International Forestry Students' Association
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| Abbreviation | IFSA |
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| Formation | 1973 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Headquarters | Freiburg im Brisgau, Germany |
| Jesse Mahoney (Australia) | |
| Isabel Engel (Germany) | |
| Alexander Pinkwart (Germany) | |
| Alexandre Veilleux (Canada) | |
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Key people
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Council: Jan Joseph Dida (Philippines), Amanda Löfdahl (Sweden), Sarah Sansa (Ghana) |
| Website | ifsa |
International Forestry Students’ Association or IFSA is a non-political, not for profit organisation of tertiary-level forestry students around the world. Approximately 10,000 forestry and related forest science students are either directly or indirectly represented, with about 75 Local Committees in over 40 countries.
IFSA promotes global cooperation among students of forest sciences in order to broaden knowledge and understanding to achieve a sustainable future for forests, and provides a voice for youth in international forest policy processes. For this, IFSA provides a platform for students of forest sciences to enrich their formal education, promote cultural understanding by encouraging collaboration with international partner organisations and to gain practical experiences with a wider and more global perspective. Through its social network, IFSA encourages student meetings, enables participation in scientific debates, and supports the involvement of youth in decision making processes and international forest and environmental policy.
IFSA is officially registered as a charity organisation, with its seat in Freiburg, Germany.
As a Youth Non-Governmental Organization (YNGO), IFSA has the status of youth representative for the following events:
The organisation promotes the involvement of professional foresters in decision making. In the organisation's opinion, forest scientists are, as a matter of principle, better qualified to evaluate questions of sustainable forest management than specialists from other sciences. For that reason, forestry students are offered the opportunity to understand and actively take part in these international forest policy processes.
IFSA has various working groups (commissions) which allow students the chance to develop new skills, contribute to the running of the organisation and work to achieve the aims of IFSA.
The International Processes Commission (IPC) coordinates and prepares the participation of IFSA in the policy processes outlined above. It is also a forum to discuss differing points of view on forest policy. The Exchange Program Commission (EP) facilitates student work placements and exchanges between forestry companies, NGOs, research institutions and universities around the world. The Publication and Communication Commission (P&C) develops other promotional material for the association such as posters and brochures, and is in charge of the maintenance and development of the IFSA website and the online forum. The IFSA News Commission is in charge of the publication of the IFSA News, IFSA's official newsletter. The Fundraising Commission is responsible for raising money for running the association and its activities, as well as providing fundraising packages and advice for members to travel to IFSA events.
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