International Forestry Students Association (IFSA)

The IFA encourages student members to participate in IFSA activities. The IFA has provided some financial sponsorship to IFSA to encourage students to participate in international forestry activities.

The IFSA is a registered charity organisation. It is run by student volunteers and is non-governmental, non-profit and with no political affiliations. IFSA represents 60 local and national forestry organisations in 40 countries.

The primary goal of the organisation is to enrich the formal education of forestry students by encouraging wider, more global perspectives through extracurricular activities and the exchange of information and experiences.

IFSA’s main activities include:

• Exchange Program

• Village Concept Program

• IFSA News

• United Nations Processes

• International Forestry Student’s Annual Symposium

IFSA members from the University of Melbourne, Australian National University and Southern Cross University will be jointly hosting  the 2005 International Forestry Student’s Symposium during the 2005 IUFRO World Congress in Brisbane in August 2005.