pertinent information with your networks? Are you passionate abou …
17/11

Land degradation and restoration: Brazil

We walk on it, we need it for agriculture, it’s the foundation of terrestrial biodiversity but still we take …
17/11

The contribution of land based Negative Emissions …

Side event: Forest restoration – our secret weapon for achieving in the Paris Agreement targets Obviously we …
17/11

High Level event: Uniting for Climate Education

Yesterday was Education Day at COP23. During the first of various events that focused on Education, Patricia E …
17/11

Toward safe, effective, and sustainable use of neg …

At COP 23 most ideas focus on reducing GHG emissions in order to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. A m …
16/11

#PeatlandsMatter

“Peatlands must be wet: for the climate, for the people, and for the future.” Peatlands are slowly being r …
15/11

Update on the IPCC

I went to an event by the Royal Society about scientific findings on climate change called: Climate Updates …
15/11

The role of primary forest in climate change mitig …

We started COP23 with a panel on primary forest landscapes and their impact on climate change, mitigation and …
15/11

Views on nature-based solutions to build climate r …

The high level event “Working with nature to build climate resilience and sustainable development” was bot …
15/11

[SECOND CALL] Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force Coordina …

Dear IFSA Friends,   The Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force is looking for a New IFSA Coordinator. The term for …
14/11

Mangroves in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptat …

The COP23 side event “Mangroves in the Tropics: Realizing their Potential for Climate Change Mitigation and …
14/11

REDD+ finance and climate activism against “ …

The first day at week 2 of COP23 started off in a more or less confused manner – we knew from the former del …
14/11

Al Gore speaks about climate change realities acro …

It was a beautiful Friday morning at the Bonn zone of COP23. My usual practice was to check my phone for the d …
12/11

A Just Energy Transition – the Green Conundrum

The message at COP23 has been clear: an energy transition to renewables is what our global society needs to pr …
10/11

When and how will Coal be Phased Out Globally?

The problem of how and when coal will be phased out is a major concern in the endeavour to significantly reduc …
09/11

REDD+, free coffee, and a dive in the ocean: a day …

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stopped by the German pavilion for a free coffee this week, but I d …
09/11

Presentation: ‘Uprooted by Climate Change: R …

On Wednesday morning a panel of experts on refugee issues and representatives from vulnerable nations spoke on …
09/11

A short history of abbreviations at COP23

After being at COP23 for three full days, one thing is for sure: I will never let go of my notebook with the a …
09/11

From Niger to the Pacific: the global challenge o …

There have been so many interesting events, panels and stands everywhere this week it has been hard to pick wh …
09/11

Research on the effects of gender, age and disabil …

On the first day of the COP23 I attended an interesting event that inspired me to write about how climate chan …
08/11

The ‘Climate-Smart Forests’ approach

There was an explosion of forestry-related side events today at COP23! The European Union organised an event t …
08/11

Going To COP23!

Finally on Monday we started the first day of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC …
07/11

The first day at COP23

It was the first day at the much-anticipated United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Co …
04/11

Pass Beyond Forest and Culture: Exploring Indonesi …

Picture and text by Putu Nuansa Putri Savita Uttari APRM is the annual regional meeting held by IFSA’s Asia …
04/11

Reflections from IFSA LC IPB Delegation on the 45t …

Picture and text by Ari Bima Putra and Fitri Nadhira Two students from the Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricult …
28/10

Youth in Landscapes Initiative – Global Land …

Do you want to attend the Global Landscape Forum http://www.landscapes.org/glf-bonn/? ​Do you​ want to g …
22/10

[OPEN CALL] Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force Coordinato …

Dear IFSA Friends,   The Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force is looking for a New IFSA Coordinator. The term for …
08/10

From Research to Practice: How IFSA Member Julian …

Picture by Julian Geisel Julian recently graduated from Oregon State University with an MS in Forest Ecosystem …
08/10

Students set the bar high during the IFSA Incubato …

Pictures by Meike Siegner (UBC, Canada) One of the IFSA program highlights during the IUFRO 125 Anniversary Co …
08/10

Compilation of Best Reads, collected during the IU …

From 18-22 September more than thousand participants gathered in Freiburg for the IUFRO 125 Anniversary Congre …
07/10

[OPEN CALL] FOR IFSA ANTHEM

Hello lovely people of  IFSA,   For the very first time IFSA is embarking on an amazing and interesting …
13/09

Fighting the Hot Summer Flames – An Interview wi …

  Author: Meike Siegner Picture: Julie Sheppard Julie Sheppard, a recent graduate from the Faculty of For …
13/09

A Look Back on the 45th International Forestry Stu …

Author: Jayi Chew Pictures: Jiayi Chew; Helinä Poutamo; Jiri Novak The 45th International Forestry Students …
28/08

[OPEN CALL] Liason Officer for Youth in Landscapes …

At IFSS 2017 in South Africa, our General Assembly established a New Liaison Officer (LO) position for Yout …
16/08

[OPEN CALL] IFSA Development Fund

The application for the IFSA Development Fund is open and you can now apply. The Development Fund is made avai …
06/08

[OPEN CALL] FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIO …

Dear IFSA Friends,   The position of IFSA Professional Development Commission Head has become available t …
04/08

FOREST EUROPE Internship for PhD. students!

