In occasion of the 40th European Forestry Commission (EFC), the Forestry Department of FAO invites IFSA members to join this event as observers to learn and give a voice to youth in the European region.
This Commission is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets every two years. Every second session of the European Forestry Commission (i.e., every four years) is held jointly with the session of the Committee on Forest and Forest Industry of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, so this event in Geneva is the great opportunity to attend both events, learn something new, gain a lot of experience and interact with many experts.

As observer during the event, the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) will send a delegation of 3 members to give support and empowerment to forestry student in the region, encouraging them to participate and engage at the upcoming NAFC 2019.

The EFC has a number of associated subsidiary bodies, including the Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds; the UNECE/FAO Working Party on Forest Statistics, Economics and Management; and seven UNECE/FAO Teams of Specialists.

Since FAO encourages wide participation of government officials from forestry and other sectors as well as representatives of international, regional and subregional organizations that deal with forest-related issues in the region, including NGOs, and the private sector, this event is the great learning opportunity.