IFSA Monthly Newsletter

July Updates

In This Issue:

Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019
Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting 2019
Juliet Owuor on Forest Education at GLF in Bonn
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem (IPBES 7)

Open Call for IFSA Officials
Open Call for IUFRO-IFSA Joint-taskforce Coordinator
Open Call for IFSS 2021 Host
Open Call for Interim Meeting Host
IUCN Volunteering Opportunity
IFSA Internship at the IUFRO Headquater in Vienna, Austria
Funded Opportunity to UNFCCC COP25 in Chile

Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019 in Incheon, South Korea

Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019 was held on almost one month ago of today. Spanning from 17th to 21st of June, the event gathered stakeholders such as the academia, governments, NGOs and civil societies from different countries and institutions.

IFSA recruited a group of student delegates from countries from the Asia-Pacific region - Australia, Indonesia, Philippines. Pakistan, India, Taiwan and Korea. During APFW, IFSA was led by 45 enthusiastic youth representatives at the events, making sure the presence of youth voice in the largest forestry event of the year in the region.

Not only we learnt from attending countless of interesting workshops, but we also collaborated in organising sessions and events in conjunction with the support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Korea Forest Service (KFS), Environmental Science for Social Change (ESSC), Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture(SEARCA) and many more!

Another highlight for IFSA delegation team at the APFW would be having IFSA youth representatives to speak at several sessions invited by organisations such as the FAO, United Nation Forum on Forests (UNFF) and SEARCA!

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IFSA Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting 2019 in South Korea

The Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM )was held in South Korea between 24-30 June. Furthermore, the event was attended by 15 LCs with about 50 participants. The event not only successfully conducted IFSA knowledge, LC issues and concerns and Capacity Development Workshops, but forestry-related lectures and field trips were also part of the programme, as well during the week. Last but not least, the IFSA tradition - IFSA auction night and the cultural night was held during the event. As a result, the participants were overall satisfied with the outcomes of the regional meeting and left Korea happily.

Juliet Owuor on Forest Education at GLF in Bonn

Sustainable land use, Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement are the critical issues that we have to deal with in this century. There is no better way of connecting, sharing, learning and acting, other than global events. The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) took place on 22-23 June 2019 and brought together stakeholders and audiences from across the globe to the Maritim hotel in Bonn, Germany. IFSA was present at this memorable event by partnering in organizing a learning café session titled ‘Diving into the diversity of high-quality landscape education’. The session was a collaboration with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and Wageningen University and Research (WUR). We presented some activities in collaboration with the IUFRO-IFSA Joint Taskforce on Forest Education as well as the IFSA mentorship toolkit.

Read about IFSA delegate's experiences at IPBES 7, held in Paris, France: "Transformative change needed to restore and protect nature requires the inputs of different sectors – it will also depend on the activities of forest resource managers beyond national policies. Hence, it is important to invest in the capacity building of young foresters."

IFSA Open Calls

Open call for IFSA officials to serve for 2019-2020 term! Been dreaming about taking on the leadership position in IFSA? Well, wait no more! click the button below now to see what's available and info on how to become an IFSA official!

Deadline: 25th of July 2019 23:59 GMT+3 (Estonia Summer Time)

Become an IFSA official

Open call for IUFRO-IFSA Joint-Taskforce Coordinator is now open for application! Interested in forest education? This 2-year position is offering you a chance to coordinate programmes on the topic of forest education in collaboration with IFSA one of its main partner - the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). Interested? Click the button below and get more info!

Deadline: 19th of July, 2019 at 23:59 CET

Become JTF Coordinator

Open call for IFSS host to hold the International Forestry Students' Symposium 2021 is now open for application! Do you know any IFSA LCs might be suited to host an international event in their country or university or your LC is interested in hosting it? Just so you know, the IFSS is the biggest event for IFSA, as it will be attended by more than 100 of forestry students around the world, so it will be a great chance to learn by becoming its organising committee! Click the button below for more info!

Deadline: 31^st of July 2019 23:59 GMT+3 (Estonia Summer Time)

I want to host IFSS

Open call for host to hold IFSA Interim Meeting is now open for application! The Interim meeting is a midterm meeting for the IFSA officials, which usually spanning for a week. Are you interested in organising event while also having the chance to meet your IFSA officials in person? This will be a great chance to involve your LC today!

Deadline: 31^st of July 2019 23:59 GMT+3 (Estonia Summer Time)

I want to host Interim meeting

Internships and Opportunities

Volunteers for IUCN
The International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN) is seeking for volunteers who will review session proposals for the world congress in 2020. Among other topics, youth is one of the main objectives of the conference. Let's bring in more youth perspectives by signing up and shaping the event!

Deadline: 17th of July 2019

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IFSA Internship at the IUFRO HQ, Vienna, Austria
For several years, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), as one of IFSA’s partners, has been offering an internship opportunity to students from IFSA Local Committees. This year, IUFRO has offered us one internship spot for approximately two months during the time period November to December. The tasks of the student intern mostly consist of office work, such as assisting with the preparation of reports, updating of databases and translation of documents.

IFSA is able to support the intern with a stipend to partially cover the subsistence costs in Vienna. The successful applicant will be informed about the exact amount upon being notified of acceptance. The intern will be stationed at the IUFRO HQ at Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria.

Application requirements:
In order to apply for this years‘ internship, the following documents should be sent to iufro.lo@ifsa.net until August 12th 2019 at 11:59 pm CET as a single pdf saved with your name e.g. Shonowo_David IFSA IUFRO Internship 2019 (please note that only students who are currently enrolled in university and are members of an official IFSA Local Committee (LC) can apply):

Motivation letter
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Letter from LC president confirming that the applicant is currently an LC member
One academic reference (e.g. from a professor or supervisor)
Certification of enrolment (copy of valid student ID or similar)

Apply today!

Funded opportunity as an IFSA vlogger to UNFCCC COP25 in Chile!
Are you interested in sharing your stories about the environment via vlogs? If Yes, then you definitely don't want to miss out the chance of getting your talents and passion in climate protection paid off with a trip to UNFCCC COP25 in Chile! Travel expenses will be covered, supportive funding for accommodation is available.

Deadline: 28th of July, 7:00 CEST