If you are PhD student of forest-related study programme, interested in forest policy, this internship is some …
31/07

[OPEN CALL] FOR NORTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL REPRESENT …

Dear IFSA Friends,   The position of Northern Africa Regional Representatives has become available to tho …
31/07

[OPEN CALL] Hosting Interim Meeting 2017/2018

Dear IFSA World,   Would you like to experience what being an Organising Committee (OC) is like? This is …
26/07

Achieving global outcomes through the Youth in Lan …

The Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL) is a youth-led initiative that unites and empowers youth (aged 18-35 …
25/07

[OPEN CALL] Latin America Regional Representatives

Dear IFSA Friends, The position of Latin America Regional Representatives has become available. This is a very …
25/06

World Environment Day (WED) Celebration held on 5t …

Picture and article by Peace Ikponmwonba The World Environment Day (WED) held at Ramat Park, Ikpoba Hill, Beni …
25/06

Reflections on the Asia Pacific Regional Meeting ( …

Picture and text by Yenyu Lin (Taiwan); link to video recorded interview by Mahtuf Ikhsan (Indonesia) The Asia …
25/06

NARM 2017 in Ghana, a Personal Experience

Picture and text by Ositadinma Evaristus The long awaited Northern Africa Regional Meeting (NARM) took place …
09/06

[OPEN CALL] COP 23

UNFCCC Conference of Parties | November 6-17, 2017 | Bonn, Germany Meeting information: Like previous years, I …
04/06

[OPEN CALL] Become an IFSA Official

Would you like to become more involved with what happens in IFSA? A new opportunity is here— you can now ap …
04/06

[OPEN CALL] Hosting Interim 2017-2018

Would you like to experience what being an Organising Committee is like? This is an open call to host Interim …
01/06

Interview with IFSA Statutes Councillor Salina Abr …

by Meike Siegner   Pictures: Salina Abraham Salina Abraham has been an active member with IFSA since 2015 …
31/05

Looking back: what were the key results of the 46t …

  by Naomi van den Berg Now, a week after the finalization of the 46th intersessional climate change conf …
21/05

The Nubian Vault Association – a way towards an …

  by Celina Schelle In light of the many meetings and presentations about what needs to be done, side eve …
18/05

Agroforestry – disclosure of potentials and chal …

by Celina Schelle   Agroforestry, combining adaptation and mitigation, has been the repeatedly suggested …
18/05

Carbon, carbon, carbon & billions of trees

by Naomi van den Berg The UNFCCC showers you with a number of fancy words that get repeated endlessly: mitigat …
18/05

Protecting and restoring the global forest carbon …

  by Steffen Dehn The IFSA delegation attended a side event that dealt with protecting and restoring the …
17/05

Technical Expert Meeting on Adaptation – Societa …

by Celina Schelle Today the first expert meeting on adaptation was taking place. The discussion was split up i …
16/05

What your dinner has to do with forests

by Naomi van den Berg The UNFCCC truly covers all possible linkages of a diverse range of phenomena/processes …
15/05

Ecosystem-based adaptation: socio-ecological advan …

by Naomi van den Berg Ecosystem: a term that never fails to spark my interest, and I was happy to learn there …
15/05

Delivering on Paris: Combating climate change whil …

by Steffen Dehn The IFSA delegation attended a side event that specifically dealt with the issue how climate c …
13/05

Surprise on Saturday: UN Deputy Secretary-General …

By Max Behringer Yesterday evening the visit of Amina J. Mohammed UN Deputy Secretary-General was announced. S …
13/05

TEM: Attracting private sector engagement for ambi …

by Max Behringer and Steffen Dehn The goal of the event was it to provide successful examples of mobilizing th …
12/05

Our Week 2 delegates for Bonn CCC

Naomi van den Berg Hello IFSA members, My name is Naomi van den Berg. I was born and raised in the Netherlands …
12/05

Loss and Damage – Creating a Fund

by Maximilian Schubert   What is the difference between financing loss and damage and adaptation? This is …
11/05

Role of indigenous knowledge in the face of climat …

by Steffen Dehn The third day of the Bonn Conference hosted a side event on indigenous peoples rights and main …
11/05

Peatland matters – for the planet, for peopl …

By Jeffrey Qi I have had the privilege of joining amongst other IFSA delegates in listening to an incredible p …
10/05

Technical Expert Meetings (TEM) on Agriculture: Su …

by Maximilian Schubert   On Wednesday, 10.05.17, we had the chance to observe another technical meeting. …
10/05

Enhanced Youth Participation: What Parties Can Do

By Jeffrey Qi Civil societies play an integral role in the supervision, observation, and facilitation of the P …
10/05

Long-term strategies for 1.5°C – a CAN Europe / …

By Max Behringer If you go around in the conference and talk to the people you get the impression that no one …
10/05

SECOND TECHNICAL MEETING ON CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES I …

By Steffen Dehn The second day of the technical expert meeting on mitigation kicked off with the thematic even …
10/05

IUCN’s initiatives to restore the world’s degr …

IUCN’s major initiatives to restore the world’s degraded forests By Stephanie Lee The IUCN is the world’ …
09/05

Fighting the red flag

by Maximilian Schubert Note by the author: Whenever we are speaking about Climate Change, the earth and future …
09/05

Carbon pricing: a side event on policy solutions f …

By Max Behringer Carbon pricing is considered as an important part of the reduction of GHG emissions. Most of …
09/05

Challenges and Achievement: Developing Countries&# …

By Jeffrey Qi The Paris Agreement adopted at COP 21 in 2015 is a milestone for the continuation of countries …
08/05

Little Talks and Hope+

by Maximilian Schubert I have been to different official political meetings with IFSA and I always had a lot o …
08/05

First technical meeting on cross-cutting issues in …

by Steffen Dehn The first session of the technical expert meeting on mitigation (TEM-M) focusing on cross-cutt …
06/05

[OPEN CALL] Do you want to host IFSS 2019?

Dear IFSA Family, Was it not always your dream to show the world your beautiful country and nature? Why not be …
05/05

ZERO NET DEFORESTATION IN ECUADOR BY 2030:

Report about a side-event by Oscar Crespo Santiago Garcia (Ecuadorian Government), Rodrigo Sierra (Remote Sens …
04/05

Gender Equality + Forests

Written by Stephanie Lee Day 2 of UNFF 12 focused on discussions around gender equality and empowerment of wom …
02/05

Kicking off the 12th United Nations Forum on Fores …

Written by Ethan Miller Peter Besseau, the chair of this year’s session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF), …
02/05

Day 1 – Voluntary National Contributions

Written by Oscar Crespo  This was my first in person contact with a United Nations event. Everything went as …
01/05

A small answer to a big question. How do we measur …

Written by Salina Abraham  It is well known that some of the most exciting parts to UN meetings are the side …
01/05

IPBES-5 2017 in Bonn, Germany

Delegation Report by Ann-Christin Müller The 5th plenary session of IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy …
01/05

The COP 13, meeting place

by Angélica Lizbeth Alcántara Sánchez  Cancun was the place where COP 13 took place, where different actor …
01/05

Getting familiar with the week 1 Delegation

The Bonn Climate Change Conference is connecting different Subsidiary Bodies of the UN and will tackle the fut …
29/04

Get Introduced to UNFF 12 Delegates

Get to know IFSA's delegates to the 12th session for the UNFF occurring May 1-5th in NYC.
25/04

Calling The Spirit of Asia Pacific to IFSA APRM 20 …

by Mahtuf Ikhsan Picture: Satriyapayoga-Deviant Art Located along the tropical rain rainforest with its brigh …
24/04

Growing Up with Glulam: Mika Donahue, Wood Science …

by Mika Donahue Mika Donahue is a student in the wood science program at Oregon State University (United State …
24/04

IFSA’s Collaboration with the International Unio …

by Lisa Prior (IFSA Liaison Officer IUFRO) Picture (from left to right): Janice Burns, Lisa Prior and Jesse Ma …
24/04

Book Review: The Golden Spruce – A True Stor …

by Jiayi Chew Picture: Goodreads In “The Golden Spruce” Vancouver writer John Vaillant invites the reader …
05/04

[OPEN CALL] IFSA UNFF Sub-Commission Head Position

Dear IFSA Friends,   The position of IFSA United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Sub-Commission Head has …
24/03

Interview with Dzineku Bismarck on the 2017 IFSA N …

(by Ositadinma Evaristus) Dzineku Bismarck is a senior student in Forestry at the University of Energy and Nat …
20/03

OPEN CALL: Become the Liaison Officer (LO) for ITT …

We are pleased to offer an open call to fill the role of LO ITTO; offering the successful candidate the opport …
17/03

OPEN CALL: FRA Expert Meeting

Delegation Open Call- FRA Expert Meeting Deadline: March 22nd 2017.  The application is now open for the FAO …
17/03

OPEN CALL: Call for Abstracts

As part of its activity at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, IFSA will be organising the “IFSA Young Sci …
17/03

OPEN CALL: FOR STATUTES PROPOSALS FOR THE 28TH GEN …

CALL FOR STATUTES PROPOSALS FOR THE 28TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY (IFSS 2017) Hello IFSA Members, The Statutes for the …
08/03

Open call: IFSA Internship at the IUFRO HQ

Description: For several years, the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO), as one of IF …
26/02

[SECOND OPEN CALL] IFSA Development Fund

Dear IFSA World,   The application for the IFSA Development Fund is open again and you can now apply. Thi …
23/02

OPEN CALL: Application- UNFF 12 + UNFCCC Bonn Clim …

DELEGATION OPEN CALL – UNFCCC + UNFF 12 Deadline: March 15th 2017 Applications for the following two mee …
21/02

Drums for the 45th IFSS have started beating!

by Tatenda Mapeto Pictures: pixabay.com, OC IFSS 2017 Developed and used by African communities living in fore …
21/02

Interview with Professor Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat ab …

by Mahtuf Ikhsan (Text and Picture) Professor Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Fo …
15/02

OPEN CALL: International Processes Commission Head …

Dear IFSA Friends,   The position of IFSA International Processes Commission Head has become available to …
02/02

Take part in the IFSA 1 Euro Challenge

The IFSA 1 Euro Challenge aims to show that every little values. While IFSA connects hundreds of students orga …
24/01

Interview with Dr. Deni Bown on her Work on Endang …

Picture: (c) Deni Bown By Paul Ademujimi Babatunde and Samuel Adeyanju Deni Bown is a freelance writer, photog …
22/01

The Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Educatio …

Picture, (c) Magdalena Lackner by Katharina Albrich Magdalena Lackner is one of the coordinators of the Joint …
22/01

Semarak Kehutanan (The Spirit of Forestry) 2016, T …

Text and picture by Mahtuf Ikhsan (Indonesia) Forests play an important role in how we combine our actions in …
10/01

OPEN CALL: Become an IFSA Council (Statutes) Offic …

The Council (Statutes) member elected at the 27th General Assembly in 2016 has chosen to step down from her ro …
19/12

Tropical Plantation Management in Taiwan. Intervie …

(Pictures: Ching Chong) by Ching Chong About Shaw-Lin Lo Shaw-Lin Lo graduated from Freiburg University, and …
19/12

Forestry Education in Nigeria. Interview with Form …

by Samuel Adeyanju & Babatunde Ademujimi (picture by Yemi Adeyeye) Yemi Adeyeye is a Liu Scholar at the L …
19/12

A Recount of the Radiolab Podcast Episode “F …

by Liza Derenchenko Recently, I listened to an episode called “From tree to shinning tree” (30.07.16) on t …
19/12

Ecotourism and Biodiversity Conservation in IMO St …

(Pictures: Julius Samuels) by Ositadinma Evaristus Julius Samuel is the Supervisor of the Animal section at Im …
19/12

Report on PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue Meeting in Bal …

Pictures: © PEFC International by Steffen Dehn and Alessandra Grosse During the PEFC (Program for the Endorse …
17/12

Second Week at COP 13

As we begin the second week of the 13th Convention of Biological Diversity (COP13 CBD) we continue to be bomba …
17/12

Youth. Interested. Invested. Involved.

Walking in to the Moon Palace Resort – the main venue of the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Unite …
01/12

Introducing UN CBD Delegates!

It is a pleasure to be part of the IFSA delegation at COP 13, I hope to learn and see how international politi …
29/11

Indigenous People Forum On Climate Change

   As people from different walks of life gathered in Morocco in the bid to committing to climate actions, i …
21/11

Event Report: UNFF AHEG Meeting, Thailand,2016

Joseph Hall recently attended the UNFF AHEG meeting Major Group Children and Youth in Thailand and produced a …
21/11

Report from the Recent LC UBC Event: “Preppi …

(picture: IFSA UBC) by Stephanie Lee “There is no ‘Plan B’ because we do not have a ‘Planet B.’ We h …
21/11

My Visit to Losiny Ostrov National Park in Moscow, …

(pictures: Liza D.) by Liza Derenchenko In the middle of October 2016, during a trip to Moscow, I decided to p …
21/11

Interview with Professor JianNan-Liu on Prionailur …

by Jiayi Chew JianNan-Liu is assistant professor at the department of forestry and natural resources (National …
21/11

“The Hidden Life of Trees”, Book Review and In …

(pictures: Greystone Books) by Meike Siegner If we came so far in the 21st century as to credit animals with c …
19/11

Tackling the Landscapes Approach – GLF 2016

On Wednesday, 16th of November, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) took place in the Kenzi Club in Marrakech. I …
18/11

Back to the Future

Future Technology for Today Land-Use Change by Branindityo Nugroho Wednesday 16 November 2016. Unlike the days …
17/11

I Want My Wood Certified.

Indonesia’s Sustainable Timber Trade Policy Promotes Climate Change Mitigation by Branindityo Nugroho This s …
16/11

Grounded Soil

A case for degraded soil management as part of mitigation action provided by Branindityo Nugroho, IFSA COP 22 …
15/11

Future Visions

Today was our first day at COP22 in Marrakech. After a short orientation phase we dove right into our first se …
14/11

Meet Week 2 Delegates!

Meet our delegates to COP 22 for week 2!
12/11

The Melting Arctic

By Charlotte Ross-Harris While you hear numerous snippets about the warming of the Arctic, it seems so far awa …
12/11

Renewable energy + energy efficiency = faster achi …

By Jen Dawes [Apologies in advance, this post is a bit long!] A lot is spoken about how renewable energy (RE) …
11/11

New Energy Realities: Building A Resilient And Low …

Today has been my first experience at COP22 and I’m really excited to join my colleagues: Charlotte, Vicky a …
11/11

Once upon a time

By Vicky Tremblay A French storyteller, Frederic Calnes, took me to dreamland today with his inspiring forest …
10/11

Indonesian Pavilion for the win!

By Jen Dawes Today was tiring…more so than any other day so far! I don’t know if it’s the je …
10/11

Water and Bikes

By Vicky Tremblay Today, I had a lot of fun exploring the green area in search of discovery and innovation. I …
10/11

DAY FOUR: YOUTH AND FUTURE GENERATIONS IN CLIMATE

By Charlotte Ross-Harris Currently 50% of the global population is comprised of youth. Yet there are very few …
09/11

Promoting Social Forestry in Indonesia

By Vicky Tremblay Good evening! Today, I went to a presentation on the social aspect of forestry in Indonesia. …
09/11

DAY THREE: Quality global forest surveys using sat …

By Charlotte Ross-Harris The development of more comprehensive satellite imagery is making forest management a …
09/11

Have your burger and eat it too

By Jen Dawes Cattle farming has been recognised as a major contributor to GHG emissions and key driver of defo …
08/11

Indigenous rights for Peru

By Jen Dawes After a bleak day 1, it was invigorating to feel the sun’s warmth and embark on another day …
08/11

DAY TWO: COP Village Memoirs

By Vicky Tremblay Today, for this beautiful sunny second day of COP 22, I had the pleasure to attend two educa …
08/11

DAY TWO: FOREST ACTION DAY

By Charlotte Ross-Harris   On average 2.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide are released each year from deforest …
08/11

Day One

It was a rush to enter through the gates among the throngs of eager participants and obtain our official obser …
08/11

Green Growth companies

Today, for my first day at COP 22 I discovered a very nice initiative from the French government. The ministry …
07/11

From the souks to the Blue Zone

By Jen Dawes They say first impressions always count but yesterday I really hoped they didn’t. After arr …
06/11

Why Financing? Why Agriculture?

I'd like to claim that if we pay attention to anything this year, it is the issue of climate finance - the fin …
03/11

Officials Fund Open Call

At IFSS 2016 in Austria and Germany, our membership approved the creation of IFSA Officials Fund. The IFSA Of …
02/11

[OPEN CALL] Second Call for Cultural Competencies …

At IFSS 2016 in Austria and Germany, our membership established a new sub-commission of Cultural Competencies. …
01/11

Meet the Week 1 COP 22 Delegates!

Our Week 1 delegates will be at the heart of the action in Marrakech in just one more week! Read on to meet Ch …
31/10

Welcome!

Welcome to the official blog for the International Forestry Student's Association (IFSA)! Here you will find r …
19/10

EFIMED Annual Meeting – opportunity to atten …

The European Forest Institute Mediterranean Regional Office (EFIMED) will be holding their annual meeting in C …
18/10

Serm 2016

The SERM took place from 16th of May until 27th of May 2016 (first day for arrival and last day for departure) …
12/10

Join the Global Landscapes Forum 2016 delegation i …

We are seeking applicants to join the official IFSA delegation to the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Marrake …
04/10

OPEN CALL: Become the Head of the new Cultural Com …

At IFSS 2016 in Austria and Germany, our membership established a new sub-commission of Cultural Competencies. …
28/09

OPEN CALL: Apply for the IFSA Development Fund!

The application for the IFSA Development Fund is open and you can now apply. The Development Fund is made avai …
28/09

OPEN CALL: Become the Head of the Social Media Sub …

The position of IFSA Social Media Sub-Commission Head has become available to those who are looking for more w …
11/09

OPEN CALL: Become the Liaison Officer (LO) for ITT …

We are pleased to offer an open call to fill the role of LO ITTO; offering the successful candidate the opport …
29/08

OPEN CALL: Become Head of Marketing Sub-Commission

Dear IFSA Friends, The position of IFSA Marketing Sub-Commission Head has become available to those who are lo …
29/08

OPEN CALL: Become Head of Web Sub-Commission

Dear IFSA Friends, The position of IFSA Web Sub-Commission Head has become available to those who are looking …
28/08

OPEN CALL: Host Interim 2016-2017

Dear IFSA World, Would you like to experience what being an Organising Committee is like? This is an open call …
28/08

OPEN CALL: Become Head of Professional Development …

Dear IFSA Friends, The position of IFSA Professional Development Commission Head has become available to those …
27/08

OPEN CALL: Become Regional Representative for Sout …

Dear IFSA Friends, The position of Southern Africa Regional Representative along with Sabelo Sithole has becom …
25/08

OPEN CALL: Become Regional Representative for Nort …

Dear IFSA Friends, The position of Northern Africa Regional Representatives (two Representatives) has become a …
25/08

OPEN CALL: Become Head of UNFCCC Sub-Commission

Dear IFSA Friends, The position of IFSA United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Sub-Com …
08/08

URGENT OPEN CALL: XIII International Junior Forest …

// German version see below.   [EN] Dear IFSA members, It is time for the XIII. International Junior Fore …
30/07

IFSA Notification -Standardization of country/prov …

Dear IFSA Members, As the IFSA Board, we are strongly committed to supporting IFSA in its vision and mission, …
15/07

OPEN CALL: Become an IFSA Official

Dear IFSA Community, Would you like to become more involved with what happens in IFSA? A new opportunity is he …
08/07

OPEN CALL: Hosting Interim 2016-2017

Dear IFSA World,   Would you like to experience what being an Organising Committee is like? This is an op …
08/07

CALL FOR DELEGATION for the IUFRO Regional Congres …

Dear IFSA colleagues!   We hereby welcome you to become part of the IFSA delegation at the IUFRO Region …
07/07

Open call to host IFSS 2018

Dear IFSA Friends, Has it ever crossed your mind that the International Forestry Students’ Symposium 2 …
12/06

Convocation of the 27th General Assembly of the IF …

Dear members of the International Forestry Student’s Association, In accordance with the statutes of IFSA, w …
07/06

Call for IFSA delegation: SILVA NETWORK ANNUAL CON …

Dear IFSA world, dear forestry students,   We are pleased to launch this open call for joining the IFSA stud …
05/06

World Environment Day 2016 Theme: GO WILD FOR LIFE

The booming illegal trade in wildlife products is eroding Earth’s precious biodiversity, robbing us of our n …
25/05

Internship for an Indonesian student

Dear IFSA World Are you an Indonesian Masters student (ongoing) with a background in forestry or economics? If …
20/05

Application for the FAO COFO Meeting 2016

Dear IFSA members, Hereby we invite you to apply and thus be part of the 23rd Session of the Committee on Fo …
12/05

IFSA delegation report from the 2015 Global Landsc …

We are pleased to provide the delegation report from the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) which took place …
12/05

IFSA Internship at the IUFRO HQ, Vienna

    For several years, the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO), as one of I …
17/04

(Call for Abstracts ) IUFRO Regional Congress for …

IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania, October 24 – 27 2016   Call for Abstracts    Deadline f …
12/04

Call for joining the IUFRO-IFSA project: Global Ou …

  Dear IFSA friends, Are you learning what today’s students really need to know? Do you want to imp …
24/03

Looking for delegates to attend Forest Europe expe …

This is a call for participants in IFSA’s delegation to a Forest Europe Expert Level Meeting held in Brat …
21/03

Happy International Day of Forests

Why Forests are Key to Climate, Water, Health, and Livelihoods Did you drink water, eat a piece of fruit, or t …
09/02

Outcomes of WFC 2015 – Students’ repor …

Dear IFSA World, ​ Attached please find the reports of the World Forestry Congress 2015, which was held in D …
05/02

Open Call for Applications for the Liaison Officer …

Dear IFSA Community,   The position holder of Liaison Officer for IFISO was recently dismissed and we are …
05/02

Open Call for Applications for the Liaison Officer …

Dear IFSA World, The position holder of Liaison Officer for IUFRO has recently resigned, and we are now seekin …
31/01

OPEN CALL for Applicants for Treasurer Position

Dear IFSA World, Unfortunately the Treasurer elected at the 26th General Assembly in 2015 has been dismissed. …
20/01

Call for application: APFW 2016 Junior Rapporteur …

Dear IFSA, The Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016 (APFW 2016) will be held in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Phil …
07/01

Call for joining the IUFRO-IFSA project: Global Ou …

Dear IFSA students and friends, Forests and forest education are under changes. To investigate new challenges …
02/01

Dear IFSAworld, dear friends, The IFSS Organzing Committee is proud to announce that registration for the 44th …
22/12

Open Call for Regional Representatives for Asia-Pa …

Dear IFSA Friends, The position of Asia-Pacific Regional Representative along with Veronica (second regional r …
22/12

Open Call for Regional Representative for Latin Am …

Dear IFSA Friends, The position of Latin America Regional Representative along with Gaby (second regional repr …
22/12

SECOND CALL + ROLLING DEADLING FOR HEAD OF COUNCIL

Open Call for Applicants for Head of Council Position Dear IFSA World, The Head of Council elected at the 26th …
09/12

ALECIF- IFSA Cooperation Plan

  Since 2002, ALECIF and IFSA have had conversations about ways to collaborate with each other, culminati …
07/12

The Youth’s Statement at the Global Landscap …

After a great weekend full of discussions and meetings all around the challenge of restoring forests and lands …
30/11

3rd Asia-Pacific Forestry Week

  3rd Asia-Pacific Forestry Week With the theme, “Growing Our Future”, the 3rd Asia-Pacific Forestry …
23/11

IFSA ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear IFSA world The past week(s) have been filled with heavy news of tragedies occurring all around the world. …
20/11

Second Call for Applicants for the IFSA Developmen …

Second Call for Applicants for the IFSA Development Fund Dear IFSA World, The application for the IFSA Develop …
20/11

Open Call for Applicants for Head of Council Posit …

Dear IFSA World, The Head of Council elected at the 26th General Assembly in 2015 has chosen to resign. As suc …
18/10

MEDfOR applications are NOW open for the 2016/2017 …

Dear IFSA world MEDfOR (Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management) applications are NOW open for …
12/10

FINAL round applications for IFSA GLF delegation

Dear IFSA World On December 5-6 2015, CIFOR will host the third Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Paris, France …
03/10

Abstract submission – IUFRO All Division 7 C …

  Dear IFSA friends, We would like to inform you about the upcoming IUFRO (International Union of Forest …
01/10

Application period extended for IFSA/IUFRO Joint P …

Dear members of IFSA, please note that the application period for the IFSA/IUFRO Joint Position has been exten …
17/09

Call for applicants for the IFSA Development Fund

Dear IFSA World, The application for the IFSA Development Fund is open and you can now apply. The Development …
07/09

Call for articles for the CFA newsletter

Dear IFSA World, Are you a creative young writer who would like to have an impact on other young foresters aro …
31/08

EFI Annual Conference 2015 – Call for observ …

Dear IFSA friends,Apply as an observer to the European Forest Institute’s annual conference!The past y …
30/08

IFSA/IUFRO side event during XIV World Forestry Co …

                      “ENHANCING FORESTRY EDUCATION I …
29/08

IFSA7 Newsletter— Who we are

Dear IFSA friends, Almost one month has passed since the IFSA officials were elected and appointed at the Inte …
23/08

Open Call – Liaison Officer CFA position

The IFSA Liaison Officer to the Commonwealth Forestry Association (LO CFA) position is now open to those of yo …
16/08

Job Position: Junior Professional Officer, IFSA/IU …

After another successful year for IFSA and IUFRO, both parties are very happy to once again announce the openi …
16/08

Open Call for Interim 2015-16 Host!

With our big annual event IFSS now complete, we are holding an open call for a host for Interim 2015-2016! …
09/07

IFSS 2015: The Philippines in focus

The Philippines, a country of more than 100 million people, is a vibrant island nation in south-east Asia. Con …
21/06

Open Call for IFSA Official Positions!

It’s that time of year again, where opportunities open for all those who want to become a more active pa …
15/06

Open call to host IFSS 2017

Has it ever crossed your mind that the International Forestry Students’ Symposium (IFSS) 2017 could be …
26/05

Announcing the #Forests2015 Social Media Boot Camp

Do you want to smarten up your social media skills? Our #Forests2015 Social Media Boot Camp might just be what …
26/05

Announcing the #Forests2015 Blog Competition — S …

“Even if you choose not to blog, you can certainly expect your papers and ideas will be increasingly blogged …
21/05

COP21 IFSA Delegation Application

The United Nations Climate Change Conference – Conference of the Parties 21 (COP21) – will be held in Pari …
26/04

Register for FAO World Forestry Congress XIV

The registration for the FAO World Forestry Congress 2015 (WFC) in Durban, South Africa is now open! Find mor …
21/04

Announcing the FAO World Forestry Congress XIV

The XIV World Forestry Congress (WFC) “Forests and People: Investing in a sustainable Future” by the Food …
15/03

Open Call – Head of Web Commission (Applicat …

Update: Applications have closed and the new holder of this position, May Yi Then, has been appointed. If you …
14/03

IUFRO Internship

The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is a respected partner with IFSA. We are plea …
09/03

Call for articles for the CFA newsletter

Are you a creative young writer who would like to have an impact on other young foresters around the world? Th …
06/03

UNFF11 NYC 2015 – Youth Delegates

The United Nations Forum on Forests 11 meeting (UNFF11) is to be held at the UN Headquarters in New York City …
05/03

International Wildland Fire Conference thesis comp …

IFSA’s International Processes Commission has made collaborative connections with the Korean Forest Serv …
20/12

IFSA Forestry education survey

Here at IFSA we’re starting to renew our forestry education focus. We will carry out surveys and organ …
17/12

Open Call – Liaison Officer FAO position

Note: The LO FAO position has now been filled – 27th December 2014 A new and exciting opportunity is her …
17/12

Open Call – Liaison Officer ITTO position

The position of LO ITTO position has become available to those of you who are looking for more ways to get in …
10/12

UNFF Nepal workshop – Call for nominations

Do you have a keen interest and knowledge of local/international sustainable forest management issues? Are you …
30/10

Promotion for UNFF Youth Policy Formulation​ Wor …

Dear IFSA world, The United Nations Forum on Forestry (UNFF) will be holding a Major Group “Youth” worksho …
25/09

Development fund application open

The applications for the development fund are now open! The development fund is made available to any IFSA mem …
07/09

Open Call for Northern Africa Regional Representat …

Dear members of IFSA around the world, The position of Regional Representative for Northern Africa is open! As …
06/09

Delegation to COP20 in Lima, Peru

Dear IFSA friends, My name is Paola Coronado Werner, and I am the new head of the United Nations Framework Con …
05/09

GLF Youth session in Peru: Facilitate a discussion …

Dear IFSA World, It is now possible to apply to lead discussions and pitch ideas in the 2nd Global Landscapes …
04/09

Get involved in IFSA

Dear IFSA Community, If you are looking for a way to get more involved in IFSA, your opportunity might be here …
15/05

Open Call to host IFSS 2016

Dear IFSA World, Has it ever crossed your mind that IFSS 2016 could be held in your country? This is an Open C …
14/05

IFSA/IUFRO Joint Position

(EU Citizens only) After a sucessful first year, IFSA and IUFRO are very happy to once again announce the open …
04/05

Open Call for Official Positions 2014-2015

Dear IFSA World, As IFSS is approaching, it might have crossed your mind to apply for an IFSA official positio …
18/02

Call for Article – UNASYLVA

Dear IFSA people! The next edition of UNASYLVA, the official journal of FAO, will be published in the second h …
05/02

IFSS 2014: 30 days to go. Register today!

The 42nd International Forestry Students’ Symposium, IFSA’s largest annual event of the year, will …
13/11

Call for Co-Latin America Regional Representative

Dear IFSA World, Since we are needing help with much work in the Latin America Region, the opportunity to beco …
31/10

5th Forest Engineering Conference: 2nd call for pa …

FCBA, the French technology institute of forestry, cellulose, wood construction and furniture, will host the 5 …
11/10

A big step for IFSA

From left to right: Alexander Buck, IUFRO Executive Director, Hugo Pierre and DI Gerhard Mannsberger, Head of …
18/09

Volunteers for IUFRO World Congress 2014

Hi everyone! IUFRO World Congress 2014 will be held in Salt Lake City (5-11 October 2014). IFSA is actively in …
15/09

Call for youth speakers for COP19 ‘Youth: th …

Are you 18-39 years old, or working with youth, in natural resource management or forestry? Do you have succes …
10/09

Participate in COP19

Dear IFSA friends, Are you interested in a the important global issue of climate change? Would you like to att …
06/09

Open call for papers

Dear IFSA members! It’s a pleasure for me to inviting you to submit papers for the second issue of IFSA …
27/08

UNASYLVA Call for student submissions

Dear IFSA students, FAO will give to IFSA students the opportunity to publish an article in the next issue of …